• Our client’s work on communication, social mobilization, and cold chain management for polio eradication entails the collection, collation, and analysis of data on uptake and refusal of vaccines among children; this requires review of a range of monitoring data from the field. The information from this data will be used to guide programme planning and implementation at the regional, provincial, and district levels.

• Given the above programmatic needs, additional capacity is anticipated to support our client's Polio team in terms of data collection, data analysis, monitoring, evidence generation, and use of data at the field level.

• The M&E Extender, under the direct supervision of regional focal points, will be responsible for accomplishing the above tasks.

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 is responsible for the following:

Independent monitoring and data collection:

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

• Support the operationalization of the data collection checklists designed for the use of the field teams, such as PCOs, DCOs, and social mobilizers.

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

• Compile data from the field teams every month 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

• Analyze 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.

• Analyze quantitative data from different sources and prepare tables, graphs, charts, infographics, dashboards, and maps to highlight issues and challenges, focusing on districts and clusters with high missed children and refusals.

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

• Triangulate data from different sources, e.g., admin data, awareness survey data, intra-Campaign Monitoring (ICM), Lot Quality Assurance Survey (LQAS), Post-Campaign Monitoring (PCM), etc., to highlight issues and challenges and identify districts and clusters where there are significant issues to be addressed by social mobilizers.

• 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 our client's programme staff and to the communities/affected population, including monthly review meetings with our client's programme staff and workshops with high-risk communities, such as communities with pockets of silent refusals.

• 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

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

Capacity building and technical support:

• Support building the monitoring capacity of SBC extenders, 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

The selected candidate will work under the direct supervision of M&E Manager.

• 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, especially within the East region, whenever required 

This role has no team management responsibility.

Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.