Monitoring and Evaluation Senior Officer

Description and Requirement

Functional Responsibilities

Under the overall supervision of the Monitoring & Evaluation Senior Manager and under the direct supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist(s) in assigned regions and thematic areas, the incumbent of the post will carry out the following duties and responsibilities:

Reporting System Development and Operationalisation

• Provide technical inputs into the design and implementation of the Fund’s monitoring and evaluation system, policies, tools, processes
• Develop and/ or modify indicators, operational definitions and guidance notes in conformity to changing Access’s response, including public health interventions, thematic diseases and COVID-19 and emergency responses
• With Program Managers/ Senior Officers, develop implementing partner (IP) M&E activities, targets, budgets and log frames.
• Foster internal coordination, planning and learning by organizing learning and planning sessions, documenting best practices and supporting internal programme linkages and planning processes.

Ensure System Quality and Consistency

• Act as a focal technical person to organize/ provide training and sharing sessions on reporting to implementing partners engaged under the assigned projects
• Contribute M&E expertise to the assigned team for regular coordination with stakeholders for project townships.
• Monitor and analyse IP performance and propose any initiative that may be necessary, including termination of, or adjustments to actions to ensure compliance with the Fund’s policy and priorities.

Requirements

Education/Experience/Language requirements

a. Education

• • Master Degree preferably in public health evaluation, epidemiology, biostatistics, data science and relevant field is required
  • A Bachelor Degree with 2 additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the Master Degree.

b. Work Experience

• • Minimum two years of relevant experience working with health program monitoring and evaluation is required.
  • Experience with successful development and implementation of an M&E system at the programme level is highly desirable.
  • Work experience in Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and Emergency Response projects is a must.
  • Experience in community health programming will be a strong asset
  • Excellent writing and analytical skills are required
  • Previous working experience with UNOPS Myanmar is an asset
  • Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (e.g. MS Office newer versions, Google Suite Applications) is required.

c. Language Requirements:

• Fluency in both English and Burmese is required.