South Sudan: MEAL Officer (National Position)

Introduction

Cordaid is a Dutch, international non-governmental organization which combines 100 years of experience and expertise in emergency aid and structural poverty eradication. Cordaid believes in a world without poverty and exclusion. We strive for a just and sustainable society where every person counts. We stand for knowledge and talent sharing between North and South, between farmers and businesses, between activists and policymakers. Where poverty, conflict and exclusion tear up societies, we connect people and communities. We also stand for professionalism, expertise and solidarity across borders, to make a difference where it is most needed. Together with more than 600 partner organizations in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America we structurally improve the living conditions of the poorest and most excluded populations - the bottom billion.

Cordaid has been active in South Sudan for more than 20 years, with a strong focus on civil society capacity-building. Currently, it has programs in the area of Emergency Response, DRR, Health, Food Security, Security & Justice, Women Leadership and Investments.

Presently, Cordaid is expanding its program in different parts of the country. For that purpose, additional technical capacity is required. Therefore, Cordaid would like to recruit a MEAL Officer as detailed below,

Position Title: MEAL Officer

Duty station: Juba with extensive field travel to Torit, Bentiu, Chukudum and Wau

Background

Cordaid believes in a world without poverty and exclusion. We strive for a just and sustainable society where every person counts. We stand for knowledge and talent sharing between North and South, between farmers and businesses, between activists and policymakers. Where poverty, conflict and exclusion divide societies, we connect people and communities. We stand for professionalism, expertise and solidarity across borders. We make a difference where it is most needed.

Health Programs in South Sudan.

Cordaid has been working in South Sudan to support the improvement of the Health Care system in the country through support to County Health Departments, the state ministries of health and support to 5 state and county hospitals.

Cordaid is also working in the South Sudan Health sector with projects in the greater Unity state (Rubkona and Guit counties); Namorunyang state (Budi and Kapoeta south counties) and in Upper Nile (Fashoda, Panyikang and Melut).

The health project seeks to improve the health system in the country in partnership with the local authorities.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities of the Position:

1. Takes the lead in M&E for the Health Projects in South Sudan by supporting the Monitoring and Evaluation role in the health sector. Specifically, the M&E Officer will track the progress of the five projects each month, track the submission of monthly reports and give quarterly feedback on the achievements based on the agreed indicators and timeframes.
2. Also, he/she will work with the respective program coordinators to develop tracking tools for the projects, give quarterly presentations on achievements and develop and modify the tools used in inpatient HMIS systems.

Facilitate Usage and adoption of standard M & E Tools

1. Develop and strengthen monitoring, inspection and evaluation procedures for the five HPF funded projects
2. Monitor all project activities and progress in this program towards achieving the project output;
3. Develop and monitor impact indicators for the project success;
4. Assist in data verification at the county level and at the health facilities for the health sector
5. Ensure that the monthly DHIS data from the counties is uploaded by the county health departments and give feedback on the rate of progress
6. Support the development of output indicators for the health project and initiate data collection at Bentiu state hospital.
7. Conduct capacity assessment of existing monitoring and evaluation system;
8. 3.2. Monitoring Progress
9. Develop indicators and a monitoring strategy for the project;
10. Monitor and evaluate overall progress on achievement of results;
11. Monitor the sustainability of programme results;
12. Provide feedback to the project manager on project strategies and activities;
13. Monitor monthly the progress of the projects based on the agreed targets and indicators and provide feedback to the program team
14. Set up an internal monitoring system for all outputs under the project.

Capacity development

1. Liaise with the national Ministry of health to facilitate the provision of all data collection tools
2. Support the training of county and hospital staff on data collection with a specific focus on nutrition indicators and inpatient HMIS
3. Take part in the training of healthcare staff at health facilities in Eastern Equitoria and Northern Liech state

Reports

1. Provide input, information, and statistics for quarterly, annual and other reports to the Health Project manager
2. Participate in the quarterly project review meetings wherever possible
3. Participate in the development of indicators for new projects and revision of existing targets and indicators.
4. Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications and Skills

1. Bachelor’s degree in Public health or Biostatistics or Health Information or Diploma in Health Information Management or postgraduate training in Epidemiology /Biostatistics
2. Experience in the Development of Project log frames within the health sector and in the use databases
3. Familiarity with statistical packages like SPSS, STATA and SAS an advantage

Further information and how to apply

Interested and qualifying applicants can submit their application letter including a CV in English, copies of birth certificate, National ID, and qualification documents, both phone and email contact details of at least 4 professional references, including most recent/current employer/supervisor to the following email hr.southsudan@cordaid.org

Mention the vacancy reference number in subject line.

e.g. CSS03/05/18 MEAL Officer - Juba

Deadline for submission is by the 31May 2018

Cordaid is an equal opportunities employer and women are strongly encouraged to apply

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.