Technical Specialist 12 / Senior Monitoring And Evaluation Director - SHOPS Plus at ABT Associates

 Key Roles and Responsibilities

• With support from home office experts, develop the TB and FP projects’ monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) plans, which includes the following components:
• Development of processes, procedures and systems for data collection, analysis, reporting on project results;
• Development of a learning agenda which guides project team efforts to use monitoring data and research findings to inform evidence-based program design and implementation;
• Development of a research plan that outlines needed formative research to inform program implementation and design.
• Lead the implementation of the TB and FP program MEL plans, by overseeing the following:
• Collection of all data needed to report on all defined indicators (impact, output, outcome and program management indicators);
• Regular review and adjustment of data collection processes as needed;
• Implementation of data quality assessment (DQAs) as required or specified in the MEL plan;
• Facilitation of staff participation in review of the project learning agendas on a quarterly basis;
• Accurate and timely data entry into the SHOPS Plus M&E data management system, Newdea.
• Synthesize findings and implications from relevant grey and published literature; analyze publically available data to inform program implementation;
• Synthesize research, monitoring and evaluation findings needed for quarterly and annual SHOPS Plus reports to USAID;
• Develop SOWs and contribute to the procurement process for hiring data collection consultants and/or research firms needed to carry out M&E tasks or research studies;
• Identify new research needs and/or pilot new approaches (in consultation with home office and TB and FP project experts);
• Use appropriate sampling and methodological techniques to design research studies and analyze M&E data;
• Provide day-to-day supervision of the M&E Assistant and any research firms or data collection consultants hired to assist with M&E tasks.

Serve as the primary point of contact for research and data analysis needs for the FP and TB project teams, by leading the following tasks:

Preferred Skills / Prerequisites

• Masters degree in Public Health, Demography, Statistics, Economics, or a related field
• At least 8 years of professional experience
• Demonstrated experience in the development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems for project learning and results reporting
• Experience conducting monitoring, evaluation and research tasks for TB and/or FP-related activities
• Experience in conducting qualitative and quantitative research, with demonstrated experience managing data collection teams
• Excellent organizational and planning skills, with demonstrated attention to detail
• Direct experience supporting M&E for USAID or other donor-funded health projects preferred

Minimum Qualifications
(10+) years of experience and a bachelor degree OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.