Recruitment Description/ Key Accountabilities

Qualifications and Skills

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Based in Nampula and reporting directly to the National Programme Manager, the Senior Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor will be responsible for:

Organisational Leadership and Strategy

• Contributing to the development of the strategic plan.
• Leading the assigned sections of the strategic plan.
• Participating in the implementation of the local strategic plan in assigned areas.
• Promoting collaboration between programme units.
• Providing supervisory support at the RM&E unit level.
• Being responsible for the performance and results of the RM&E unit.

Financial and Risk Management

• Contributing to the development of work plans and project budgets that are cost-effective.
• Leading the implementation of the RM&E plan and budget control at the project level.
• Implementing risk reduction plans.
• Ensuring compliance with Ipas’s policies, procedures, and standards at the unit level.
• Contributing to the development or updating of policies, procedures, and standards in assigned areas.
• Ensuring adherence to Ipas quality standards in projects or assigned areas.

Technical or Functional Area

• Contributing to project design, including the development of logical frameworks and RM&E plans for proposals aligned with the national and global strategic plan.
• Supervising the development and implementation of research, monitoring, and evaluation plans for all projects and the programme’s strategic plan.
• Collaborating with other Ipas researchers on study design, protocol development, ethical approvals, staff management, data collection, analysis, and dissemination of results.
• Supervising and ensuring the quality of data collected at health units, service sites, and Ipas-supported interventions for donor reporting and programme decision-making.
• Contributing to and leading the preparation of reports for donors and other project partners, ensuring quality through a thorough RM&E analysis.
• Assisting project leaders in regularly reviewing and analysing data to facilitate programme monitoring and understanding progress, guiding necessary adaptations.
• Supporting and supervising the RM&E team, consultants, and contractors, ensuring strong staff capacity and performance and monitoring project deadlines for Research and Evaluation.
• Collaborating with Ipas global RM&E staff to ensure strong RM&E systems and tools, adhering to Ipas’s M&E standards.
• Leading Ipas’s knowledge-sharing efforts, including internal dissemination of results and lessons, and external sharing through conferences, publications, and other means.
• Implementing and overseeing the monitoring system, including routine data collection, participation in Ipas’s Accountability and Management Group, and supervision of issues related to TERRA.
• Validating data and flagging deviations.
• Representing Ipas in various national and international research and policy forums through presentations and journal publications.
• Working closely with the Global TEX (Programme Evidence) technical support team to develop monitoring tools, implement a new global M&E system (Bridge & Terra), and develop MEL staff capacity in the country.
• Supporting capacity assessment and strengthening of staff, consultants, partners, and external research agencies for monitoring, evaluation, and research surveys for Ipas.
• Conducting regular result-focused project reviews and problem-solving.
• Contributing to thought leadership and innovation, especially in assigned projects.
• Developing and implementing strategies to strengthen the technical capacity of the Research, Monitoring & Evaluation team at the national level to ensure technical quality in supporting project implementation teams.
• Developing, implementing, and managing evaluation and research projects for all donor-funded projects.
• Serving as a liaison between the Ipas Mozambique programme and RM&E staff in other Ipas global nodes, creating opportunities for mutual learning and strengthening based on lessons learned.

Resource Mobilisation

• Leading the preparation of donor reports and external documents.
• Ensuring quality and accuracy.
• Leading or contributing significantly to project design and proposal preparation.

Communication and Representation

• Representing Ipas externally, primarily with suppliers, contractors, consultants, or project implementation partners.
• Finalising and sharing learning and expertise within the Ipas global network and with partners.
• Leading the development or implementation of communication plans regarding RM&E, primarily at the project level.
• Building and maintaining strong partnerships, particularly with stakeholders related to Ipas-implemented projects.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES AND EXPERIENCE

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, with exceptional skills in excellence.
• Experience with databases and statistical software, preferably Stata, SPSS, and SAS, for inferential statistics.
• Experience with qualitative analysis software (NVivo, or others), presentation software, and bibliographic software (EndNote, ProCite).
• Proven ability to lead and motivate teams and create a positive work environment, including through supportive supervision, strong communication, non-hierarchical leadership approaches, and modelling Ipas’s core values.
• Demonstrated capacity and commitment to good financial management, including strong work planning, budgeting, financial monitoring, and data-based problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to build positive working relationships with diverse internal teams and external partners.
• Solid knowledge and experience with M&E of GBV and Sexual and Reproductive Health programmes, with special attention to safe abortion.
• Strong commitment to sexual and reproductive health and rights, especially access to abortion and contraception.
• Well organised with the ability to track multiple projects and deadlines.

EDUCATION

• Master’s degree in social sciences, statistics, demography, public health, or a related field.

EXPERIENCE

• Seven (7) or more years of experience in research, monitoring, and evaluation, preferably in GBV and sexual and reproductive health programmes, particularly safe abortion.
• Five (5) or more years of project and research team supervision.
• Three (3) or more years of experience supervising high-level data collection systems and data analysis.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD or advanced professional degree in a relevant field preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, with exceptional skills and PowerBI.
• Experience working with multiple programmes at the national and regional levels and managing mobile data collection projects.
• Practical knowledge of data analysis and statistical software packages.
• Experience with geographic mapping software is an advantage.
• Experience applying research findings to community-based health interventions and others.
• Professional fluency in English (spoken, read, and written).

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Ability to travel up to 40% domestically (with occasional regional or global travel, if applicable).

APPLICATION

Interested candidates should submit their proposals in separate or single documents, in PDF format, by 20th September 2024, at 17:59h, via the online application platform. Documents to be submitted include:

• Expression of interest letter.
• Curriculum Vitae (including 3 professional references).
• Educational qualification certificates.

Only pre-selected candidates will be contacted.

NOTE

Ipas is strongly committed to providing a workplace free from all forms of harassment, discrimination, and inequality. We recruit, employ, train, promote, and compensate our staff regardless of race, age, sex, religion, national origin, colour, creed, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, veteran status, military service, disability, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual orientation, or any other personal characteristic protected by law or outlined by Ipas policy.