Job Description

Title: Technical Officer-M&E (Re-Circular)

Company Name: Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO)

Vacancy: 01

Age: at most 40 years

Location: Gaibandha, Joypurhat ...

Minimum Salary: Tk. 40000 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 5 years

Published: 1 Jun 2024

Education:
∎ Master’s degree, preferably in Statistics/Data Science/Anthropology/Social Sciences/Economics/Computer Science.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 40 years
∎ Minimum 5 years of experience in M&E/MIS, preferably in USAID's Funded Projects.
∎ Have experience and training related to government Health MIS, DHIS2, e-MIS, LMIS, etc.
∎ Knowledge of participatory approach, institutional assessment, and quantitative and qualitative techniques for various assessments and analyses.
∎ Excellent in computer literacy, especially in MS Excel, MS Access, SPSS, and experience with email communication Ability to manage M&E database, including template design, data entry, cleaning, and logical checks of monitoring data.
∎ Experience in ODK/ONA/KOBO/other web-based platforms is preferred. Commitment to continuous learning, professional development, and teamwork Good understanding of and commitment to promote Gender, Equity, and Diversity Inclusion (GEDI) related concepts, ideas, and best practices
∎ Minimum 5 years of experience in M&E/MIS, preferably in USAID's Funded Projects.
∎ Have experience and training related to government Health MIS, DHIS2, e-MIS, LMIS, etc.
∎ Knowledge of participatory approach, institutional assessment, and quantitative and qualitative techniques for various assessments and analyses.
∎ Excellent in computer literacy, especially in MS Excel, MS Access, SPSS, and experience with email communication Ability to manage M&E database, including template design, data entry, cleaning, and logical checks of monitoring data.
∎ Experience in ODK/ONA/KOBO/other web-based platforms is preferred. Commitment to continuous learning, professional development, and teamwork Good understanding of and commitment to promote Gender, Equity, and Diversity Inclusion (GEDI) related concepts, ideas, and best practices

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ USAID's Community Nutrition and Health Activity (CNHA)' funded by USAID, and implemented by CARE Bangladesh, aims to sustainably impact the nutrition and health of women and children in their first 1000 days of life. The activity will strive to achieve its goal by contributing to the areas of Strengthened community health systems to deliver nutrition, family planning, and health services; improving household nutrition and health behaviors; enhancing leadership and governance for improved nutrition; resilience of communities and households to potential nutrition shocks increased.
∎ As partnership with CARE Bangladesh, Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO) is implementing the USAID's Community Nutrition and Health Activity (CNHA) at Rangpur, Kurigram, Gaibandha and Joypurhat District. ESDO is inviting applications from interested qualified candidates for the position.
∎ Supervisor's Position: Project Manager CARE Bangladesh, a non-profit international development organization, is implementing a five-year-long project, "USAID's Community Nutrition and Health Activity (CNHA)". CARE, with its consortium partners icddr,b, mPower, Jhpiego, and Viscom, will implement this project both at national and sub-national levels, and ESDO will work at the local level to execute the field activities under North West Zone (Rangpur) Cluster and in the selected upazilas (all unios) of Rangpur, Kurigram, Gaibandha and Joypurhat districts. Under CNHA, the consortium will work with different departments of the ministries, especially the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) at the national, regional, and local levels, to improve nutrition status by strengthening the community health system and support the effective implementation of the Second National Plan of Action for Nutrition (NPAN2).
∎ Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO), as a local implementing partner of this activity, is hiring a Technical Officer - M&E. The Technical Officer- M&E will be responsible for the adoption and implementation of CNHA's MEL system for the respective cluster.
∎ Responsibility # 1: Effective Implementation of the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning System for the CNHA Project Effective implementation of existing MEL plan in respective districts and review it in a team if needed. Collect, Compile, Analyze, and Interpret the project activities implementation status, progress, and performance periodically. Collect necessary data/information related to health, nutrition, and family planning services, facilities, HR, and supplies by maintaining good communication with the district Health, Family Planning departments, and Nutrition Coordination Committee.
∎ Responsibility # 2: Program Planning, Reporting and Documentation Generate, share, update, and document the learning and best practices of the project in the respective region. Prepare monthly project progress reports and share them with senior management. Coordinate and prepare monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual reports within the stipulated deadline and finalize after input from the District Manager, Project Manager, and other team members. Develop and ensure knowledge management practice by the upazila/district/cluster team across the project. Work closely with the project team to document the success stories, failures, and lessons learned. Establish a strategy to disseminate the learning and best practices to the wider audiences at respective districts with different stakeholders.
∎ Responsibility # 3: Capacity Building and Supervision of the team on M&E Assist the field-level project staff in collecting, compiling, analyzing, and interpreting monthly project progress reports. Orient project staff on different monitoring tools and provide on-the-job training for the Project staff. Work closely with MIS staff/Statisticians to capture the relevant nutrition-specific and sensitive data/information from different sources like maternal and child nutrition and health, Family planning, Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Women's affairs, Local Government, etc. in their system. Create opportunities to discuss the common monitoring findings and assist in finding solutions to encountered problems.
∎ Responsibility # 4: Data Quality Assessment (DQA), Coordination and Communication Ensure the quality of data through routine data quality assessment (DQA) as per plan and document the findings, actions, and follow-up of DQA. Conduct DQA jointly with the representatives from DGFP, DGHS, DNCC, and UNCC from the district to community levels. Systematically assess the quality of reported data generated from different routine monitoring, assessments, and surveys. Play a key role in ensuring the use of data for planning and decision-making by the district and upazila managers of MoHFW as well as the project team. Work closely with the district and upazila MIS Staff/Statistician for data-driven performance reviews monthly and quarterly. Maintain strong coordination and communication with the district and upazila level statistician of DGFP & DGHS Collaborate with the project team and partners at the cluster level to ensure the timely delivery of planned deliverables. The duties and responsibilities set out above are partial. The role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within the reasonableness of her/his level of skills and experience. Ready to work in any natural disaster or emergency anywhere in Bangladesh. Technical Officer- M&E will report to the Project Manager of Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO) and closely work with Sr. Technical Officer-M&E and Documentation, and Cluster Coordinator of CNHA, CARE Bangladesh The Technical Officer- M&E will be based in the Rangpur Cluster office and is expected to spend approximately 70% of his/her work time in the project operating areas and local institutions.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per project allocation

