CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION ADVISOR BASED IN GARAOUA

Context and rationale:

PSI and its local affiliates manage malaria control programs in 32 countries and are world leaders in malaria control implementation delivering 42 million treated mosquito nets and almost 19 million quality-assured ACTs for confirmed malaria cases in 2016. PSI also supports national Ministries of Health to scale up malaria diagnosis especially in the private sector and to improve tracking of malaria patients through surveillance and health information systems, especially DHIS2.

The Cameroon Association for Social Marketing (ACMS) affiliated to PSI seeking an experienced, dynamic and results-driven Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Advisor for the USAID/PMI-funded IMPACT MALARIA project advancing progress in malaria service delivery. This M&E Advisor will be responsible for the programmatic and technical aspects related to monitoring and evaluation activities for the impact Malaria project in Cameroon.

Place of work: Garoua

Type of contract: Fixed-term contract

Date of start of employment: 1st September 2018

Position level: 11th category, level B of tertiary sector II of the Collective Agreement on Trade.

Job Description

The M&E advisor will work with the headquarters-based Surveillance, Monitoring and evaluation (SME) Advisor and the project’s staff in country to:

• Manage all M&E components of the project including overseeing the development of the project’s M&E Plan, annual work plans, quarterly reports, semi-annual and annual reports
• Participate in the design and implementation of innovative M&E tools to measure project impact that align with the project’s strategic goals and performance indicators
• Assist in the production of the project’s Data Quality Assessment and reports in compliance with donor and PSI rules and regulations on indicators, results and impact
• Support the project team in country in a routine manner on data interpretation and promote regular use of data for program improvement
• Participate in the design of data quality assurance mechanisms and data validation
• Coordinate data entry and processing and develop a data analysis plan per reporting requirements
• Help build the M&E capacity of both local organizations and the government to design, implement, and monitor M&E activities, develop an M&E plan, and use malaria case management and surveillance data effectively across various levels of the health system
• Oversee the design and implementation of operational research needs for the project in-country
• Ensure the application of global best practices in the generation and use of routine data for this project.

Skills, Qualifications and professional experience required

• At least a master’s degree in Epidemiology or in Statistics;
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in research and monitoring and evaluation of malaria interventions or other public health programs;
• Ability to interact with a broad range of governmental and non-governmental actors and institutions across sectors;
• At least eight years of experience living or working in a developing country;
• Demonstrated strong leadership, communications, and interpersonal skills;
• Demonstrated experience working with host country government;
• Fluent in English and French;
• References will be required.

Other conditions:

• Strong skills and experience in all aspects of program design and development, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation
• Demonstrated technical expertise in malaria case management
• Proven coaching, facilitation, and communication skills
• Excellent knowledge of U.S. Government approaches and regulations.

Application form

1. A motivation letter;
2. A detailed curriculum vitae (CV) following the from available for this purpose on the website: htpp:// www.acms-cm.org;
3. Photocopies of diplomas required. A verification of the diplomas will be carried out for the successful candidate.
4. Photocopies of documents justifying the candidate’s experiences.

Where to deposit your application:

Applications should be deposited in sealed un market envelope with the mention: "Candidature for the position of Monitoring and Evaluation advisor based in Garoua"

1. At the headquarters of the ACMS in Yaoundé, located in the district Mballa II at Dragages Tel/Fax: 222 20 92 24
2. At the regional Office in Garoua located in the Marouaré district behing Grande Mosque de Poumpoumre Tel: 222 20 02
3. At the Maroua liaison office located in Dougai district Tel: 655 82 84 84
4. At the Ngaoundere liaison in the administrative district Tel: 690 12 46 66
5. At the regional office in Douala located in the Ndogbati district (Carrefour Agip) next to the Maison du cycle Tel: 333 41 11 12
6. At Bamenda Regional Office at COW STREET-NKWEN Tel: 333 36 20 79

Applications are also receivable by e-mail at contact@acms-cm.org

Deadline for the admissibility of the files: 18th July, 2018

STATUS

Exempt

PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of actual or perceived race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, personal appearance, matriculation, political affiliation, family status or responsibilities, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions or breastfeeding, genetic information, amnesty, veteran, special disabled veteran or uniform service member status or employment status;

Female and male candidates are strongly encouraged to apply and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

ACMS reserves the right to recruit at a lower level or on the basis of a modified job profile.