United States of America: Coordinator, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation

Organization: Project Concern International
Country: United States of America
Closing date: 07 Nov 2014

Job Summary:

The Coordinator,Research Monitoring and Evaluation will support all aspects of monitoring, evaluation, research, reporting and dissemination of results for global initiatives. This position will assist with the coordination of the implementation of PCI’s organizational Lives Changed Indices (LCI) tool to assess program impact as well as group-level Village Saving and Lending (VSL) data requirements and Management Information Systems (MIS). This position will perform data management, cleaning and other data quality assurance activities, as well as assist with the development and dissemination of research, monitoring and evaluation training materials and preparation of donor reports, conference abstracts, and publications. This position will provide support to all members of the SII unit on the tasks mentioned above. This position willparticipate on the Women Empowered (WE) related coordinating teams as they relate to Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), LCI, VSL MIS data collection and analysis and reporting.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

****Measuring Global Initiatives (50%)****

• Format country-specific LCI survey forms and databases and country-specific group data collection forms;
• Update and ensure version control of LCI surveys, databases, and training manuals;
• Coordinate and track the implementation of the LCI targets within each country portfolio;
• Review, and clean baseline and endline LCI data received from the field;
• Maintain electronic library of LCI databases and training guides
• Support with preparing regular results reports to country staff to ensure that results data improves program implementation;
• Support with data organization and version control of PCI's LCI surveys used across PCI countries, including data mapping of older LCI versions to match current LCI version numbering and organization;
• Export data from database and perform additional descriptive and bivariate statistical analysis on group data results; and
• Assist with research and development of M&E indicators, measures, and scales to measure global initiatives.

PCI’ Global Research Agenda (20%)

• Support the development of training materials for PCI staff and partners on basic research principals and methodology, responsible conduct of research, and biomedical research ethics in human subjects.
• Track PCI publications and maintain the PCI publication electronic library;
• Provide meeting support for Research Committee meetings;
• Assist with the organization and coordination of technical support and quality assurance for key research projects focused on PCI’s key programmatic areas and crosscutting initiatives using a variety of research methodologies; and

WE Monitoring and Evaluation Country Support (20%)

• Support SII leads in working with field teams’ implementation activities, including coordination of technical assistance provision, trainings, and enhancement/modification of tools and guidelines;
• Keep SII country leads apprised of any changes in the LCI formats or training materials as well as adaptations for projects in their assigned countries;
• Brief SII country leads on any follow-up actions needed, with regard to LCI, prior to field travel;
• Coordinate with SII country lead on WE country WE targets and data submission deadlines;
• Support SII country lead with proposal development for WE M&E sections proposals ;

Identification, Documentation, and Sharing, both within PCI and Externally, of Best and Promising Practices (10%)

• Support the development and updating of research, monitoring and evaluation training manuals and materials (e.g., Group Level VSL indicators and LCI Training and Data Manual);
• Support the development of WE Board updates and WE donor and investors reporting; and
• Support all internal and external reports and presentations of M&E data from PCI global initiatives.

****Position Parameters/Special Responsibilities Required:****

• May require international travel 10-15% time.
• Must be available for overtime during peak periods.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree or higher in social sciences, statistics, biostatistics, public health, bioinformatics, computer sciences or a health related field;
• Understanding of and experience with program monitoring and evaluation;
• Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and Assess, and common statistical software packages, particularly SPSS, SAS or R;
• Strong data analytical skills, including data management and quality assurance, and general knowledge of statistical principles and procedures;
• Experience working in a team setting preferred;
• Involvement in previous collaborative efforts with community-based organizations preferred;
• Ability to follow through on assignments with attention to detail;
• Ability to efficiently understand, organize, prioritize and meet deadlines;
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in accordance with human subjects requirements;
• Strong writing skills;
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and ability to work well with a variety of contacts in the health care and research fields;
• Willingness to learn and respond to constructive feedback; and
• Fluency in English required and proficiency in Spanish preferred.

How to apply:

https://pciglobal-openhire.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?fuseaction=a...