Key Responsibilities

Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive MEL plan, ensuring indicators are feasible, measurable, and aligned with global standards.
• Oversee data collection, analysis, and reporting, ensuring timely and accurate information flow.
  Establish and maintain data management systems for project monitoring and reporting.
• Conduct regular data quality assessments and provide feedback to improve data collection processes.
• Prepare and submit periodic MEL reports to project management, donors, and stakeholders.

Research:

• Design and implement research studies to assess the impact of the DISC project and identify best practices.
• Develop research protocols, including ethical considerations, sampling methods, and data analysis plans.
• Lead data collection efforts, ensuring adherence to protocols and ethical standards.
• Analyze research data and generate reports, manuscripts, and policy briefs.

Capacity Building:

• Train project staff and partners on MEL concepts, tools, and practices.
• Provide ongoing mentorship and support to ensure effective implementation of MEL activities.
• Develop and disseminate MEL guidelines, templates, and tools for consistent application across the project.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Collaborate with the Ministry of health at national and sub-national level to integrate DISC agenda.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align MEL activities with national health priorities and strategies.

Data Use and Visualization:

• Implement data use strategies to enable country teams to engage with and use data to improve program performance.
• Support country teams to develop and implement a Data to Action strategy.
• Ensure timely updating and maintenance of the DISC monitoring dashboard.

Data Quality and Compliance:

• Triangulate Project DHIS2 instance with standard sources to ensure accuracy.
• Contribute to accuracy of data in HMIS through the SI TWG.
• Ensure country teams have the skills, tools, and robust work plans for data quality activities.

Knowledge Management and Learning:

• Synthesize, analyze, and share routine monitoring data to establish a culture of performance review and learning.
• Lead on DISC’s adaptive implementation processes, including structured and participatory learning with key stakeholders.
• Coordinate with in-country teams and relevant projects for knowledge sharing and learning.

External Representation:

• Represent PSI and Jhpiego in relevant technical working groups within the broader SRH community.
• Build and identify strategic partnerships to enhance project impact and sustainability.

Qualifications

Education 

• Advanced degree or Master’s in Public Health, Epidemiology & Biostatistics or related field.
• Experience: At least 7-8 years of recent senior-level experience in successful field implementation and management of M&E programs preferably in reproductive health or family planning.

Skills:

• Strong analytical skills and experience with statistical software’s (e.g., SPSS, Stata, R).
• Excellent data visualization skills. (Power BI, Tableau, QGIS)
• Proficiency with DHIS2 and national HMIS
• Experience in designing and implementing MEL frameworks and systems.
• Proven ability to conduct research studies and disseminate findings.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Capacity building and training experience.