The purpose of this position is to strengthen the quality of implementation of the project activities by contributing to strengthening Monitoring, Evaluation and Research activities in the project, as well as the coordination of project activities.
Key Responsibilities
M&E System Strengthening
- Support in strengthening existing M&E systems in the project and Amref Kenya Country Office.
- Support in the development and implementation of M&E plans, performance frameworks, work plans, and budgets for the project.
- Support in tracking of project activities to ensure conformance to project objectives, work plans, budget, and expected results.
Reporting and Documentation
- Support data capture and reporting using monitoring tools to track project indicators as per the performance framework. This includes updating the Grant Management Information System, quarterly dashboards, and Global Fund progress updates (PU) and Progress update and disbursement request (PUDR).
- Support in the technical review of Sub Recipients reports.
- Maintain database backups and filing systems for project data.
- Participate in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual programmatic performance reports.
- Support project implementation team to document, disseminate lessons learnt, and best practices.
Quality Assurance for M&E, Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
- Work with the team to ensure quality management of project-related data through execution of regular data quality audits and onsite data verification exercises.
- Capacity building of Sub Recipients (SRs) on Monitoring and Evaluation in line with grant provision, organizational systems strengthening, and performance-based funding.
- Ensure compliance to internal policies, statutory requirements, and donor requirements.
Project Coordination
- Participate in the preparation of Sub Recipients' work plans.
- Support in providing technical support in the development and writing of new concepts and proposals for fundraising.
- Participate in design, planning, and implementation of project activities for the entire country.
- Comprehensively represent the project at consultative meetings with government (mainly clinicians at National and county levels) and other key stakeholders including Technical Working Groups, and progress review meetings nationally and internationally.
Technical Support
- Provide technical support to ensure quality programmatic implementation of the project activities.
- Develop capacity of CSOs to implement, monitor, and report on grants awarded through provision of technical advice and mentorship.
- Provide technical support in the development and writing of new concepts and proposals for fundraising.
Operations Research and Continuous Quality Improvement
- Participate in operation research within the project and in other continuous quality improvement initiatives within the project.
- Support in sharing project success through development of abstracts, manuscripts, and publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Organization and Programme Growth
- Ensure program integration and growth by participating in meetings and conferences.
- Participate in business development for the programme and organization.
