Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at Rwanda Health Initiative For youth And Women(RHIYW): (Deadline 9 August 2024)

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at Rwanda Health Initiative For youth And Women(RHIYW): (Deadline 9 August 2024)

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR RECRUITMENT OF FULL-TIME MONITORING AND EVALUATION OFFICER

BACKGROUND

RHIYW is a Rwandan non-governmental organization dedicated to ensuring that adolescents, young people, and women live healthy lives. We empower individuals with the knowledge to make informed decisions about their reproductive health and work to make high-quality reproductive health services accessible to all youth and women. RHIYW is committed to fostering a supportive environment where every young person and woman can access the necessary and rightful sexual and reproductive healthcare, thereby advancing a healthier future. In collaboration with its partners, our organization implements a range of interventions in sexual and reproductive health and maternal health, including adolescent sexual and reproductive health, menstrual health, maternal health, contraception, comprehensive abortion care, support for survivors of gender-based violence, and the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections. RHIYW works closely with public health institutions, primaly the Rwanda Ministry of Health/Rwanda Biomedical Center, and other national and international organizations dedicated to healthcare and health promotion. It operates in six districts in Rwanda and have two offices a satellite Office in Musanze District in the Northern Province and a headquarter office the Kicukiro District of Kigali.

Job Title: Full -Time Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (1 position)

The full-time M&E Officer will have a pivotal role in overseeing effective monitoring, evaluation, learning, and reporting for a project focused on enhancing access to sexual and reproductive health services via telemedicine across four districts: Ruhango, Muhanga, Musanze, and Karongi (involving 50 public health facilities). Collaborating closely with the Project Manager, the M&E Officer will manage the collection, analysis, and application of data to monitor progress, evaluate impact, identify gaps and challenges, strategies, and support evidence-based decision-making.

Essential Functions

• Support in the design, the develop, and the implementation of a comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework and robust systems, including indicators, data collection tools, and reporting mechanisms, aligned with project objectives and donor requirements.
• Lead tracking of program deliverables and ensure they are filed in the repository
• Implement and maintain the project database system, ensuring data is up-to-date, and support the team in tracking work plan implementation against targets using the database.
• Conduct field visits and interviews to gather qualitative and quantitative data from project participants, stakeholders, and beneficiaries as needed.
• Prepare periodic progress reports, dashboards, and presentations on key performance indicators, achievements, and lessons learned for internal and external stakeholders.
• Establish data quality assurance procedures to ensure the accuracy, reliability, and completeness of collected data, and conduct regular data quality audits to ensure quality control measures are in place and observed.
• In collaboration with the project manager, ensure timely submission of M&E reports to project partners, donors, and other stakeholders.
• Provide training and technical assistance to district project implementers on M&E concepts, tools, methodologies, and systems to enhance their capacity and understanding of M&E practices.
• Provide technical support for the collection of qualitative and quantitative research data conducted by RHIYW.
• Document and share project outcomes through success stories, conference presentations, blogs, and learning briefs to inform workforce policy and practice.

The Project Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer will report directly to the Program Manager of Telemedicine SRH at the Rwanda Health Initiative for Youth and Women (RHIYW), working closely with the project advisor and teams located at the Rwanda Biomedical Center’s Maternal Child Health departments.

Education / Experience Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (such as public health, general nursing, midwifery, medical doctor or a related field) with a postgraduate course in Monitoring and Evaluation, or a Master’s degree in global health or a related field.
• Over five years of experience in monitoring and evaluating health projects, as well as in project management and related fields. Preferably in the context of sexual reproductive Health projects.

• Proficiency in M&E methodologies, including quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis techniques.
• Ability to interpret and synthesize complex data sets.

• Demonstrated experience in preparation of reports, success stories, brief and data analysis (quantitative & qualitative skills).
• Proficiency in data management, analysis software such us Excel, SPSS, STATA,…
• Familiarity with donor M&E requirements and standards
• Ability to work independently, set priorities, juggle tasks and meet tight deadlines with prioritization, paying attention to detail and quality.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, effective team member, analytical and coordination skills.
• Demonstrated competence in working with stakeholders.
• Strong verbal and written English language skills including report writing.
• Experience in a donor funded project is an added advantage.
• Having worked with LNGOs or INGOs is an added advantage.

Duration of Contract: The contract will last for 8 months, with the possibility of renewal if continuation funding is provided.

Application Modalities

The following are the key guidelines to apply for the above job offer:

1. Application letter addressed to the executive director of RHIYW.
2. Updated Curriculum Vitae of not more than 3 pages with at least 3 professional references,
3. Latest employment completion certificate, in similar roles
4. Copies of Degrees and certificate,

Soft copies of the above-required documents should be addressed to executive director of RHIYW, by Email with all the required documents attached to: rhiyw2020@gmail.com; not later than the 9^TH August 2024 at 5:00 noon. For any other information, please contact us on telephone no 250 791346384 (RHIYW Mobile Phone).

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Done at Kigali 10/07/2024

Dushimeyesu Evangeline

Executive Director RHIYW