M&E Advisor for LF & VL
Job Description
Title: M&E Advisor for LF & VL
Company Name: Crown Agents ltd (ASCEND)
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Medical graduate - MBBS or an undergraduate degree in statistics/ sciences/ social sciences with a post-graduate degree in public health/ epidemiology/ statistics/ social sciences.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 10 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Under the overall guidance of the Country Lead- ASCEND the M&E Advisor will be responsible for the monitoring of program ASCEND project activities aimed for elimination of VL and LF in Bangladesh.
∎ She/he will ensure high quality and timely inputs for the program activities and availability of updated KPI's.
∎ The incumbent will lead designing and implementation of M&E activities in consultation with Country Lead- ASCEND and Regional ASCEND team.
∎ S/he will support the strengthening of the existing systems/ mechanism for collection, collation and analysis of program data pertaining to VL and LF.
∎ The M&E Advisor will undertake regular analysis of the program data and share the findings/ progress with the Country Lead- ASCEND, National Program and Regional Team- ASCEND.
∎ The M&E advisor will also ensure participation and representation of ASCEND in program review meetings of the national program, development of guidance documents and field visit for monitoring the program activities.
∎ The incumbent will work in close collaboration with the National Program Managers for VL and LF Elimination programs of Bangladesh, ASCEND Project Staff and partners.
∎ Strengthen existing monitoring and evaluation tools and processes. Develop new monitoring tools and indicators in consultation with Government counterparts and ASCEND team members.
∎ Monitor the progress of ASCEND project activities against the pre-determined targets and share updates.
∎ Develop and disseminate the situation reports for VL and LF elimination programs at regular intervals.
∎ Undertake field visit to the high priority areas and share the monitoring feedback with the program managers.
∎ Contribute to the development of the APP's for VL and LF programs.
∎ Contribute to the development of guidance documents being developed by the National Program for VL and LF in the country.
∎ Participate in the reviews and planning meetings / workshops.
∎ Build capacities of program personnel to use M&E tools.
∎ Assist the CL- ASCEND in the preparation of reports.
∎ Any other task assigned by the line supervisor/s.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 35 to 55 years
∎ At least 10 years of work experience in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating large scale public health programme.
∎ Proven experience of providing techno managerial support to the government public health programme managers.
∎ Proven experience of supporting government in disease surveillance and disease elimination/ eradication programmes.
∎ Experience of working with WHO/UNICEF or other INGO's.
∎ Excellent analytical skills and the ability to summarize disparate information in a clear and concise manner
∎ Skilled in supporting staff with a varied level of knowledge and capacities.
∎ Ability to balance competing priorities, work independently to efficiently meet deadlines
∎ Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written communication).
∎ Ability to network with people and advocacy.
Salary: Negotiable
Application Deadline: January 21, 2020
Company Information:
∎ Crown Agents ltd (ASCEND)
∎ Address : 9B H # 25 Block H, R # 11, Block H, Banani, Dhaka.
∎ Business : Accelerating the Sustainable Control and Elimination of NTD (ASCEND) is a £200 million investment from the UK government’s Department for International Development (DFID), to advance the impact and sustainability of national programmes tackling neglected tropical diseases (NTD). To be implemented between November 2019 to March 2022, ASCEND comprises of two lots - one focusing on South Asia, East and Southern Africa (lot 1) and the other on West and Central Africa (lot 2). ASCEND lot 1 is implemented by a consortium of technical partners led by Crown Agents, including Abt Associates, Oriole Global Health and the Royal Tropical Institute. Central to ASCEND 1’s approach is a close collaboration with national governments and implementing partners, to enhance national approaches to NTD control and elimination. ASCEND’s goal is to contribute to the global goal of reducing the burden of targeted NTD so that they are no longer a public health problem.
Category: NGO/Development
