Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor

Start date: March 15, 2010
End date: September 15, 2010
Language(s): English, French
Location: Maroua, Cameroon

Description:

EFA International is a US-based non-governmental organization (NGO) currently working in the Extreme North region of Cameroon with a mission to promote the successful future of African children and youth infected and/or affected by HIV/AIDS through education and empowerment. EFA International is working towards this mission by empowering young people living with HIV/AIDS with the skills, resources, and support they need to live positive and healthy lives. Through training and education, our organization fosters the development of strong, independent thinkers who can help lead their communities towards social change.

EFA’s regional office in Maroua, Cameroon, coordinates an HIV+ youth network in the Extreme North region, which currently works with five associations of HIV+ youth. EFA Cameroon plans to increase this number to eleven associations by 2012. The HIV+ youth network provides leadership and empowerment opportunities to participating HIV+ youth through interventions such as a Peer Education training program, which provides HIV+ youth with skills to conduct HIV prevention education in the community in collaboration with local health centers, and a Technical Assistant Program, which offers professional development opportunities through the creation of new associations of HIV+ youth in new communities.

In January 2010, EFA Cameroon designed a comprehensive strategic plan for the next three years. Given the ambitious nature of the plans, the regional office seeks a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Advisor to complete and contribute to the team. The M&E Advisor would establish a robust M&E system for all organizational activities. The M&E Advisor will work closely with program staff and beneficiaries in a participatory approach to gain stakeholder buy-in and ultimately implement the M&E system.

Scope of Work:
- Finalize all results frameworks and measurement indicators for three-year strategy in collaboration with local staff and beneficiaries;
- Develop all primary data collection tools and validate with all stakeholders;
- Develop an Excel database for data entry and storage including relative policies and procedures on keeping source documents, etc.;
- Develop all activity reporting tools for the organization and beneficiaries and validate with all stakeholders;
- Develop a final 3-year M&E plan and Operations Manual that outlines all aspects of the M&E system;
- Train all local staff and project beneficiaries on their respective roles in the functioning of the M&E system, including primary data collection and reporting tools and data entry responsibilities.

Deliverables :
By the end of the volunteer service, the M&E Advisor should :
- Produce a complete M&E Plan and Operations Manual which presents the overall results framework and proposed measurement indicators for the three-year strategy and describes the processes and tools associated with data collection, entry, storage, analysis, and ultimately data use for improved evidence-based decision making and programming; and
- Successfully train all local staff on all aspects of the M&E system. Local staff should be able to prepare a report independent of PCRV assistance.

Working Conditions:
The regional office consists of a Country Representative, a Program Officer, and a full-time Peace Corps Volunteer- serving as the Principal Technical Advisor- who work collaboratively on all organizational activities. The regional office staff also work closely with representatives from the five associations of HIV+ youth who currently comprise the HIV+ youth empowerment network in the implementation of all organizational activities. The M&E Advisor will be the fourth member of this collaborative team and will spend a significant portion of their time directly working with HIV+ youth beneficiaries.

The position is primarily at the EFA regional office in Maroua, Cameroon, with some travel to the field to visit primary data collection sites with HIV+ youth groups in the region. EFA International will provide safe and comfortable lodging close to the regional office for the duration of the volunteer position. The M&E Advisor is required to bring their own laptop computer but internet and telephone will be available at the regional office.

The ideal candidate will possess:
• BS in Public Health, Statistics or related field; advanced degree is preferred
• High proficiency in spoken and written French
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation of public health programs is preferred
• Experience in the field of HIV prevention and/or care and support services is preferred
• Experience working or volunteering in developing countries required; experience in sub-Saharan Africa strongly preferred

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and updated CV to Rebecca Schendel at volunteer@efainternational.org byMarch 1, 2010. No phone calls please.

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EFA International relies heavily on interns and volunteers to coordinate its fundraising and operational activities in the United States. If you are interested in donating your time to help EFA, please contact us at volunteer@efainternational.org. In your email, please specify where you live and how much time per week you would be interested in devoting to EFA. Please also send a copy of your CV.

updated 01-Feb-2010