Vacancy: National Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

The OPHID Charitable Trust, a local organisation established in 2007, supports the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare in Zimbabwe, through the Families and Communities for the Elimination of Pediatric HIV (FACE-Pediatric HIV), a USAID funded- program. The FACE-Pediatric HIV program supports the MOHCW toward the achievement of its national strategic plan to eliminating new HIV infections in Children and keeping mothers and families alive: 2011-2015.  OPHID seeks to fill the following positions aimed at expanding the current national Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) and pediatric ART activities.

National Senior Monitoring  & Evaluation Officer Key Functions Seconded to the national PMTCT unit and working under the guidance of National M&E Coordinator in the AIDS and TB Unit and in close liaison with the National PMTCT and Pediatric HIV Care and Treatment Coordinator and other M&E officers, the senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will perform the following: Specific Functions -    Provide technical support in the development of M & E plans and strategies that addresses the HIV and AIDS Care and Treatment program requirements including PMTCT and Pediatric HIV Care and Treatment -    Support the development of M & E tools that are aligned to national and international reporting standards and requirements -    Support capacity building of relevant cadres in M&E for the PMTCT and Pediatric HIV Care and Treatment programs -    Strengthen data quality initiatives and facilitate improvement in timeliness, accuracy, completeness, validity, and precision of data -    Support the rollout of the electronic data-base system to enhance patient-tracking and retention -Routinely analyze programme data and prepare reports eg quarterly, annually and other programme reports in a timely manner to suit programme requirements -    Support documentation of good practices from evaluations and studies to be integrated into HIV care and treatment programming -    Develop a regular review process with field sites to evaluate the utilization and impact of ongoing monitoring tools in order to measure improvements in programme quality including giving feedback to sites -    Perform any other relevant duties as and when required Qualifications Required -    A post graduate degree in statistics or computer science is required -    An additional qualification in epidemiology or public health is an advantage -    At least five years’ working experience in monitoring of public health programs -    Experience in PMTCT and Pediatric HIV Care and Treatment is preferred -    A strong appreciation of the Zimbabwe public health system is an advantage -    An understanding of statistical packages such as SPSS, SAS, EPI- INFO, Minitab, and MS- Access -    Should have strong analytical skills and communication skills -    Be able to work under minimal supervision -    Willing to spend considerable time in travel outside Harare All posts are for an initial period of one year renewable on good performance. Salary and benefits will be notified to short-listed candidates. Qualified candidates are invited to submit their CV’s, a cover letter, proof of qualifications and three current references. Clearly specify the position for which you are applying in the subject line of your email and on the cover letter. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. To apply Send your application to: Human Resources Manager OPHID 3 Rowland Square Milton Park Harare Email: recruitments@ophid.co.zw Application deadline for both positions: 31 March 2013