Overview

Job Description

The M&E Officer works to directly support M&E activities at district level in support of care and treatment and contributes to the wider Health Management Information Systems in Malawi. The M&E Officer will work towards strengthening the district’s ability to generate, utilize and disseminate timely, complete and accurate data. She/he is supervised by the M&E Manager.

Required Minimum Qualifications

· Bachelor’s Degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Informatics, Statistics, Computing, Monitoring and Evaluation.

· At least two years of work experience in M&E of public health programs, preferably in the field of biomedical HIV services.

· Excellent computer skills using database, statistical software including STATA, SPSS and R, and general office applications

· Experience in biomedical HIV services and related monitoring, evaluation and reporting are desirable

Desirable Qualifications

· Intensive experience working with cooperating partners in public sector, NGO sector

· Have a strong background of statistical methods analysis and evaluation of different donor requirements and procedures.

Required Minimum Experience

· A strong background in operational research and a proven track record of success in implementing studies

· Able to work under pressure, with minimal supervision, result-oriented.

· Fluency in English (speaking, reading, and writing).

· Be self-starter, team player and demonstrate verifiable result orientation track record

Desirable Experience

· Familiarity with the scientific literature on HIV prevention, treatment, and care.

· Excellent communication, organizational, and project management skills.

· Able to maintain confidentiality of subjects and information obtained.

· Able to network with and provide information to key groups and individuals.