Crown Agents
DUE: 25 JUNE 2023
Background
The Health Resilience Fund (HRF) 2022-2025 is a pooled health fund that is continuing to build on the gains obtained through the Health Development Fund (HDF) 2016-2021, with the support of the European Union (EU), UK Department for International Development (DFID) now Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Government of Sweden, Government of Ireland, and The Global Alliance for Vaccines (Gavi). The programme aims to support the MoHCC in the context of the National Health Strategy 2021-2025 to achieve its goal of improving the quality of life of its citizens, through guaranteeing every Zimbabwean access to comprehensive and effective health systems and structures for appropriate services at all levels. The purpose of the HRF is to safeguard gains achieved through the Health Transition Fund/ Integrated Support Programme for Sexual Reproductive Health (HTF/ISP) and HDF. The HRF will invest strategically to End Preventable Deaths; consolidate the country’s Global Health Security, health systems strengthening while embracing the humanitarian/development nexus in line with hazards faced by the country. The programme will take targeted health system strengthening actions while advocating for enhanced allocative and operational efficiency, and mainstreaming climate change, gender, women and girls’ empowerment, human rights, disability, and safeguarding approaches.
Purpose for the job
Responsible for working with the 1st Tier implementing partners (IPs) to design, coordinate and implement a harmonised HRF monitoring, evaluation (M&E), research and learning framework.
Provide professional expertise and assistance in HRF data needs and collection, statistics and data analysis, M&E, preparation of reports, communication, and partnership, and in implementing training programmes for IPs monitoring, evaluation, and research capacity building with special attention to the interest, concern, and participation of primary stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Integrated Monitoring, Evaluation & Research Planning
Ensure there is a well-prioritised and realistic plan of research, M&E activities that will provide the most relevant and strategic information to manage the programme, including tracking and assessing HRF contributory story
Situation Monitoring and Assessment
Ensure timely and accurate measurement of change in conditions in the country or region, including monitoring of socio-economic trends and the country’s wider policy, economic or institutional context, to facilitate planning and to draw conclusions about the impact of programmes or policies
Programme Performance Monitoring
Ensure that the HRF programme has quality information, data, and evidence to assess progress towards expected results established results framework and in annual work plans
M&E Capacity Building
Ensure that the M&E capacities are strengthened enabling them to increasingly engage in and lead M&E processes
Communication and Partnerships.
Ensure that all the above tasks are carried out and accomplished through effective communication and partnerships
REQUIREMENTS
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in M&E, Statistics, Operations Research, Social Sciences, Development Studies or related.
- Master’s degree in M&E, Statistics, Operations Research, Social Sciences, Development Studies, will be an added advantage.
Experience
Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:
Knowledge of Project and Activity Evaluation.
Professional technical knowledge/expertise in Data Collection, Evaluation Process
Management, Dissemination of M&E results.
Technical knowledge on M&E methodologies, theories, standards, and models, quantitative/qualitative/mixed methods, validity/reliability testing of data, data analysis and interpretation, and statistical inference methods.
Experience in working with Government and civil society organizations in relation to capacity strengthening in a development context.
Experience working in a multi stakeholder environment and under tight deadlines
About us
You’ll be working with Crown Agents which is a high impact social enterprise passionate about transforming the future for millions of people. Since our creation in 1833 we have worked across the globe to improve public services and drive economic growth. Our expertise is finding new solutions to difficult problems for clients in the areas of health, governance, economic growth, humanitarian action and supply chain services. We work with and train leaders at local, national and international level to achieve lasting change drawing on our insight and experience.
Crown Agents is committed to diversity and will promote diversity for all candidates at all times as well as a business culture that reflects that belief. Crown Agents will treat everyone equally irrespective of race, religion, colour, sex, age, national origin, disability or sexual orientation, and places an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy. Crown Agents shall not discriminate unlawfully when deciding which candidates are selected for interview, or in any terms of employment, and will ensure that each candidate is assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the role. Crown Agents is committed to being an organisation enhanced by diversity and encourages applications from anyone who shares our values and commitment to improving the lives of communities affected by poverty or conflict.
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