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Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning/Knowledge Management Director - Proposal

JOB SUMMARY

Company University Re...
Industry International...
Category Public Health
Location Ghana
Job Status Full-time
Salary TBD
Education Doctoral / Ma...
Experience 10 years
Job Expires Feb 16, 2021
Contact URC Human Res...
 

Company Profile

Guided by a strong vision of equitable and resilient systems that respond to people’s needs and emerging threats, URC helps countries and local actors to build, implement, and sustain science-driven, scalable solutions. Established in 1965, URC offers a range of technical expertise to empower governments, communities, and service providers toward strengthening their own health and social systems and improving service quality. We aim to expand access to and improve the quality of services, addressing maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health; global health security and infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria; reproductive health and family planning; nutrition and water, sanitation, and hygiene. In our interactions with each other and our clients, we stay true to our values for transformative change by focusing on:

  • Creativity: by unleashing our creativity, we enhance engagement and interaction to improve problem-solving.
  • Collaboration: not only in our work towards the same vision and mission instill staff with a strong sense of purpose, but also enables us to complement each other’s skills and allocate work to maximize everyone’s strengths.
  • Accountability: we hold ourselves responsible for accomplishing goals, completing assignments, and making decisions.
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion: we embrace the importance of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, where our leadership and staff model behavior that enriches our organization, demonstrates respect for all people and supports opportunities for all.
  • Transparency: we understand that when employees deeply trust one another and their leaders, they will be more engaged in their roles because they will not be worried about unfair treatment.

Job Description

URC is seeking a Knowledge Management/Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (KM/MEL) Director for a potential USAID-funded quality improvement (QI) health project in Ghana. 
 
This position is subject to project award and funding. 
 
The KM/MEL Director will provide oversight on project design, activities monitoring, adaptive management and learnings, and impact evaluation of the USAID/Ghana – Quality Integrated Health Systems Activity. They will support the implementation of an overall project KM/MEL strategy and framework to ensure timely information and feedback to project stakeholders; support the ability of key decision-makers to analyze, communicate, and manage information effectively; and facilitate development of systems that enhance communications between the technical, USAID, and the Ghana Health Service. S/he reports directly to the Chief of Party and will be a member of the project’s Senior Management Team.   
 
The KM/MEL Director’s roles and responsibilities include:
  • Ensure the establishment and implementation of an effective and efficient system to monitor, evaluate, and share/learn progress, impact, and success of project activities.
  • Develop, manage and implement the project’s M&E systems, including selection and monitoring of relevant performance indicators, establishing or identifying baseline data, and setting annual performance targets.
  • Ensure compliance with USAID reporting requirements.
  • Regularly review and update the MEL plan.
  • Provide technical leadership in the development and implementation of the MEL framework for project implementation in selected intervention areas.
  • Support improved data collection, analysis, and use of relevant indicators by the Ghana Health Service and relevant local partners for timely and effective decision making and planning.
  • Lead training initiatives as needed in relevant health information systems, data collection, analysis, and use.
  • Design and oversee data collection at all levels and ensure quality and completeness of reported data.

Required Skills or Experience

  • Demonstrated experience in Ghana required. Ghanaian Nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.
  • Master’s in Public Health, Social Sciences, Epidemiology, or related field required.
  • At least 7 years of experience in design, monitoring, evaluation, and knowledge management for global public health projects.
  • Experience leading MEL efforts for USAID project/s required.
  • Demonstrated experience using different research methodologies, qualitative and quantitative research methods, conducting data analysis, and establishing MEL systems in developing countries.
  • Demonstrated experience in MEL capacity building in developing countries required.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and relevant computer software skills with proficiency in Excel and relevant systems such as SPSS or STATA.
  • Required to have strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication, and presentations skills.
  • Familiarity with USAID administrative, management and reporting procedures, systems, and requirements.
  • Demonstrated ability to foster teamwork and to work as a team member, including with team members working in remote locations.
  • Strong written and oral communications skills in English is required.

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