Research, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

Job Responsibilities:

Technical Support

• Provide technical support during the implementation of M&E activities including data management analysis documentation and donor reporting with the support of the RM&E Advisor.
• Assist program teams partners and external consultants in designing studies surveys and routine monitoring activities as and when required.

Data Management

• Regular and accurate compilation and entry of all project data in the relevant database.
• Ensure quality of data entry and meeting the desired deadlines; manage additional responsibilities including filling up the data for backups retrieving data as and when required and maintaining confidentiality regarding the information in the data forms.
• Carry out RM&E data collection processing and analysis and contribute to documentation and dissemination work including presentation development and paper/abstract writing and maintaining a database for Ipas submission to local and international fora/conferences.

Project Monitoring and Work Plan Management

• Actively monitor the progress of project activities updates and shares project work plan as per the Balanced Scorecard/strategic framework on a monthly basis and share progress in project review/team meetings.
• Develop and maintain records of RM&E activities and conduct field visits for monitoring and refresher training on data recording per requirement and report on data collection and reporting quality in the field.
• Assist in developing the annual and quarterly M&E work plan for effective M&E activities.
• Organize meetings and workshops to disseminate R&E findings both internally and externally and prepare reports.

Reporting

• Ensure timely and accurate reporting to donors and other stakeholders.
• Develop presentations papers and abstracts for submission to local and international conferences.

Research and Innovation

• Assist in developing research study design ethical approval implementation data analysis and reporting and provide administrative support.
• Assist in developing research protocols tools and questionnaires.
• Assist in the implementation of research projects in the field.

Other tasks

• Travel as and when required with supervisors/CD approval.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor/CD.

Experience and Skill Set:

Minimum:

• Bachelors degree in public health research methodologies epidemiology social work monitoring & evaluation demography biostatistics statistics analytics or other relevant discipline.
• 2-5 years experience in monitoring and evaluation.
• Applied knowledge of quantitative and qualitative monitoring and evaluation methodologies.
• Knowledge of sampling approaches.
• Quantitative skills including demonstrated ability in the collection analysis and presentation of quantitative data.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Excel STATA Epi Info; and other softwares.
• Ability to meet deadlines with strong attention to consistency detail and quality.
• Excellent writing skills in English.
• Fluent in English and Urdu.
• Experience working in a non-profit organization.
• Commitment to Ipas mission and core values.

Preferred

• Qualification in a medical or public health social sciences or equivalent field.
• Prior experience of working in the reproductive health field with development sector.

Mission Statement:

Ipas works globally to increase womens ability to exercise their sexual and reproductive rights and to reduce abortion-related deaths and injuries. We seek to expand the availability quality and sustainability of abortion and related reproductive health services as well as improve the enabling environment. Ipas believes that no woman or girl should have to risk her life or health because she lacks safe reproductive health choices.

Ipas is strongly committed to providing a work environment that is free from all forms of harassment discrimination and inequity. We recruit employ train promote and compensate our personnel without regard to race age sex religion national origin color creed ancestry citizenship caste ethnicity regional identity tribal identity marital status veteran status disability genetic information gender identity transgender status sexual orientation or any other personal characteristic protected by law or outlined by Ipas policy. Ipas acknowledges that these personal characteristics may differ in different contexts.