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Job Title: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Director

Location City / Town: Maputo

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Short Description/ Purpose of the Job

PATH works to accelerate health equity by bringing together public institutions, businesses, social enterprises, and investors to solve the most pressing health challenges. PATH implements innovative, sustainable health solutions that align with the country’s needs and priorities, empowering millions to transform their own health.

PATH is seeking a qualified Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Director for the anticipated USAID-funded Mozambique Improved Maternal, Newborn, Child Health, and Nutrition (MNCHN) activity.

Reporting to the Chief of Party (COP), the MEL Director will develop and oversee project monitoring, evaluation, research, learning, and reporting, including appropriate indicators, tracking against targets, assessing performance, conducting surveys and assessments, documenting lessons learned, and producing timely, accurate, and complete reports. The MEL director will effectively integrate the overall learning agenda for the activity into the MEL Plan, including a focus on implementation research, so that learning is incorporated into every aspect of maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition programming—from activity design, to service delivery, to utilization/uptake, and adherence. S/he will develop efficient processes and systems for translating lessons learned into practice, to allow timely resolution of implementation challenges and scaling up of effective integrated interventions.

Please note this position is contingent upon award to PATH and approval from the donor. Mozambique nationals are encouraged to apply.

Recruitment Description/ Key Accountabilities

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Provide in-country technical leadership and support for all monitoring and evaluation and knowledge management activities.
  • Ensure the integration of MEL activities into all project components.
  • Collect, report, and analyse information on project activities.
  • Ensure timely and complete reporting from in-partners in accordance with approved reporting formats, especially supported health facilities and districts reporting into the national health databases.
  • Monitor and evaluate progress towards annual work plans and expected outputs, including selecting and monitoring progress in meeting key performance indicators (KPIs).
  • Assist the COP in the preparation of work plans/selection of indicators and annual implementation plans with a view towards the project’s MEL requirements.
  • Coordinate the preparation of all quarterly and annual project reports, inception report, ad-hoc technical reports, and success stories for USAID funding in line with the required formats.
  • Collect data for annual MEL plans and use those data to improve project performance.
  • Adapt and implement tools and techniques to improve the quality and use of data for decision making.
  • Compile information on lessons learned and expertise within and outside the project.
  • Assist the Chief of Party with decision-making on resource allocation based on project priorities and performance.
  • Participate in appropriate technical meetings and conferences on behalf of the project.
  • Provide support to institutional and human capacity building activities at the regional and local levels for project activities towards strengthening health management information systems.
  • Develop a detailed plan to build technical and managerial capacity of project staff.
  • Based on the aforementioned capacity building plan, conduct monthly seminars, hands-on training, mentoring, and coaching for project staff.
  • Carry out any such duties as may be assigned by the Chief of Party.

Required Experience

  • Master’s degree or higher in public health, program evaluation, statistics, social sciences, or another relevant field.
  • At least 5 years of experience in monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of health technical assistance, service delivery, or other international development programs with progressively increasing level of responsibility.
  • Experience working with Ministry of Health at national, provincial, and district levels, particularly on capacity building in monitoring and evaluation and data use for decision making.
  • Knowledge of and experience with key maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition indicators and Government of Mozambique, US Government, and statistical data systems (e.g., DHIS2, DATIM, STATA, SPSS, use of GIS, etc.).
  • Excellent ability to articulate oral and written technical information clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences and demonstrated track record of producing high quality, well-written deliverables in a timely fashion.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Portuguese.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite.

Desired Experience:

  • Previous experience supporting MEL on health technical assistance and/or service delivery programs in Mozambique.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of host country management information systems; proven leadership to support the strengthening of M&E systems within a host country’s Ministry of Health or other partner organizations to improve the availability and use of data for decision making.
  • Experience conducting implementation research and developing systems for translating lessons learned into practice; familiarity with CLA approaches.
  • Data visualization skills.

Must have legal authorization to work in Mozambique.

PATH is dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity is valued.

PATH is an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment. PATH does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or orientation, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

*PATH has become aware of scams involving false job offers.*

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  • PATH will never ask for a fee during any stage of the recruitment process.
  • All active jobs are advertised directly on our career’s page.
  • Official PATH emails will always arrive from an @path.org or @silkroad.com address.

Please report any suspicious communications to careersitehelp@path.org.

Date Posted: 13/04/2023

Category: NGO

Type: Full-Time

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