The Zonal M&E Officer will provide support to M&E activities at PEFAR supported health facilities /RHBs. She/he will follow planning and execution of routine M & E activities at the respective health facilities/woredas.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

•  Under the guidance Regional Program Manager and technical support from Regional M & E Officer, the Zonal Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will have the following duties and responsibilities:

• Work closely with the woreda & town administration government counterparts  and health facilities to strengthen the M&E/HMIS system and enhance M&E support to HIV care and treatment services

• Provide M&E related trainings and other technical  supports to HITs/HMIS officers and DCs working in the HFs and other health administrative structures in the region

• Provide other technical assistance pertaining to M&E for the health care network supported by ICAP Ethiopia.

• Conduct regular mentor ship, supportive supervision and Data Quality Assurance  ( DQA) to strengthen  M&E/HMIS activities, data quality and use

• Collect, compile and submit data timely to ensure regular reporting to donor and ICAP and data use at all levels

• Support the uninterrupted supply of recording and reporting tools (patient level and registers),   Self-Assessment Form (SAF), Cohort wall chart and Performance Monitoring Chart (PMC)

• Engage in implementation of SIMS and other Quality Improvement mechanisms and initiatives  and carry out  Data related QIP as appropriate

• Mentor M&E staff at the health facilities in performance data analysis, interpretation and use of data for performance review and continuous quality improvement

• Provide technical assistance to the woreda/RHB to strengthen the HIV/AIDS data management and utilization and HMIS implementation

• Follow   the management of the databases for HIV AIDS services in the health facilities as part of the HMIS support initiative

• Support the  programmatic data archiving, filing and data backup mechanisms at the regional level

• Support the routine data analysis and use for performance and quality improvement in PEPFAR supported health facilities and ROs

• Actively participate in documentation of experiences, lessons learned, case studies and other technical documents

• Assist in coordinating monthly performance review meetings pertaining to facility level data and report

• Participate in review meetings and catchment area meetings

• Work with ICAP regional and country office M&E team in building the capacity of  site data clerks/HITs to ensure data use for continuous quality improvement at woreda and health network level   

• Spend about 80% of her/his time in the field doing mentoring and supervision

• Undertake other related activities as assigned by the immediate supervisor

Job Requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor Degree in Health informatics or M&E or in related field with relevant work experience

• 3 years related work experience preferably on HIV program

• Health background will be an asset

• Ability to establish and maintain excellent work relationship

• Strong interpersonal communication skills

• Proficiency in written and spoken English.

• Basic computer knowledge with ability to use the  MS office  

How to Apply

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NB – Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.