Christian Health Association of Kenya Monitoring & Evaluation Vacancy

Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Officer

CHAK, a national faith based organization of the Protestant Churches’ health facilities and
programmes in Kenya, is seeking to recruit an M&E Officer to support its M&E activities.

Key responsibilities

Reporting to the Health Services Manager and Project Coordinators, the incumbent will provide
M&E support to CHAK health and HIV programmes/projects by:

• Coordinating the development and implementation of CHAK Strategic Plan M&E framework And CHAK projects M&E plans
• Producing monthly, quarterly and annual M&E reports
• Working with partners to ensure collection and processing of appropriate data for an effective M&E.
• Facilitating capacity building for member health units in M&E.
• Facilitating the strategic use of data and information to improve health service delivery
• Participating in the development of project proposals and periodic workplans
• Participating in performance M&E Committee meetings as a technical advisor

Needed skills and experience

• Good oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Patient, adaptable and able to improvise and work for long hours
• Good interpersonal skills, self-motivated, fairness and objectivity in problem-solving
• Fully computer literate with working knowledge of databases and spreadsheet applications e.g. ACCESS, EXCEL, Cs Pro, S etc
• Strong analytical skills with working knowledge of statistical software e.g. Epi info, SPSS, STATA, etc.
• Familiarity with research and scientific data collection methods
• Must be willing to travel extensively within Kenya

Minimum education and professional requirements

• Applicants should have a degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Statistics/Biostatistics, Population Studies/Demography or a related discipline.
• Prior experience and training in Project Design & Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation is desirable with at least two years experience in a busy M&E environment.
• A post graduate qualification in M&E or other relevant field will be an added advantage.
• Applications with detailed CV, names and addresses of three referees and daytime contacts should be sent through mail, e-mail or fax to:

The General Secretary
P.O. Box 30690 – 00100 GPO Nairobi
Tel. (020) 4441920 / 4445160 / 4441854
Fax: (020) 4440306
Email: secretariat@chak.or.ke, applications@chak.or.ke

Closing date for receiving all applications is March 28, 2012