Organization: AmeriCares
Country: United States of America
Closing date: 30 Jul 2015
TITLE: Senior Associate/Program Manager, Monitoring & Evaluation
DEPARTMENT:Monitoring & Evaluation Unit
LOCATION: Stamford, Connecticut, USA
REPORTS TO: Director, Monitoring & Evaluation
ABOUT AMERICARES
AmeriCares is an emergency response and global health organization that saves lives and builds healthier futures for people in crisis in the U.S. and around the world. Every day, AmeriCares puts critically needed medicines and supplies in the hands of frontline health workers and develops innovative, sustainable health improvements in their communities. We are the leading nonprofit for delivering donated medicines and medical supplies to health programs around the world. We leverage this core competency with emergency preparedness, response and recovery efforts, and programs that improve health outcomes. Our programs increase access to care in more than 90 countries every year.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Sr. Associate/Program Manager for Monitoring & Evaluation reports to the Director, Monitoring & Evaluation and resides in the Technical Unit. The Sr. Associate/Program Manager is part of an active unit that collaborates across the organization to document results for AmeriCares core programs using evidence-based and participatory techniques, while supporting the organization’s strategy to build long-term M&E capabilities. Efforts will focus on the management, interpretation and presentation of data – both quantitative and qualitative- and other duties as assigned. This role supports the Global Programs units in project assessment, design and evaluation. S/he will devote 20-30% of his/her time on M&E activities that support programs and partners in Latin America. The role also collaborates with Development and Communications to provide accurate, timely, synthesized data and program findings to ensure accountability to stakeholders.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
MONITORING
- Develops and improves monitoring tools to track key performance indicators for core programs. Cleans and manages databases.
- Advises on survey design, sampling frameworks and data analysis plans as needed.
- Acts as an M&E point-person on programs located in Latin America communicating with and supporting field staff and partners on M&E activities from headquarters and in-country as needed.
ANALYSIS
- Responds to data requests on AmeriCares core programs including Emergency Preparedness, Response & Recovery activities.
- Prepares project findings with a range of descriptive and causal statistical analyses to address data requests and associated research questions. Develops quantitative and narrative summaries to inform management decision making. Ensures information is provided in a transparent, consistent, verifiable, and compelling manner to partner and donor stakeholders.
REPORTING
- Provides assistance with scheduled reporting on inbound and outbound medicines and medical supplies, data requests for the development of proposals as well as metrics for the Leadership Team and Board.
- Plays an integral role in executing the annual review of core programs to inform goal setting and communication collateral, including the annual report. Coordinates data gathering across the organization. Key deliverables include the cleaning and synthesis of core datasets.
- Ensures the accuracy and interpretation of data included in AmeriCares external communications by fact-checking donor feedback and program/project reports, press releases, web-stories, etc.
M&E CAPABILITY BUILDING
- At the Program Manager level: Assist programs teams in developing evidence-based interventions by providing technical input to project design and the development of monitoring and evaluation plans and tools.
- Supports the uptake of best practices and M&E tools among staff and partners, related to reporting standards, data collection systems, and key project indicators.
- Advances understanding of program/project impact through presentation of learnings and program findings.
- Coordinates the M&E working group. Develops agenda items, scheduling meetings, circulates minutes.
CORE AMERICARES RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Foster AmeriCares values of responsiveness, results orientation, collaboration, efficiency and integrity.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
If Senior Associate:
- University-level degree in related field such as statistics, quantitative methods, economics, political science, or public health.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience with demonstrated interest in performance measurement and M&E in a global health and/or humanitarian context.
If Program Manager:
- Masters degree in related field such as public health, statistics, economics, or political science
- Minimum 5 years M&E experience in global health and/or humanitarian context.
All Candidates:
- English and Spanish fluency required.
- Must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.
- Special consideration will be given to candidates with backgrounds in primary care, non-communicable disease or mental health and psychosocial programs.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with a high degree of proficiency in Excel or Access required; abilities in statistical analysis software, preferred (e.g. SPSS, SAS, STATA, etc.).
- Ability to translate complex technical information into readily understandable concepts, meeting the needs of staff at different levels of expertise.
- Demonstrated ability to write clear and concise technical documents that translate data into compelling statements of AmeriCares work and impact.
- Investigative nature and ability to ask clarifying questions to focus objectives of information inquiry to meet the expectations of the intended audience.
- Detail-oriented, organized and personally inclined toward maintaining data and systems integrity.
- Excellent professional and cross-cultural communication skills as well as the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to travel up to 25%
How to apply:
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Applications will be reviewed as they are received. We will contact you should we feel that your background and experience is a match for our current needs.
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