Proposed Position

THINK is seeking a suitably qualified District M & E Coordinator for the anticipated USAID TB and HIV projects to be based in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Free State, and Western Cape regions.

The M & E Coordinator is responsible for the setup and support of the implementation of M & E Activities on the project:
**Duties and Responsibilities include but not limited to**:

- Provide guidance/mentorship to the data clerks.
- Alignment of Project objectives with THINK Strategic intent.
- Ensure the setup of a project database and ensure alignment with the reporting of programme. indicators as per the funder specifications.
- Ensure data quality activities are aligned with donor requirements.
- Support M&E TA on the project.
- Provide data analysis for weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting.
- Responsible for ensuring timely, high-quality data collection, entry, analysis and reporting by national partner M&E teams across districts of operation.
- Compile and share data collection and entry timelines to all data collectors.
- Support field data collection exercises whenever necessary.
- Prepare, compile and sort filled forms for data entry.
- Check source documents/ filled forms for accuracy and completeness.
- Obtain further information for incomplete documents and update data whenever necessary.
- Accurately enter data from source documents/ forms into Database.
- Analyse any data entry errors and address with project staff and Project Manager.
- Check completed work/ entered data for accuracy.
- Maintain a record of activities/ tasks undertaken.
- Respond to requests for information and access relevant files.
- Comply with data integrity and security policies e.g., POPIA.
- Support data quality assessments.
- Continuous engagement with donor M&E team.
- Continued internal stakeholder engagements with M&E district supporting staff.
- Regular external stakeholder engagements with DoH to ensure project deliverables are achieved.
- Regular internal stakeholder engagements i.e., Project Manager and district coordinator where necessary.
- Provide training and development support to Data Clerks.
- Capacity building through attending advanced M&E programs.

**Requirements**:

- An appropriate tertiary qualification in ( statistics, social science, public health, development economics or related discipline).
- A certificate in monitoring and evaluation and/or data management.
- Minimum 3 years work experience within development sector where research and data analysis skills have been applied.
- Proven technical skills in monitoring and evaluation, including experience with multi-sectorial and multi-donor funded programs and experience with qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis.*
- Proven abilities in developing monitoring plans, data collection, information management, use of databases, and analysis and performance monitoring.
- Clear criminal record.
- Must have a valid drivers licence.