Vac-11588 M&E Officer (Technical Facilitator).

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2.Purpose ofAssignment

The Monitoring and Evaluation Extender will support the zonal Polio teams in data collection, analysis, visualization, and evidence-informed decision making. The M&E Extender are responsible for the following:

Independent Monitoring and Data collection:

·Conduct independent monitoring to verify and validate data received from the fieldteams (including verifying the campaign data, awareness survey data, Monthly program data, and other community engagement data)

·Support the operationalizing of the data collection checklists designed for the use of the field teams, such as, PCOs, DCOs, FMV supervisors, FCEO supervisors, Cluster coordinators, Team leads, etc.) 

·Conduct monitoring visits for campaign activities, household surveys, and any other programme interventions.

·Compile data from the field teams on monthly basis to maintain a regional database and feed into the centralized database at the national level, and report via the monthly polio program reporting template.

·Support the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data to support regional, and district/cluster planning and performance management

Data analysis and visualization

•     Support data compilation, data editing/cleaning and quality assurance of data

·Support the analysis of community engagement and communication programme data trends to demonstrate ICN performance and effectiveness in community engagement tracking missed children, and addressing missed children s, etc.

·Support the analysis of quantitative data from differentsources and prepare tables, graphs, charts, infographics, dashboards, maps to highlight issues,challenges,focusingondistricts and clusters with high missed children, refusals.

·Analyze and generate reports for monitoring data reported by the field teams via standard monitoring checklists/ONA tools

·Compile and analyze other social data and social profiles to support district/cluster planning including identification of communication actions.

Use of data:

·Support the dissemination of data products/findings to both UNICEF programme staff and to the communities/affected population, including monthly review meetings with UNICEF programme staff and workshops with high-risk communities, such as communities with pockets of silent refusals.

·Support the tracking of recommendations/ actions arising from the data products.

·Summarize and interpret data to inform program decision-making

·Communicate with the regions the findings and the infographics and provide orientation on the use of data

Capacity Building and technical support

·Support building the monitoring capacity of SBC extenders, FMV supervisors, FMVs and other field teams (PCOs, DCOs, etc.) in data collection, compilation, analysis, and reporting within the regions

·Provide technical support to all regions in the development and implementation of data analysis and visualization tools.

·Develop and deliver training on data analysis and visualization methods and tools for program staff across the regions

• Facilitate the development of M&E plans for program partners

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Priority will be given to female candidates.

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Qualifications:

·Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., statistics, computer science, public health, development studies).

·At least 3 years of experience in M&E, data collection, and analysis in the health sector and immunization

·Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

·Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, excel).

·Strong written and verbal communication skills.

·Ability to work effectively in a team and with partners.

·Able to travel to all the provinces of Afghanistan specially within the north/northeast regio whenever required