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Gaibandha, Joypurhat, Kurigram, Rangpur

Job Highlights:
∎ ESDO is implementing the USAID's Community Nutrition and Health Activity (CNHA) at Rangpur, Kurigram, Gaibandha and Joypurhat District. ESDO is inviting applications from interested qualified candidates for the position.

Read Before Apply: ESDO has a Safeguarding & PSEAH policy to protect its employees and beneficiaries and any kind of discrimination, harassment, and abuse falls under ESDO "ZERO TOLERANCE" Policy. All employees are expected to abide by the PSEAH, Child Protection, Safeguarding, and Gender policy of ESDO. ESDO does not tolerate any child & youth abuse. So, if you have any history of child & youth abuse in organization or personal life please abstains from apply here. After your selection or between the service periods if we found any misinformation, we will take legal action as per organization rules and county law. ESDO does not tolerate any Safeguarding abuse. So if you have any history of gender abuse in organization or personal life please abstains from apply here. After your selection or between the service periods if we found any misinformation, we will take legal action as per organization rules and county law. ESDO does not tolerate any kind of extremism/terrorism. So if you have any history of extremism/terrorism in organization or personal life please abstains from apply here. After your selection or between the service periods if we found any misinformation, we will take legal action as per organization rules and county law. ESDO does not tolerate any corruption. So if you have any history of corruption in organization or personal life please abstains from apply here. After your selection or between the service periods if we found any misinformation, we will take legal action as per organization rules and county law.

Apply Procedure:

Hard Copy:
∎ Interested candidates are requested to submit their resume with a cover letter along with a recent Passport size Photo, photocopy of all academic and experience certificates, NID card /Citizenship certificate including two references. Applications should reach within 06/06/2024 by 5.00PM by post or Currier or hand-to-hand delivery to: Head of HR, ESDO, Collegepara (Gobindanagar), Thakurgaon-5100, Bangladesh.
∎ Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted and called for an interview. Women are especially encouraged to apply. Equal opportunity, and promoting women & children`s rights is the mandate of ESDO.

Company Information:
∎ Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO)
∎ Collegepara (Gobindanagar), Thakurgaon-5100 Bangladesh

Address::
∎ Collegepara (Gobindanagar), Thakurgaon-5100 Bangladesh

Application Deadline: 6 Jun 2024

Category: NGO/Development