Monitoring Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Director

Location: Islamabad, Pakistan

Position Category: Local hire, paid in country

Posting Date: 05/09/2024

Deadline Date: 05/26/2024

DESCRIPTION

JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc. (JSI), a Boston-based public health management firm dedicated to providing high quality technical and managerial assistance to public health programs throughout the United States and the world, is currently recruiting for a Chief of Party for the anticipated USAID-funded Global Health Security Activity in Pakistan. The goal of the Activity is to build Pakistan’s capacities to prevent, detect, and rapidly respond to new and emerging infectious diseases. The Activity will strengthen Pakistan’s existing One Health systems, entities, and structures, all towards building a resilient, sustainable response to emerging infectious disease threats. In line with USAID’s vision for Health System Strengthening 2030, the Activity will work on strengthening existing health systems that uphold equity, optimize resources and efficiency, and ensure quality.

The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Director will be responsible for coordinating the development of a performance management plan. Primary responsibilities also include organizing and coordinating data collection and analysis and interpreting and reporting on Activity results to key stakeholders. Evaluation and monitoring activities will be designed to enable program managers in the field to identify problems and their causes and improve overall program performance. The MEL Director is a member of the senior management team and will report to the Chief of Party (COP).

Position is contingent upon USAID award to JSI. Pakistani citizens are strongly encouraged to apply.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and implement a comprehensive M&E framework for Activity, including the development of a MEL plan, Theory of Change, Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan, Learning Agenda, etc.
• Establish and monitor defined M&E indicators; ensure data is reviewed and utilized throughout program implementation and provided to senior management team for CLA approaches.
• Determine M&E functional responsibilities within the Activity team and data management responsibilities are supported at district health offices for improved reporting and data comprehension.
• Serve as the focal point for M&E and devise strategies with the technical and communication team to ensure consistency in the use of data and quality reporting.
• Maintain systems to routinely collect and analyze information on inputs, outputs, outcomes, and impact to ensure effectiveness of interventions.
• Support subpartners, private sector, and local government partners to identify, monitor, and report high quality data, ensuring timely submissions.
• Work as part of the senior management team, supporting the Activity’s strategic vision, ensuring collaboration between functional areas, and supporting effective implementation of activities.
• Review and synthesize data with the technical team for strategic information thinking behind reports and all technical deliverables.
• Work to sustainably build District and Provincial Disease Surveillance and Response Unit’s data entry, management and reporting capacity.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in public health, international development, statistics, epidemiology, population sciences, or related degree.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience working in international health projects in a technical capacity, preferably at least 5 years with complex USAID-funded projects.
• Demonstrated applied skills in MEL methods and use of data for health systems strengthening/technical assistance projects/programs.
• Demonstrated leadership working with other technical experts in MEL and research in the international community and at the host country level.
• Ability to tailor data collection approaches to local needs, interests, and capabilities.
• Ability to convey MEL results to non-technical stakeholders and generate interest in the use of MEL data/results for programmatic improvements.
• Strong managerial and supervisory experience required.
• Exceptional communication skills, particularly on data, in written and spoken English required.

Salary commensurate with experience.

Interested candidates should submit their resumes and cover letters online by 05/26/2024.

JSI is a child-safe organization, and the safety and well-being of children is a priority of our organization. We have robust recruitment procedures to ensure that all staff are suited to work with the children served by our programs.