Senior Surveillance and M&E Specialist will be responsible for oversight of activities related to strengthening the capacity and systems for AMR/antimicrobial use (AMU) surveillance in humans, animals, and food and environment sectors, and manage the country grant program data including recording, reporting, analysis, visualization and use. This position is based in Kathmandu with frequent field visits (30 percent or more) in different parts of Nepal.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership in design, planning, implementation, monitoring, data analysis, data visualization, dashboard and report preparation and sharing of AMR/AMU surveillance in humans, animals, food, and environment sectors.
• Provide technical assistance to National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL), Central Veterinary Laboratory (CVL) and AMR/AMU surveillance sites to collect, refine, analyse, visualize and use of the AMR/AMU surveillance data.
• Share the findings including AMR/AMU trends to AMRMSC, National Technical Working Committee, and AMR/AMU technical working group (TWG) quarterly and annually.
• Lead, coordinate and support to design, develop, and conduct surveillance- and M&E related training.
• Support to prepare monitoring plan, and conduct supportive supervision and monitoring of, and onsite coaching and mentoring to NPHL, CVL and AMR/AMU surveillance sites.
• Provide technical support and guidance to the project team on surveillance and M&E related activities.
• Provide technical assistance to prepare and submit AMR/AMU-related data and report as per the national, regional and global standard and requirements including annual report to Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS) and World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
• Lead and coordinate to develop/revise and implementation of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Plan, including recording and reporting system, tools and guidelines for the Fleming Fund Country Grant for Nepal.
• Manage country grant program data including recording and reporting, analysis, visualization and use, and ensure quality of the data.
• Support to prepare quarterly report including good practices, lessons learnt and success stories.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by Team Leader, Project Director, and/or Country Representative.

• Experience in standard epidemiological and statistical methods/tools in research and with quantitative and qualitative research method, surveillance and routine program monitoring, evaluation, learning and adapting.

• Master’s degree in Public Health or other relevant subjects and three years’ experience or a Bachelor’s degree in public health or other relevant subjects and five years’ experience in managing and conducting epidemiological and/or social science research and surveillance in public health.