SPECIALIST, MONITORING AND EVALUATION, EMERGENCY HEALTH WASHINGTON, DC

Save the Children is seeking a Specialist for Monitoring and Evaluation who will provide technical input to the monitoring and evaluation work of the department of health and nutrition (DHN) and department of humanitarian response (DHR). The Specialist will specifically support Family Planning (FP) and Emergency Obstetric Care in emergencies, in establishing health data collection systems, lead baseline facility- based assessments in Pakistan and the DRC, establish a data base; collaborate with the Department of Health and Nutrition, Department of Humanitarian Response and Country Offices; Coordinate with partner agencies, and travel 40% of the time; Conduct real time evaluation of Emergency Response. Responsibilities: Establish Monitoring and Evaluation systems in Pakistan and DRC for family planning and emergency obstetric care; review and adapt clinical registers and data collection tools for FP and emergency obstetrics at country level including in new emergencies; data analysis, donor reporting required; provide progress reports; review M&E plans; establish agency wide M&E tools and database for FP and Emergency Obstetrics and Emergency Health. Participate in agency and departmental strategic planning to achieve health and nutrition goals; participate in real time emergency program evaluations; deploy to new emergencies and set up M&E for Emergency Health and Nutrition systems that include FP and Emergency Obstetrics. Participation and Representation: Share lessons learned with stakeholders; Technical working group participation. Training and Capacity building: Actively participate in capacity building initiatives at country level; mentor M&E teams; design and update global training matrix; roll-out M&E systems for FP and Emergency Obstetrics in new emergencies with emphasis on data translation. Other duties as needed. Travel to Emergency and non-emergency settings. REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's degree, Master's in epidemiology; clinical background, nurse, midwife preferred; Fluent in French and English. Minimum 5 years field experience in maternal, newborn and family planning program monitoring and evaluation in developing countries. Experience with data collection systems (health information systems) at health facilities in developing countries, at 3 years' experience analyzing health data. Experienced and skilled in using software such as STATA, SAS, Epi INFO and SPSS. Proven experience in leading and conducting household (population based) surveys in the field, in a minimum of 3-4 countries. Strong knowledge of EP and Emergency Obstetric indicators and data collection tools. Strong qualitative and quantitative M&E skills. Excellent organizational and time management skills; strong written and verbal skills. Strong team player, interpersonal and cross cultural skills. Experience working in insecure areas, non-emergency and emergency settings. Employee Type: Full time. Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries, including the United States. We aim to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives by improving their health, education and economic opportunities. In 2010, we improved the lives of over 64 million children in need in the United States and around the world. Our goal is to reach more than 74 million children annually by the year 2012. Join our dedicated and diverse staff committed to improving the well-being of children. TO APPLY: Please apply on our website www.savethechildren.org. Save the Children provides an attractive benefits package including competitive salaries, a matching retirement plan, health and welfare benefits, life insurance, an employee assistance program, generous time off and much more. We are an equal opportunity organization dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity.