The Aga Khan Foundation, Afghanistan (AKF (Afg)) is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), a group of international, private, non-denominational development agencies working to improve living conditions and opportunities for people in some of the poorest parts of the developing world. The Network’s organizations have individual mandates that range from the fields of health and education to architecture, rural development and promotion of private-sector enterprise and institutions that seek to empower communities and individuals, usually in disadvantaged circumstances, to improve living conditions and opportunities.

The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is a non-denominational international development agency established in 1967 by His Highness the Aga Khan. Its mission is to develop and promote creative solutions to problems that impede social development, primarily in Asia and East Africa. Created as a private, non-profit foundation under Swiss law, it has branches and independent affiliates in 19 countries.
AKF seeks to provide sustainable solutions to long-term problems of poverty, hunger, illiteracy, and ill health. In Afghanistan, AKF works with rural communities in mountainous, remote or resource poor areas to improve quality of life in the areas of natural resource management, market development, governance, education, and health.

POSITION OBJECTIVE

Senior MIS/M&E officer is responsible for overall MIS/M&E activities of his/her assign projects including project tools management (development, user orientation, procurement, supply and rational use),  on time data collection and entry of project data on the System, analysis, interpretation, visualization and dissemination of project data, providing feedback to program team in NPO and regional level regarding quantity and quality of data and report, track project performance through achievement versus target and project YPO and conduct field visit to ensure that the project is align with their objectives and workplan.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
•    Actively participate with NPO and regional health team in developing recording and reporting tools and software’s and provide input according to the region and area contexts and project requirement. 
•    Coordinate with admin and procurement team at national and regional level and ensure that the projects recording and reporting tools are provided and supplied to project services delivery points. 
•    Provide on the job training for end users about project indicators and data elements case definition and ensure from accurate recording and reporting of project services.  
•    Regularly check the system and ensure that all reports of related projects from all regions and areas are submitted completely at one time.
•    Regularly (monthly and quarterly based on project requirements) check the project reports and data on the system, analyze submission rate and quality of data and provide feedback to program team in national and regional offices and services delivery points. 
•    Track the projects Key performance indicators achievement versus target in each province, visualize and share the data to program colleagues in nation and provincial level. 
•    Create dashboard from analyzed data and share with program and management team for early detection and follow up of the gaps and diversions. 
•    Perform root cause analysis in coordination with program colleagues about indicators with low performance and provide improvement plan for improving the achievement. 
•    Develop supervision/monitoring checklist in coordination with the program and M&E team considering project requirements for project supervision and monitoring. 
•    Regularly visit the project services delivery points, verify the data, ensure quality of the data and provision of services according to the project objectives and workplan.
•    Address gaps found during supervision/nonrioting, provide and submit mission report to program and MIS colleagues in nation and regional level.
•    Regularly follow up the action plan provided by the program colleagues regarding mission finding and ensure that all gaps are addressed and solved by region and area team.
•    Attended joint monitoring with the donor and other stakeholders and followed up their findings in coordination with program colleagues in regional and national level. 
•    Review project technical report figures, ensure that the figures are accurate considering the data sources, edit if needed and provide feedback to regional MIS/M&E team. 
•    Track the project workplan and ensure that all planned activities are conducted, and their data reported to regional MIS/M&E team.
•    Attending training, coordination meetings and workshop and representing AKF MIS/M&E unit of Health and nutrition department. 
•    Provide input for program, donor and other stakeholders about requests and queries about the project data and performance. 
•    To carry out the responsibilities of the role in a way which reflects AKF (Afg)'s commitment to safeguarding staff, beneficiaries and protecting children from harm and abuse in accordance with AKF (Afg)s Safeguarding policy.  
•    To report any suspicions or actual violations of the Safeguarding Policy and/or Child Safeguarding Policy as per the given training. 

OCCASIONAL SIGNIFICANT DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
•    Engagement in projects evaluation, research and studies.
•    Providing information and input to program and other stakeholder based on their need and request.

DECISION-MAKING & AUTHORITY
•    Tools development.
•    Planning and implementation of field visits.
•    Approaches for data analysis and visualization.
•    feedback to regional and area office M&E/MIS team.

JOB SPECIFICATION
•    Graduate from a recognized health institute MD or bachelor’s degree in public health is preferred.
•    Computer skills: Microsoft office. Software for data analysis and visualization like Kobo, SPS, power BI and STATA is preferable.  
•    Experience: 05 years of experience in health management information system and project monitoring and evaluation.
•    Language skills: able to speak fluently in national language (Dari and Pashto) good skill in English language.
•    The candidate should have a knowledge of MIS tools development.

APPLICATION
Interested applicants should submit their CV along with a cover letter to Jobs.afghanistan@akdn.org no later than 29th October 2024.

Important Notes:
•    Please quote the Vacancy Number as the Subject of the e-mail when applying.
•    No supporting documents (e.g., diplomas, recommendation letters, identification card(s) etc.) are required at this stage.
•    Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for further assessment.
•    Salary scale: Grade D based on NTA Salary scale.

Aga Khan Foundation Afghanistan recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to equal opportunity and safeguarding of children, beneficiaries, partners, community members and employees in accordance with AKF(Afg)’s safeguarding policy.

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Your details and information shared on this advertisement shall remain confidential.

The Aga Khan Foundation Afghanistan (AKF- Afg) promotes a transparent and equitable recruitment process. We reiterate that all services related to job applications, including processing, seminars, and training programs, are provided free of charge. 

Our official job announcements are posted on the ACBAR website (acbar.org/jobs). Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their applications through our designated email address: jobs.afghanistan@akdn.org. Please note that each job vacancy is assigned a unique identification number for your reference. After you submit your application, you will immediately receive an automatic confirmation acknowledging its receipt.

Aga Khan Foundation - Afghanistan (AKF- Afg) recruitment and selection process reflect our commitment to equal opportunity and protecting children and at-risk adults, beneficiaries, partners, community members and employees from safeguarding violations. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children and at-risk adults are recruited to work for us. In the process of recruitment, selection and appointment AKF (Afg) implement a range of procedures and vetting checks including criminal records disclosures to ensure everyone associated with AKF (Afg) is kept free from harm and abuse is prevented.
 
Protection from Sexual Exploitation Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH) is the responsibility of everyone, and all selected individuals will be required to comply with AKF (Afg)s Safeguarding Policy at all times. 

By sharing your cover letter and resume with AKF (Afg) in response to this job application, applicants consent AKF (Afg) to keep this information on file for Recruitment and Human Resources Management purposes.

We request all job seekers to be attentive and report any instances of individuals or entities claiming to charge fees on behalf of AKF Afghanistan to AKFA.HR@akdn.org. Our commitment to ethical practices ensures that your career aspirations are supported without any financial burden during recruitment.