Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

· Lead and manage all research, learning, M&E tasks and deliverables for the project. This includes development of all output and outcome indicators used for baselines, mid-term, and final project evaluations.

· Oversee data collection, as required, within the project’s parameters

· Collaborate with the Action Against Hunger DHIS2 implementation team to support the PROPEL Adapt DHIS2 configuration; DHIS2 is being rolled out across Action Against Hunger USA as its electronic M&E system

· Develop documentation of best practices, lessons learned, case studies, and facilitate the use of data to drive program design and decision making

· Develop and lead the project’s learning agenda

· Provide review and oversight of all research undertaken by the project

· Provide primary support to country teams for the quality, timeliness, completeness and reporting of all monitoring, evaluation, and research data from their activities

· Participate in global knowledge sharing, learning forums and working groups to ensure a feedback loop between country learning and global policy conversations

· Work closely with the project Technical Leads to coordinate the MEL agenda and strategy across all project activities

· Oversee all project M&E and Knowledge Management staff, whether centrally based or in-country.

Project Reporting

· Monitor and report on activities, communicate program results to USAID, and use results to influence policies and improve implementation

· Report monthly, quarterly, and annually on the status of project implementation

· Contribute to other project reports such as annual work plans, and review and update the project’s M&E plan as situations dictate and on an on-going basis

Other duties as required

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in social science, public health, or clinical-related field with a concentration on monitoring and evaluation, statistics, research or related field.

• Between ten (10) and fifteen (15) years of experience designing, managing and/or implementing health systems monitoring systems, data quality assurance, database management, data visualization, data analysis and use, and reporting, with at least five (5) years designing and managing/implementing evaluations, and analyzing qualitative and/or quantitative data internationally under USAID-funded projects.

Required Skills & Experience

· Demonstrated experience with M&E in family planning/reproductive health, maternal, newborn, and child health, or a related field in a humanitarian context or fragile setting

· Demonstrated experience in using research and monitoring information for decision making and program adaptations, especially in health-related programs

· Demonstrated experience using digital technologies to support monitoring, evaluation, and analytics; in depth experience with DHIS2 is a distinct advantage

· Demonstrated experience in effectively engaging with global health program teams to select indicators for monitoring the project’s performance, outputs, and outcomes related to policy, advocacy, financing and governance

· Demonstrated experience building the capacity of host country counterparts in improving data quality, data management and analysis, and use of data for understanding program performance and solving problems

· Demonstrated experience managing a team, with the ability to work both independently and as a member of a larger team

· Experience in implementing M&E for policy, advocacy, health financing, and/or governance projects

· Experience living and/or working in low- or middle-income countries for at least 5 years, particularly in fragile settings

· Experience using and knowledge of M&E principles relevant to fragile settings and nexus contexts

· Ability and willingness to travel internationally up to 25% of their work time.

· Excellent oral and written communication skills, with fluency in English required. Fluency in an additional language is preferred, particularly French

· Must be authorized to work in the US if not a US citizen