Our purpose is to unlock value in Africa. We use our analytical capabilities to improve decision-making and, through better decisions, to unlock substantial value for our clients and society. While we are the largest economics-based consulting firm in Africa, we use a large number of techniques and approaches to achieve clarity for decision-makers

PRACTICE AREA DESCRIPTION

• The Health Practice, in which this position falls, focuses on building healthier lives for African populations. We do this through our focus on our three main service lines:
• Research, monitoring and evaluation (RM&E)
• Health financing and economics (HFE)
• Large programme implementation support (PIMS)
• Cutting across this is the use of behavioural sciences.
• Our team has grown rapidly over the last five years and is spread across multiple countries in Africa and elsewhere. Our main clients include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UNAIDS, and USAID.
• We are looking for an experienced monitoring and evaluation and project manager to support our growing RME portfolio.
• The team of over 60 is currently based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Kenya, West Africa, East Africa, and Europe.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

• This role is for an experienced M&E practitioner to manage monitoring, evaluation, and learning tasks for a multi-country donor-funded public health project. The ideal candidate should have experience in stakeholder management, and project management, and demonstrated experience in producing high-quality MEL deliverables. In addition, you should have experience in designing, conducting, and disseminating mixed-methods research. Familiarity with management consulting is an added advantage, as well as experience with responding to Request for Proposals (RFPs) or Terms of Reference (TORs) for such organizations as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Global Fund, USAID, and UN organizations would be advantageous.

The main purpose of the role:

• Oversee the functionality of the MEL tracking system and lead the analysis of performance against the project’s performance framework, indicators, and targets
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of information held in project MEL systems, and ensuring all data sources have input the required information
• Support the consolidation and analysis of data to inform the written periodical performance reports
• Manage effective working relationships within Genesis, and with clients.

Requirements

  KEY INITIATIVES AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES:

•  Management and monitoring of the project’s performance against the results framework.
• Management and coordination of the different elements of the MEL system, to ensure they are functioning consistently and the inputs are accurate.
• Contribute to and write sections of the scheduled periodical reports to clients and donors.
• Provide oversight and accountability for junior staff, including delegation of roles and quality review of their work.
• Support programme MEL activities, including data processing, sound data quality assurance, monitoring and reporting.
• Provide strong data visualisation expertise.
• Design and develop mixed methods research protocols and tools, including surveys, discussion guides and interview protocols.
• Support in collecting, analysing, synthesising, and reporting high-quality mixed methods data.
• Demonstrated proficiency in using qualitative and quantitative analysis software such as Atlas.ti, Dedoose, MS Excel, STATA, or similar platforms is an added advantage.
• Contribute to new business development with a focus on qualitative research components.
• Demonstrate exceptional writing skills, including preparing and publishing articles in peer-reviewed journals, presenting findings at conferences, and developing conference papers and presentations. Ensure that research outputs meet high academic standards and are suitable for top-tier publications and conferences.
• Genesis consultants carry a balanced combination of powerful intellect, strong technical skills, and a consulting character to match. Successful candidates for roles at Genesis:
• Are passionate, self-motivated and energetic problem-solvers
• Value integrity and exhibit ethical behaviour
• Are analytical thinkers and fast learners with an excellent academic record#
• Successful candidates will have a passion for data analytics and evaluation of health programmes. You are proficient in the use of multiple data analysis software. You have a minimum of 4 years of hands-on experience in M&E.

You are likely to have:

• Postgraduate degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Social Sciences, Public Health, or a related field.
• 4 – 5 years of experience as an M&E practitioner supporting donor-funded projects in the health sector, especially in HIV programming. Experience in public health research, evaluation, learning, knowledge management, health systems strengthening, AGYW, HIV prevention, SRHR, and behavioural sciences (SBCC) is desirable.
• Extensive experience in the implementation of M&E plans for large, multi-country programmes
• Ability to work as part of a multicultural team – build teams and foster collaboration to achieve project goals, meet milestones and produce high-quality deliverables
• High level of organisation, stakeholder management, attention to detail, professionalism and reliability.
• Ability to prioritise and manage work in a fast-paced environment across multiple projects and work streams with competing time/ resource demands
• Proficiency in quantitative data analysis software (e.g., MS Excel, STATA)
• Proficiency in qualitative data analysis software (e.g., Dedoose, Atlas Ti)
• Excellent communication and writing skills in English