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Senior Associate - M&E , PMTCT and C&T



Country: Cameroon
City: Yaounde
Type: Regular – Full Time (eligible for benefits)
Business Unit: Country Programs - Country Teams

Overview:
Founded in 2002 by President William J. Clinton, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to strengthening integrated health systems around the world and expanding access to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, malaria and other illnesses. Based on the premise that business oriented strategy can facilitate solutions to global health challenges, CHAI acts as a catalyst to mobilize new resources and optimize the impact of these resources to save lives, via improved organization of commodity markets and more effective local management. By working in association with governments and other NGO partners, CHAI is focused on large scale impact and, to date, CHAI has secured lower pricing agreements for treatment options in more than 70 countries. In addition, CHAI's teams are working side-by-side with over 30 governments to tackle many of the largest barriers to effective treatment and care.

The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is supporting the Government of Cameroon eliminating mother to child transmission of HIV (eMTCT ) and expanding delivery of quality C&T program. In this light, CHAI Cameroon is looking for Senior M&E Associate to support program delivery.

The Senior M&E Associate will focus on strengthening M&E as well as assisting other M&E needs of the PMTCT project as required.   S/he will support the overall M&E of the project to ensure continuous data is available, to strengthen data use to inform project management ensuring routine feedback to both the project and the districts and health facilities.  S/he will work with the districts and CHAI PMTCT Coordinators to establish district monitoring and evaluation teams to routinely monitor PMTCT and C&T services, testing, patient follow up and retention and management, and measure patient outcomes against MOH and project targets. The M&E Associate and the Coordinators will work hand-in-hand to interpret data to inform decision making, project and patient management.  The M&E Associate will work closely with MOH, NACC and other stakeholders to ensure that targets and the tools align with the MOH plans. S/he will lead data quality assessments and as well as develop innovative approaches to improving data quality and reporting. S/he will also identify and recommend follow-up actions to the district  and national M&E team, S/he will do the preparation of the M&E component of regular progress reports and updates as required by stakeholders
Responsibilities:
  • Ensure all PMTCT data is complete within the project timeline  (monthly and quarterly)
  • Where challenges are experienced, develop remedial action plans in conjunction with districts according to the guidelines
  • Develop M&E database for the project in collaboration with other teams
  • Routinely analyze monthly and quarterly data and supply analysis to project manager and project director  to inform project management in the progress of meeting the target goals
  • Work with the DMOs and PMTCT coordinators  to establish monitoring and evaluation forums to analyze the data and use it to inform district level activities
  • Monitor training needs and coordinate trainings where required
  • Offer support for MOH and other staff and as well as technical troubleshooting as needed
  • Lead monthly, quarterly and annual reporting.
  • Participate in any M&E calls and meetings
  • Provide a coordination function between provincial and district information and program staff as well as district support partners.  Additional coordination may be required down to the facility level
  • Routine analysis of monthly and quarterly data with ability to develop strategies to strengthen data reporting and working with (to be established) district monitoring and evaluation forums to strengthen data quality and data use
  • Re-enforce the  M&E SOPs or Guidelines  use at all levels
  • Liaise with facilities, district and  regional M&E team  to provide  routine support in data management quality
  • Plan and execute DQA and support SQA
  • Participate in project reviews and data quality audits quarterly
  • Draft technical documents and background papers as identified
  • Support the Program Manager to identify and define CHAI's overall strategy within the program area, develop clear operational plans for execution, and continually identify opportunities for CHAI to add value and maximize impact
  • Collaborate with government to ensure skills transfer and government ownership, identify the most critical hurdles to scale-up, and develop innovative strategies to address them.
  • Liaise closely with technical partners in government to monitor and evaluate interventions against objectives and targets, bringing in technical expertise when needed to ensure rapid implementation
  • Develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders in government, international partners, donors and NGOs, and ensure maximum coordination of resources and effort for successful implementation and scale-up
  • Perform other tasks as necessary
Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Demonstrated strong analytical, leadership, and problem solving skills
  • Ability to work independently and effectively in high-pressure, fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
  • Proven ability to build relationships with a range of stakeholders and drive immediate results
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • High levels of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and internet applications
  • Minimum 7 years work experience required and 5 year work experience in data handling
  • Previous work experience in the  West-Central African public health system and understanding of all components of the  health system
  • Proficient in using  MS Office (especially Excel and Access)
  • other statistical software package knowledge a plus
  • Ability to work in a team, excellent oral and written skills in English and is required.
  • Experience in PMTCT and C&T an advantage
  • Experiencing managing large datasets;
  • Experience working with NGOs and/or government organizations in Cameroon;
  • Experience or training in research: developing survey tools, managing data collection, overseeing contractors, conducting analysis; and

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master degree in relevant field, statistics, epidemiology, public health
  • Experience in public health / epidemiological research research a plus.