Job Description

Title: Technical Officer (Monitoring & Evaluation)

Company Name: SAINT-Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Patuakhali

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree, preferably in Statistics/Data Science/Anthropology/Social Sciences/ Economics/Computer Science.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job 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.
∎ SAINT-Bangladesh is a value-based non-profit and non-government organization (NGO), working in the survival strategies of the coastal areas disadvantage people since in 2001. It has registered under NGO Affairs Bureau in Bangladesh, and we believe in the integration & inclusion of humanitarian development and right-based approach in striving for people-centered sustainable development initiatives. It has maintained a level of transparency, participation, accountability, child and gender sensitivity and respect for human rights and dignity principles in management. SAINT-Bangladesh implemented different projects such as child rights and protection, education, health, women empowerment, IGA, DRR & CCA, WASH, and emergency response, etc.
∎ SAINT-Bangladesh is seeking a professional for the position of Technical Officer (Monitoring & Evaluation) for `USAID`s Community Nutrition and Health Activity (CNHA)` implemented by CARE Bangladesh. As a local implementing partner, the activity will be implemented by SAINT-Bangladesh in the Coastal Region of Patuakhali Cluster (Patuakhali, Barguna and Bhola Districts) from October 2023 to September 2027. Note that this requirement will depend on the availability of donor funds.
∎ 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). This will work at multiple levels of local government institutions, specifically with the nutrition coordination committees at the district and upazila levels focusing on the community health system and strengthening the Core Team approach and local nutrition-governance mechanisms. The project will facilitate developing solutions emerging from communities, government departments, and the private sector. The CNHA will replicate proven best practices to scale up innovative local governance models for better nutrition by transforming the Union Development Coordination Committee (UDCC) into nutrition outcomes. Digital solutions related to health and Nutrition services are key strategies for improving nutrition. The project intends to impact several of the core challenges selected districts face in the North (Rangpur Cluster), Haor (Kishoreganj Cluster), Padma Basin (Madaripur Cluster), and Coastal Belt (Patuakhali Cluster) of Bangladesh.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ SAINT-Bangladesh, a local implementing partner 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. Under the guidance of the Project Manager, S/he will pro-actively coordinate all MEL activities of the project ensuring data entry, consistency, reliability, timeliness, and quality to satisfy the program's M&E requirements and produce quality reports. S/he will ensure that the Monitoring Framework is properly understood and implemented by all field staff. She/he will also take part in supporting the M&E team to ensure the quality of M&E data, and triangulation of monitoring data at its primary and secondary sources through desk review, spot check/field visits, and take part in the systematic Data Quality Assessment (DQA).
∎ Responsibility # 1: Effective Implementation of the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning System for the CNHA Project 25%
∎ 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.
∎ Ensure ICT intervention implementation at the field level according to project/GoB guidelines.
∎ Responsibility # 2: Program Planning, Reporting and Documentation 25%
∎ 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.
∎ Contribute to the different studies/evaluations/newsletters as the project requires.
∎ Responsibility # 3: Capacity Building and Supervision of the team on M&E 25%
∎ 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 respective government MIS staff/Statisticians for capacity building of field-level service providers and frontline supervisors through on-the-job training.
∎ 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 25%
∎ 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.

Additional Requirements:
∎ 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
∎ National ID number and a Motorcycle valid driving license number must be added.
∎ Skills: Good facilitation skills
∎ Strong interpersonal communication skills
∎ Good influencing skills
∎ Proven ability to organize meetings/events
∎ Ability to visit communities frequently
∎ Good writing skills in Bangla
∎ Motorcycle driving with valid driving license
∎ Attitude: To work in a team
∎ To protect children in connection
∎ To be non-discriminatory and gender-sensitive

Salary: Tk. 40000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per organizational policy and availability of donor/partner fund

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 2 Oct 2023

Company Information:
∎ 30 Sep 2023
∎ SAINT-Bangladesh
∎ Address : Ohi Bhabon, C & B Road, Alekanda (In front of Thana Council), Barisal-8200
∎ Business : SAINT-Bangladesh is a non-political, non-government and non-profit voluntary organization. SAINT-Bangladesh concerns its resources and think-tank to identifying the regional problems and providing sustainable solutions to those. SAINT-Bangladesh focus of the organization is establishing human right, Primary Health, Water & Sanitation, HIV/AIDS and experience on DRR & Rehabilitation from the deprived corners, specially for the Extreme & Excluded child, Woman, Men and disabilities. SAINT-Bangladesh presently working at Barisal and Khulna Division. Training of SAINT-Bangladesh is entailed of UN agencies and pre-qualified NGO of UNDP etc.

Category: NGO/Development

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