Company Profile

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value.  We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world's most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 3,000 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies and, most importantly, people's lives.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.

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Safeguarding - We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse.  All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.

Job Description

Palladium International, LLC is seeking a Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Lead for a potential upcoming Health Systems Strengthening project in Ghana. The Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Lead must have in depth technical expertise, experience, professional reputation, interpersonal skills, and professional relationships that demonstrate her or his ability to be a thought leader in their field. This is a full-time position based in Accra, Ghana.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project knowledge management, including development and dissemination of tools, materials, reports, papers, and intervention linked research.
• Lead the development and monitoring of MEL and work plans.
• Work closely with the heads of projects to ensure compatibility and coordination within the M&E framework, and consistency with national and donor requirements.
• Responsible for providing technical assistance and coordinating with various government and development partners to improve and utilize existing systems for the timely collection, management, analysis, and reporting of valid and reliable data that meet donor reporting requirements.
• Contribute to project deliverables, including annual workplans, and quarterly and annual reporting.
• Focus on strengthening the M&E system, building capacity of partners and staff, and improving alignment and support to host-country M&E systems.
• Develop and lead the implementation of a robust learning agenda for continuous learning, collaboration, and adaptation.
• Undertake periodic reviews of program and/or country M&E systems and participate in planning M&E system strengthening actions.
• Oversee the publication and dissemination of information on successful and promising approaches, lessons learned and other program results to program partners, donors, Ghanaian counterparts and other key stakeholders.
• Reviews the project implementation activities to assess results and the impact.
• Gathers and evaluates information and ensures that these findings are accurately presented in all USAID reporting and tracking tools.
• Responsible for developing and designing project systems to track program progress against indicators; collecting and verifying information and maintaining performance monitoring plans, reports, work plans and monthly reports.
• Ensures project scope and activities are compliant with USAID policies.

Required Skills or Experience

• Demonstrated experience of working on monitoring and evaluation in public health. Experience with Ghanaian public health systems is preferred.
• Experience with health program monitoring including indicators and measures used in QI, Accommodation, and capacity building.
• Demonstrated leadership skills in management systems, strategic planning and policy development in a complex program environment with multiple implementing organizations.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English (oral and written) including the ability to communicate and translate complex technical and policy data and issues clearly and effectively to different stakeholders in order to build consensus.
• Demonstrated experience in successfully moving analysis, evaluation, and research findings to program actions.
• Demonstrated expertise in designing rigorous quantitative and qualitative data collection systems and knowledge of methods for data analysis.
• Experience with a USG-funded project as well a health-related projects is preferred.
• Solid understanding of USAID regulations and M&E reporting requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to create and maintain effective working relations with host country government personnel, stakeholders, NGO partners, and international donor agencies.
• Extensive experience in CLA, knowledge management and dissemination of research findings.
• Excellent report writing, analytical, and oral presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, web-based research)
• Ability to multi-task and keep track of concurrent activities and deadlines.
• Fluency in English required
• Must be willing to live and travel within Ghana.