Provincial Strategic Information and Evaluation Officer

JF Kapnek Zimbabwe a registered PVO 1/86 which has been operating in Zimbabwe since
1986 whose mission is to improve family health, reduce child mortality and create educational opportunities for the children of Zimbabwe through the implementation of scalable, sustainable
programs is seeking to fill the vacancies below:

Job Title : Provincial Strategic Information and Evaluation Officer
Reporting to : SIE Manager
Location : Masvingo

Main Purpose of the Job:

The Provincial SIE Officer is responsible for providing overall SIE technical support to the province by working with District SIE Officers and maintaining a close liaison with the
Provincial Health Information Office and Provincial M & E Officer. The position will contribute to improved quality of data generated by the province and extracting and sharing
information that the data presents by way of data analysis and interrogation at provincial level to allow informed decision making.

Key Responsibilities

• Directly supervise the District SIE officers including coordination of day-to-day SIE activities in the province.
• Liaise with the Provincial Health Information Office and Provincial M & E Officer in providing technical support to district teams in monitoring program indicators
• Participate in the review of programme monitoring tools and ensure that data relevant for the program are collected
• With guidance from SIE Manager, the PSIEO will assist SIEM in the collection, reviewing and analysis of program related indicators as well as provide strategic information for ongoing program implementation and management.
• Assist SIE manager to create program monitoring tools including performance monitoring plans, data collection tools and indicator reference material.
• Development of Power BI dashboards to monitor program interventions and deploy the dashboards for use at sub-national level.
• Assist in designing and preparation of scientifically sound operational research proposals and tools to generate evidence needed to improve programming.
• Conduct data analysis (qualitative and quantitative) for on all material generated through operations research, deep dives and best practice documentation to derive insights and key issues for improving programs.

Person Specification

• An undergraduate degree in Health Sciences/Statistics/Mathematics.
• A master’s degree in health sciences/Statistics/Mathematics is an added advantage.
• Excellent computer skills, Advanced Excel and the relevant MS Office packages.
• Experience with Power BI is a pre-requisite, plus any one statistical package e.g. SAS, R, SPSS, STATA.
• Ability to stick to work deadlines e.g. punctuality and reports.
• Ability and willingness to travel.

Functional skills and knowledge:

• Remains productive when under pressure.
• Demonstrates a systematic and efficient approach to work.
• Works collaboratively with team members to achieve results.
• Ability to communicate effectively with varied audiences.
• Relates and works well with people of different cultures, gender and backgrounds.