Job Description

The Strategic Information and Evaluation Advisor is responsible for coordinating, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting activities under the award.

Duties and Responsibilities

● Lead development of the project’s Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) plan and system for tracking and timely, accurate, and complete reporting of project performance against key indicators.
● Oversee and ensure adherence to project MEL reporting activities as required by the donor.
● Provide leadership and technical oversight in the design and implementation of data collection exercises (e.g., baseline and endline surveys; regular performance monitoring, etc.).
● Train and mentor staff and partners in various aspects of MEL and research, and assist them with using MEL systems, including data use and quality assurance.
● Provide support to performance evaluation processes in collaboration with USAID and the independent evaluation team.
● Analyze project and other relevant data to provide strategic guidance to the Project Management Team and inform project management decision-making, and to routinely share findings with project staff and other key stakeholders.
● Support partners to develop, capture, consolidate and report on mutually identified indicators and ensure high-quality and timely reporting of data and monitoring.
● Conduct supportive supervisory visits to partners and beneficiaries to observe, monitor and provide guidance and quality feedback on the use of data and indicators.
● Oversee operational research, qualitative studies and policy briefs to assess the impact of program activities and ensure robust and innovative dissemination of research and evaluation activity results.

Qualifications and Experience

● Master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, economics, statistics or related field preferred, or Bachelor’s plus an advanced certificate.
● Minimum of seven years professional experience in a senior MEL position responsible for implementing MEL activities of large-scale international development projects, experience with USAID and PEPFAR related programming preferred.
● Proven success in designing, implementing, and operating project MEL systems from project initiation to closeout stages.
● Excellent knowledge of data collection protocols for quality data collection and verification.
● Strong ability to analyze multiple sources of data to identify data trends and to provide recommendations on project implementation.
● Demonstrated experience with research methodologies, qualitative and quantitative research methods, data analysis, sampling techniques and establishing MEL systems.
● Demonstrated experience leading and building the capacity of MEL staff to meet project needs and deliverables strongly desired.
● Excellent data visualization skills, statistical analysis, English writing, oral presentation and communication skills.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please submit a cover letter, CV, and three references (including name, organization, phone number, and email address) to [email protected] with position title in the subject line and complete the application link https://forms.gle/7WheCte1eNYnjSzV6.BZ is an equal opportunity employer. The application deadline is 11 December 2023. Due to the anticipated high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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