M&E Coordinator -Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Position Title: M&E Coordinator

Department/Program: HHA (Healthy Heart Africa)

Level: C2

Reports to: Project/Program Manager

Based in: Addis Ababa

Duration of contract: Indefinite based on performance and availability of funds.

Remuneration: As per organization pay scale plus other PSI/Ethiopia staff benefits.

Application Deadline: January 27, 2023

 Who we are?

We’re Population Services International (PSI), the world’s leading non‐profit social marketing organization. We work to make it easier for people in the developing world to lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire by marketing affordable products and services that range from mosquito nets to contraceptives to HIV testing. We are a $560m enterprise based in Washington, DC, operating in the private and public sectors in more than 65 countries.

Join us!

There are over 9,000 “PSI’ers” around the world. It’s a diverse group of entrepreneurs and professionals with an unusually wide range of backgrounds – from the medical industry to the music business – all with unique skills we bring to the job.

PSI/Ethiopia wants reimagine healthcare, put the consumer at the center, and whenever possible, bring quality care to the front door.  We achieve health impact in Ethiopia by working with both government and private partners and harvesting technology innovation to bring quality care closer to communities, schools, and homes.   We empower consumers by including them in the design of healthcare solutions, offering them more healthcare choices, and helping them to have a voice in influencing national priorities.  We work with all market actors in the health system to understand their needs, designing and delivering solutions so that market systems can sustainably serve consumers for the long term, helping to support the Government of Ethiopia in achieving Universal Health Coverage.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

 Under the supervision of the project Manager, s/he will:

• Provide technical support on quality data-capturing and transmission at regional and sub regional levels

• Oversee the use of data for decision making

• Ensure complete, timely and accurate submission of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to MOH, regional health bureaus, sub city/town health offices and donor

• Conduct regular data quality assurance (DQA) activities and ensure PSI data protection policy is in place and cascaded for those who access individual level data

• Identify, document, and share lessons on data quality and use

• Identify gaps and plan and execute capacity building activities around data quality and use

• Provide project coordination and mentoring support to the public health facilities and community-based intervention.

• Ensure that each sites have a designated focal person for NCD (specially for HTN) and their involvement on the MDT team

• Plan and organize training, Joint supportive supervisions and review meetings to health facilities staff and Health Extension Professionals (HEP)

• Manage the site set- up, delivery and reporting of community and facility-based screening activities

• Ensure quality health service delivery according to Ministry of Health (MoH) guideline and protocol

• Ensure focal person and other key site staff are fully informed about program, performance, and improvement plans.

• Ensure the availability of Education and awareness materials, M&E tools at the sites

• Conduct training, review meeting and periodic joint s supportive supervision with MOH, regional health bureaus and town/sub city health office and Participate on the site MDT team meetings

• Co-lead the joint planning of HTN related activities to the public health facilities with the regional Health bureaus

• Participate on national and regional technical working groups

• Represent the project manager in her/his absence

Background

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health or related field.

• Have at least 5 years of relevant experience in similar health areas where a combination of demand creation and service provision capacity building is required to bring change.

• Have demonstrated experience in mentoring and supporting public health facilities, both on creating awareness around specific diseases and ensuring that supplies are consistently available.

• Experience with qualitative and quantitative M&E data collection and analysis methods, including tracking outcome indicators

• Experience in program quality management and operational research

• Experience in M&E and data quality management related to health programs

• Demonstrated experience and knowledge in data-capturing and reporting