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Job Summary
The M&E Analyst will report to the Senior M&E specialist, and will work directly with the Ministry of Health, provincial health authorities of Benguela, Cuanza Sul and Bié, municipal health authorities as necessary, as well as other implementing partners and funding agencies to ensure timely and quality reports and full implementation of RSSH M&E GF funded activities.

Scope of Work

Monitoring and evaluation:

Contribute towards the implementation of the grant M&E Plan by leading the implementation of the capacity building plan and the M&E Clinics on grant indicators to improve the availability of strategic information for better decision-making;
Provide technical support to Sub-Recipients (SR) and other implementing partners to strengthen their monitoring and evaluation systems;
Participate and contribute to the development of Monitoring and Evaluation Performance Frameworks of SRs;
Lead the development of training material and facilitation of trainings/capacity building in M&E for personnel of implementing partners;
Perform a review of SR narrative reports; contribute to the drafting of SR Management Letters; support in following up on UNDP recommendations;
Validate the quality of collected data (through sample analysis and M&E SR visits);
Prepare reports e.g. quarterly, annual and other strategic information reports in a timely manner, including the Progress Update and Pulse Check reports;
Identify potential implementation problems and bottlenecks and alert the Senior M&E specialist, follow-up on their resolution;
Identify and formulate lessons learned and document best practices from evaluations and studies to be integrated into project reports;
Participate in external supervision and evaluation missions of the GF and other agencies by facilitating access to M&E data as required;
Any other tasks as may be assigned by the Senior M&E specialist to support the overall Monitoring and Evaluation of the implementation of the Project;
Support the organisation, facilitation and documentation of M&E activities such as grant performance review meetings or M&E visits to project sites by Luanda-based UNDP staff, the Global Fund or the Local Fund Agent
RSSH implementation support

Develop quarterly workplans in collaboration with SRs for the good implementation of all activities within the RSSH M&E module;
Support SRs and other UNDP colleagues in the preparation of terms of reference for the implementation of activities under the RSSH M&E module;
Monitor and provide oversight to the implementation of the RSSH M&E module including the quarterly workplan;
Monitor the expenditure vis a vis the implementation of the RSSH M&E module activities;
Engage with procurement and finance UNDP colleagues, as required, to warrant the timely implementation of activities;
Discuss priorities with SRs and propose the necessary adjustments to the quarterly workplan;
Lead the process for the implementation of surveys liaising with the required implementation partners, ensuring all necessary steps are accounted for within the project time-frame;
Lead the process to develop and implement an electronic system for the individual monitoring of HIV and TB patients on treatment;
Provide the necessary support to the National Tuberculosis Program to review the current data management model and support the develop an integrated, robust HIS sub system that facilitates registering, recording follow up and reporting on diagnosis, care and outcomes;
Any other tasks as may be assigned by the Senior M&E specialist to support the overall Monitoring and Evaluation of the implementation of the Project.

Required Skills and Experience

Education

Advanced University Deegree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Public Health, Epidemiology, Monitoring & Evaluation, statistics or related field OR
A first level university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in in the above field in additional 2years of experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree
Experience

Minimum 2 years’ (with a Master’s degree) or 4 years (with a Bachelor’s degree) of relevant work experience in health program implementation (HIV, TB or malaria) and/or health policy work
Required skills

Experience in M&E methodology and in health programming
Experience on data analysis
Experience of working with health management information systems
Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section

Experience in Global Fund programs is highly desirable
Previous UNDP /UN work experience is highly desirable
Work experience in at least two out of the three diseases (HIV, TB and malaria) is highly desirable.

Languages

Fluency in Portuguese and English, both written and verbal.