This role will provide support for grantees & work closely with the Technical Fund Manager ensuring that the CICF delivers impact in line with DFID’s goals & priorities. S/he is responsible for monitoring progress & tracking ‘impact’, identifying successful innovations with potential for scale up, documenting & sharing lessons learnt & operational research studies for larger innovations.
Responsibilities:
The Technical Associate will provide:
Monitoring & Evaluation for CICF
Mentoring and capacity building of CICF grantees
High quality technical fund management services from award and implementation stages
Support internal and external technical learning and knowledge dissemination generated through the CICF activities
Planning, delivering and evaluating the implementation of CICF activities in close partnership with KPMG
Contribute to a strong CICF Fund Management Team, and strong relationships with Options’ office in London
Person specification:
Master’s degree in the health sciences, public health, demography or a related discipline
Minimum of five years of experience in MNH programme implementation, and/or MNH-related M&E experience
Experience designing and implementing M&E frameworks in MNH
Previous experience with the technical support to donor funds
Proven ability to work with partners and develop institutional technical capacity
High attention to detail and the ability to deliver high quality technical services with minimal external supervision
Experience in operational research and documentation of learning
Ability to work closely with colleagues in a small team and build relationships with internal and external partners
Strong verbal communication skills and effective interpersonal style; ability to engage and build relationships at multiple levels
Fluency in English and Swahili
