Jordan: Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator-Jordan 13-303

Organization: International Medical Corps Country: Jordan Closing date: 09 Aug 2013 International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical and nutrition assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance. JOB SUMMARY: This position will manage the monitoring and evaluation department, over see the reporting, ensure the quality of data, provide broader analysis of trends, and ensure that data is readily available in a digestible format for meetings and donor visits. Role & Responsibilities • Lead the development and roll out of M&E systems. Support programme staff to develop monitoring & evaluation plans and tools, and to carry out monitoring and evaluation of project activities. • Design, test, implement and review routine project monitoring and report forms and data flow mechanisms • Work with project staff to ensure good data quality, and oversee the management of data for regular reporting on program process • Ensure project data is readily available and accessible to a variety of audiences • Create and implement evaluation systems and tools to measure program impact and mechanisms for feeding evaluation results to program heads to inform program design • Establish and maintain feedback mechanisms for M&E results with all stakeholders to identify and share lessons learned and best practices, and to strengthen integration between sectors • Design and roll-out initiatives to strengthen IMC’s technical approach to program development, design, monitoring and evaluation including adoption of standardized indicators and benchmarks; M&E plans; PMPs; activity and indicators tracking tools • Conduct training and awareness raising activities for operations and programme staff on M&E priorities and skills • Advise IMC project staff in the planning and monitoring of M&E related expenditures and make recommendations for required human and financial resources • Line Manage staff in the M&E unit, and lead recruitment, induction, performance management and training as required. QUALIFICATIONS • Master’s in Public Health or related graduate degree in relevant subject; • At least 5 years of experience with M&E activities; • Experience in program cycle management including logframe development, reporting and application of evaluation methodologies; • Experience implementing data quality audit tool (DQA); • Competent in quantitative and qualitative approaches and participatory assessment; • Competent in MS Excel, word processing, Power Point and experience using statistical packages such as SPSS, EPI-info, STATA, SAS, etc.; • Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to effectively communicate technical material to both expert and lay audiences; • Strong organizational and time management skills and capacity to coordinate work across multiple departments; • Demonstrated strategic thinking and analytical skills; • Strong command of English required How to apply: APPLICATION PROCEDURE To officially begin the application process, please visit our website at http://careers.internationalmedicalcorps.org/careers.aspx and complete the online employment application form.