Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Director

Location: Aden, Yemen

Position Category: Direct hire, paid in US

Posting Date: 01/30/2023

Deadline Date: Open until the position is filled.

DESCRIPTION

John Snow, Inc. (JSI) is a public health management firm, headquartered in

the United States, dedicated to improving the health of individuals and
communities throughout the world. JSI has been implementing public health
work in the US and across the world for over 40 years.

JSI anticipates a five-year Yemen MOMENTUM Round, which is funded by

the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the
Moving Integrated, Quality Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Services,
Voluntary Family Planning, and Reproductive Health Care (MNCH/FP/RH) to
Scale (MOMENTUM) Annual Program Statement. The Yemen Round will
improve maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes in at least 20 Republic
of Yemen Government (ROYG) districts by focusing USG assistance on
improved access, utilization, and quality of high impact Reproductive,
Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) services in selected
governorates of the country. The Yemen MOMENTUM Round aims to achieve
the following results: 1) Access to and use of evidence-based, quality
MNCH/FP/RH information, services/care, and interventions scaled-up,
improved and sustained; and 2) Capacity of host-country institutions, local
organizations, and providers to deliver evidence-based, quality MNCH/FP/RH
services/care improved, institutionalized, measured, documented, and
responsive to population needs.

The MEL Director will work under the direction of the Chief of Party (COP) and
will act as an important resource of strategic information for the Yemen
MOMENTUM Round and its partners. The MEL Director is responsible for
leading the overall design, management and implementation of information
systems, research, learning, knowledge management, monitoring and
evaluation on the Yemen MOMENTUM Round. S/he will work with partners
and local stakeholders to ensure the effective design and implementation of
information systems, documentation and sharing of information. S/he will be
responsible for development, implementation, oversight, and regular review
and revision of the project’s monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) plan—
which includes indicator development and tracking, development of metrics to
assess improvements in program outcomes, setting project
targets/benchmarks, institutionalizing data quality assurance approaches,
capacity building, timely reporting, documenting and disseminating Yemen
MOMENTUM Round successes and challenges, collaborating with the
Ministry of Public Health and Population to implement M&E activities, and
ensuring that data is used to inform future programming. S/he will apply
relevant skills and experience to support monitoring and evaluation of the
project and will supervise knowledge management, communications, and
M&E staff.

The MEL Director will be based in Aden and the position is open to both
Yemen nationals and international candidates who have MEL experience in
health projects. In case an international candidate is selected for this position,
it is envisioned that over the course of three years the MEL Director will
strengthen the capacity of a Yemeni M&E professional to enable them to
successfully complete the remaining two years of the Yemen MOMENTUM
Round in the position of MEL Director. Yemen nationals and female
candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. This position is contingent to
funding and approval.

RESPONSIBILITIES

 Manage the development and implementation of the Monitoring,

Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Plan, including the project Performance
Monitoring Plan (PMP) in coordination with the Chief of Party, the local
MEL team, USAID, and local stakeholders;
 Manage the development and implementation of data flow patterns,
information systems, routine monitoring, and the design and
implementation of research and evaluation studies (including baseline
and end of project assessments).
 Ensure the Yemen MOMENTUM Round has well defined results
tracking and reporting systems that include, baseline data and targets to
measure progress and outcomes for evaluation/program learning;
 Oversee the development and management of data collection and data
storage systems to optimize analytical use;
  Oversee the Yemen MOMENTUM Round’s learning component,
ensuring that research findings are used for adapting programming and
planning and drive strategic discussions;
 Promote and support the integration of community-level data into the
larger health information system;
 Lead all project reporting for contractually mandated reports including
quarterly and annual activity reports;
 Coordinate standardization and streamlining of data collection and
reporting, making sure tools and information products are accepted by
and, where possible, owned by local institutions;
 Lead in developing and integrating the CLA approach within project
frameworks and leading CLA approaches across partners and technical
areas.
 Assure alignment of indicators and learning activities with MOMENTUM
Knowledge Accelerator guidance where possible;
 Develop reporting systems, training, and improved enabling
environments, as well as indicators for the expected results;
 Supervise and mentor the Yemen MOMENTUM Round MEL staff to
build local M&E capacity in areas including systems development, data
use and quality assurance, etc.;
 Promote and lead routine performance review and data use exercises,
both internal to the Yemen MOMENTUM Round and in collaboration
with stakeholders;
 Collaborate with the Yemeni Ministry of Public Health and Population to
strengthen the HMIS system and promote the use of data at the facility
and district levels;
 Ensure project related data is captured, documented and reported to
USAID and other partners and that performance reports are prepared
and submitted to USAID in a timely fashion;
 Support the preparation of annual workplans and budgets;
 Implement JSI's Accountability Framework and Code of Conduct, and
adhere to JSI's policies on fraud management; and
 Any additional responsibilities, as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

 Master’s Degree in public health, statistics, information systems,

demography, sociology, epidemiology, biostatistics, or a related field is
required;
 Minimum of 10 years of experience with management of M&E systems
for USAID or similar related programming and at least five years of
 experience in two or more of the following areas: health information
systems, epidemiology, statistics, and research related to large-scale
health development projects;
 Exceptional ability to analyze multiple sources of data to identify data
trends and provide recommendations on project implementation;
 Experience working with stakeholders to successfully design, manage,
and implement information systems and monitoring and evaluation
plans;
 Knowledge and experience in use of STATA, SAS, and /or SPSS
statistical packages for data analysis is strongly desired;
 Expertise with mobile technologies, GIS and use of data visualization
tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) to support clear and efficient project
communication to stakeholders is required;
 Advanced working knowledge of Excel and data dashboards, Google
drive and Salesforce is strongly desired;
 Advanced skills in building and managing databases, including
dashboards;
 Experience with USAID's CLA approach, including developing and
integrating the CLA approach within project frameworks and leading
CLA approaches across partners and technical focus areas is desired;
 Proven expertise in quantitative and qualitative methodologies,
operations research, health management information systems,
reporting, and data quality assessments;
 Demonstrated experience with the development and implementation of
PMP and MEL plans;
 Experience with USAID and USG administrative, management, and
reporting procedures and systems;
 Excellent time management and execution skills and ability to prioritize
and meet deadlines and work on multiple requests from USAID;
 Ability to build consensus on complex areas around generation and
management of strategic information;
 Excellent interpersonal skills? ability to work successfully with
teams/units across the project and organization;
 Demonstrated experience leading and building the capacity of M&E
staff, including regional field-based staff, to meet project needs and
deliverables is strongly desired;
 Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills in
English required;
 Willingness to be based in Aden is required.

Salary commensurate with experience.

Interested candidates should submit their resumes and cover letters
online.

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(Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors), which
requires covered employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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physically present in a US office or telecommuters who currently reside in the
US. Applicants requesting consideration for religious and/or medical
exemption will be considered.

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