VectorLink Technical Specialist / Monitoring and Evaluation Manager Jobs in Kenya

Abt Associates is a mission-driven, global leader in research and program implementation in the fields of health, social and environmental policy, and international development.


Known for its rigorous approach to solving complex challenges, Abt Associates is regularly ranked as one of the top 20 global research firms and one of the top 40 international development innovators. The company has multiple offices in the U.S. and program offices in more than 40 countries.

Abt Associates, a major American business and government research, technical assistance, and consulting company, manages the USAID-funded Vector Control Task Order 1. Task Order 1 will support the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and USAID to plan and implement an integrated vector control approach with the overall goal of reducing the burden of malaria.

Abt has implemented indoor residual spraying (IRS) for PMI since 2011, delivering high-quality IRS programs and gathering the most comprehensive vector control entomological data in the world. Under this contract,

Abt will expand entomological monitoring to guide programs focused on insecticide-treated mosquito nets and IRS and continue to assist PMI in reducing the burden of malaria through IRS and capacity building in 22 African countries where malaria is endemic. Abt also will continue to support PMI in IRS monitoring and evaluation, as well as environmental compliance.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

  • Lead the needs assessments and baseline surveys/data collection process prior to IRS campaigns.
  • Lead establishment of routine M&E systems to support tracking of IRS program activities, progress, and performance.
  • Improve programmatic monitoring efforts through managing the data collection of routine spray activities from county-based spray teams and reporting the data for internal and client use.
  • Design, review and test M&E tools for reporting formats and data collection.
  • Ensure appropriate skills are maintained with the national and county IRS staff through focused trainings for continued maintenance of the established M&E tracking systems.
  • Track and report data on all project indicators to the Abt Home Office, PMI/Kenya
    and PMI/Washington. This includes regular updating of the project’s official Monitoring and Evaluation Plan.
  • Prepare performance monitoring plans, including developing and defining program indicators and sources of data, as well as annual reports and other project documents.
  • Conduct periodic internal Data Quality Assessments and prepare the project for possible external Data Quality Audits to ensure validity, integrity, precision, reliability and timeliness of all performance data, identifying gaps and suggesting corrective actions on time.
  • The position requires frequent travel to IRS implementing counties and field sites for routine monitoring, program supervision, and support.

    Preferred Skills / Prerequisites

  • Masters Degree in a relevant social science field, such as Public Health/Environmental health, Community Health, or Statistics.
  • At least six (6) years of relevant professional experience in program monitoring and evaluation and in research, with previous IRS or other malaria program experience desirable.
  • Experience in MS Access, GIS applications; and GPS measurement data collection desirable.
  • Experience and familiarity with USAID program monitoring and evaluation, and performance monitoring.
  • Strong analytic and quantitative database management skills, budgeting and report writing.
  • English language fluency.
  • (6+) years of experience and a master degree OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.

    Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits.

    How to Apply

    Interested candidates should apply online by 30th May, 2018

    For more information and job application details, see; VectorLink Technical Specialist / Monitoring and Evaluation Manager Jobs in Kenya

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