The KP M&E Advisor will work closely with the ICAP Zambia SI Unit Director, ICAP Senior
Advisor for HIV Care and Treatment and NAC Director of Programs to provide technical
assistance to NAC in SI-related key populations programming. This will involve strengthening
systems for routine data collection, triangulating findings across data sources, improving data
visualization and analytics, and enhancing data use for decision-making at provincial and national
levels.
MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Provide high-level technical guidance to NAC in planning and implementing M&E
systems and surveillance for KP;
• Review data collection processes for KP across different donors and implementing
partners and standardize procedures for reporting KP data to the national HIV program.
• Develop and/or adapt standard operating procedures (SOP) for data quality assurance,
reporting, data dissemination, and other routine M&E processes for routinely collected
KP data;
• Support capacity building and training activities to triangulate, visualize, and use KP data
across data sources (e.g. previous biobehavioral surveys, PEPFAR MER, and other
programmatic data);
• Conduct internal data monitoring and analysis, including the development of dashboards
and slides to track progress over time with appropriate disaggregation;
• Review routinely collected M&E data and support NAC, Provincial HIV/AIDS
Committees (PHACs) and District HIV/AIDS Committees (DHACs) in using findings
to improve program performance;
• Support NAC’s data use efforts by developing and/or improving dashboards for routine
and non-routine data;
• Support KP data review technical working group meetings at NAC
• Support ICAP’s M&E activities under the KP award, including M&E data from KP
sensitization trainings, stakeholder engagements, and other workshops/trainings aimed
to address barriers to care and improve uptake of HIV-related services among KP;
• Maintain regular communication with in-country Project Director and New York staff
on technical assistance activities;
• Perform other related duties as directed by the Director of Policy and Planning and
ICAP SI Director.
EDUCATION
• Full grade 12 certificate
• Masters’ Degree in Public Health, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, or related field
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• Minimum six (6) years of related experience working with M&E and/or surveillance systems
• Experience and knowledge in M&E and/or public health surveillance systems
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and analytical capabilities
• Demonstrate strong skills in data management, analysis, statistics, or related fields
• Knowledge of and experience in health information management systems, database
maintenance, and patient-level databases preferred
• Demonstrated computer skills, including proficiency with Word and PowerPoint and the
ability to rapidly process and analyze data
• Experience working with complex programs involving short deadlines and multiple tasks, in
coordination with multiple partners to achieve program result
• Excellent written and oral communications skills
• Demonstrated interpersonal and team-building skills
• Demonstrated ability to use computer software programs including MS Word, Excel, and
PowerPoint, and statistical programs such as SPSS, SAS, STATA, or R.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
• Requires domestic travel of 5-10 trips per year