Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator (FOR MYANMAR NATIONAL ONLY)

TITLE: Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Senior M&E Coordinator will be based in Yangon and work within the Principal Recipient-Global Fund against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (PR-GFATM) program implementation team. She/he will closely monitor and assess the programs implemented by NGOs (Sub-Recipients or SRs) receiving funds from GF for HIV, tuberculosis (TB), malaria, and COVID-19 programs.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: M&E Manager

Budget Responsibilities: No financial approval

Role Dimensions: Negotiation and representation with senior level representatives from partner organizations

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :

Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Undertake visits to sub-recipients (SRs) in order to monitor their performance at national level and at field level. Identify and report issues and challenges. This includes Routine Data Quality Assessments and, in collaboration with Senior Program Coordinators, assessment of the quality of services.
• Verify that programmatic data submitted every semester by SRs is accurate, complete and that explanations given are sound. This includes desk and field reviews of supportive documents.
• Receive, review and integrate periodic programmatic reports into a single PR report to be submitted to the GFATM.
• Ensure that supporting documents for indicators are available for verification.
• Analyze, in coordination with the Senior M&E Manager, the data collected from SRs and identify potential issues in program implementation or in data reporting.
• Follow-up closely on data issues identified during audits or monitoring visits carried out by GFATM or the Local Funding Agent (LFA).
• Participate in the development of program and M&E tools (e.g. data collection forms, databases, supervision checklists).
• Participate in program data and implementation review meetings with SRs, GFATM and LFAs.
• In coordination with the M&E and program team members, facilitate in the implementation of eHealth initiatives.
• Facilitate and monitor reporting of partner organizations to the national programs.

Capacity Building:

• Assist in assessing SR’s gaps in program implementation or/and in M&E.
• Support capacity development of SRs, including facilitating or conduct training for partners/SRs.
• Provide SRs with ad hoc clarification on indicators, targets and reporting modalities.
• Provide inputs to strengthen the M&E systems of SRs and ensure that the M&E systems have measures to ensure data quality.

Program Coordination:

• Facilitate and lead, as necessary, periodic coordination meetings with SRs to update progress, share field experience, opportunities and constraints as requested and required.
• Continually assess situation within the program areas and work in collaboration with other team members/SRs to ensure that the program is designed appropriately to meet the needs of the target beneficiaries and implemented in accordance with GFATM and national guidelines.
• Provide inputs to and implement internal monitoring and compliance systems.

Technical Assistance:

• Provide feedback and technical assistance to SRs for effective implementation and quality outputs.
• Provide technical back up to ensure that programs are aligned with national and international guidelines.
• Assist SRs in analysing their performances, identifying bottlenecks, potential issues and possible options to overcome challenges.

General:

• Work in collaboration with other relevant sector/staff of Save the Children to ensure optimum team cohesiveness and coordination of project activities.
• Work in collaboration with UNOPS-PR, Access to Health Fund, UNAIDS, other UN agencies and national programmes to make sure all program and M&E tools and procedures are aligned and consistent.
• Produce necessary reports, presentations, publications and other materials.

Child Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• To ensure full understanding of the provisions of the Child Safeguarding Policy, the Code of Conduct, and Local/Country Procedures.
• Conduct following the rules of the Child Safeguarding Policy, in both personal and professional lives – which includes reporting suspicions of child abuse.
• Promote the message of child safeguarding to colleagues in other organizations and government ministries, children in their own and beneficiary families, and community members in general.
• Be vigilant about observing possible child abuse/harm in both personal and professional lives.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor Degree in medicine, public health or related field required. Master’s Degree or post-graduate diploma in public health or epidemiology a plus.

Skills and Experience:

Essential:

• At least 4 years’ experience in public health projects.
• Operational command of English and Burmese languages.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office.
• Organisational skills including time management and ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
• Willingness to travel to field sites and work in difficult environment according to travel requirements.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation developing effective working relationships to deliver outstanding results for children.
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles.
• Willingness and capability to comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to health and safety, security, equal opportunities and other relevant policies, including the Child Safeguarding Policy.

Desirable:

• Monitoring and evaluation experience.
• Operational or academic knowledge of HIV, TB, malaria and/or COVID-19.
• Knowledge and ability to use DHIS2, Power BI and/or other data management and analysis software.