eHealth Africa Job for a Department Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research (MER)
eHealth Africa is focused on improving healthcare by creating effective
ways to implement reliable health information management systems.
We
have developed eHealth and mHealth solutions that can be rapidly
deployed to manage patient information, streamline clinical procedures,
and provide data and analysis on health program outcomes.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Department Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research (MER)
Location: Kano, Nigeria
Department: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research (MER)
Type: Full Time
Job Summary
- The Department Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research
(MER) provides scientific and strategic leadership for all research and
monitoring & evaluation (M&E) activities within the Country.
- S/he oversees, supervises, and coordinates all aspects of eHA’s
MER activities and operations with other programs, departments, and
outside agencies.
- Develops and maintains the long-term MER vision and strategies
through implementation and execution of projects and ensures support of
the overall organizational goals.
- S/he is responsible for the development of research proposals,
design of studies, leading data analysis and interpretation, reporting
of study results, and implementation of M&E systems across the
country portfolio of projects.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform
each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned:
- In conjunction with the Country Director develops and maintains
the MER Strategic Plan. Determines and manages budgetary requirements
and provides long-range planning for overall MER operations. Prepares,
maintains and monitors the research budget. Prepares reports on
department operations, activities, and expenditures.
- Works with project/program/department managers to collate and
analyze data to serve as part of the internal quality assurance
mechanism for project delivery.
- Develops research and learning products for internal and
external dissemination including white papers, peer-reviewed
publications, online content, etc. Supports other departments and
programs with research dissemination needs including development of
research posters and presentations, and review of manuscripts for
publication.
- Leads new business development driving the MER department
forward to enhance department/organization reputation. Contributes to
the growth of the research practices in eHA by applying for grants and
awards relevant to eHA MER strategy. Works with Grants & Contracts
and Business Development to coordinate submission of proposals to
various funding organizations.
- Attends and participates in professional associations, meetings,
seminars, conferences and trainings to stay abreast of new trends and
innovations in the field of monitoring, evaluation, and research. Works
with the Communications Department to identify key conferences and
workshops of strategic interest to eHA to showcase eHA-relevant
projects.
- Presents a professional demeanor at all times. Approaches
others in a tactful manner. Reacts well under pressure. Treats others
with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position.
Accepts responsibility for own actions. Follows through on commitments.
- Is consistently at work and on time.
- Participates in and promotes a positive, supportive, cooperative team environment.
- Attends and participates in staff meetings, training classes and supervision.
- Adheres to Policies and Procedures.
- Adheres to eHealth Africa Code of Conduct as well as ethical standards of the field.
- Ensures compliance with local laws and regulations, especially to coordinate ethical review of MER activities.
- Coordinates strategy to improve internal capacity for
monitoring, evaluation, and research across all eHA staff including
facilitating journal clubs, conducting staff trainings/workshops, and
developing eLearning content.
- Performs any other task assigned by Management
- Develops and implements policies, procedures and strategies
relevant to MER in relationship with other eHA departments and programs.
Establishes appropriate research management structures, including
respective roles and responsibilities. Manages partnerships with
external researchers and research institutions in collaboration with the
Business Development program.
- Oversees the planning of monitoring, evaluation, and research
activities between Department/Divisions within eHA, and external
government and community organizations. Supervises and provides
direction to eHA’s research team in the performance of conducting
critical research projects.
- Directs monitoring, evaluation, and research planning efforts of
eHA’s policies and procedures governing research programs as related to
public health.
- Supports monitoring and evaluation activities of programs,
providing technical assistance and guidance to ensure that monitoring
and evaluation systems are fully integrated and properly used by program
and project managers. Provides direct technical support and manages
development for research software packages
- May frequently travel between company worksites.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
- Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training
employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising
performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints
and resolving problems.
- Supervises all Department staff.
Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill
and/or ability required to successfully perform this job.
Education/Experience:
- Master's degree from college or university in Health Research,
Statistics, Business, Economics, Project Management, Information
Management, Public Health, Information Management, Public Health, or a
related field. Significant and advanced Research Management experience
may substitute for the Master’s degree.
- Must possess the ability to organize, instruct and supervise staff while promoting group effort and achievement.
- Must have the ability to manage conflicts and resolve problems effectively.
- Action oriented and resilient in a fast-paced environment.
- Proven ability to foster a positive working environment.
- Ability to manage a complex and varied work load, work under pressure, and manage
- Significant travel to insecure environments.
- Five (5) years of experience with demonstrated results with
coordinating research and/or program monitoring and evaluation,
including writing evaluation reports and briefs, organizing
dissemination events, and presenting findings. Extensive experience in
health research, health impact assessments, asset and analysis. Minimum
of 3 years of supervisory experience.
- Proven ability to lead and manage multi-disciplinary/diverse
teams, as well as mentoring team members in a clinical research setting.
- Ability to motivate others, delegation, and timely/quality decision making.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills, organizational skills and great attention to detail.
Certifications and Licenses:
- A Project Management (PMI) certification is preferred
- First Aid and Health & Safety qualifications desirable
Computer Skills:
- Advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Proficiency working within specialized software utilized in
program. Knowledge of data analysis software programs (e.g. STATA, SPSS,
Epi info, R, etc.)
Language Ability:
- English is the spoken and written language. Fluency in Hausa is desirable.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, employees and the general public.
- Ability to read, analyze, proof and edit documents, and
interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, or
government regulations.
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Math Ability/Reasoning Ability:
- Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situation
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of
concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization
exists.
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