Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager at Management Sciences For Health - MSH

The MEL Manager will oversee the monitoring and evaluation and learning system for reporting progress and ensuring availability and use of quality data for adaptive management and maintain reporting procedures and guidelines in compliance with Global Fund requirements. The MEL Manager will be expected to develop a strong monitoring and evaluation and learning system and plan consistent with the project’s key performance indicators (KPI) framework, coordinate the collection of data including conducting field visits for data validation, monitor the quality of data sets, contribute to the adaptive management of the program, oversee the development, maintenance, and use of the project data management systems, and document and report project performance against established outputs and KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement the Project’s MEL system, including the development of indicators, setting targets, monitoring project progress, ensuring timely data collection, writing quarterly and annual reports, and liaising with the project financial team to track the budget in relation to all project results and outcomes.
• Provide technical inputs to the technical team in order to assist in developing program goals and objectives as well as MEL tools and strategies and provide monitoring data to strategically inform the decisions on project performance and future direction to the project, for enhanced adaptive management.
• Oversee the development, maintenance and use of the project data management system and its interoperability with the national health information management system.
• Provide regularly updated reports on the status of implementation against the project goals and objectives to the Project Director and Global Fund, and other program managers as required.
• Collaborate with the project team in identifying project activities, processes and/or outcomes that are worthy of documentation and design a system for capturing lessons learned and best practices.
• Adhere to MSH procurement integrity and institutional standards and procedures in all project management responsibilities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (master's degree) in a relevant discipline and at least 7+ years of demonstrated experience designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation and/or pharmaceutical supply chain activities and special studies for complex programs in developing countries.
• Excellent command of monitoring and evaluation methodologies and experience in data collection and analysis (logistics information systems, related KPIs, processes and tools).
• Knowledge and experience of pharmaceuticals and health product supply chain systems, operations, quality assurance and information systems is required.
• Experience working with pharmaceutical and health products supply chain programs and partners, including relevant government counterparts.
• Experienced in enhancing data use for decision making at different levels, transforming data into information with user-friendly data visualization
• Proven experience (at minimum familiarity with) with modern data science and how machine learning/AI capacity can enhance supply chain.
• Previous experience implementing and managing a rigorous MEL system including developing performance monitoring plans that track performance as sub-results/results and by funding stream.
• Knowledge of data collection protocols to ensure accurate data collection and verification is essential, as well as an ability to identify data trends and communicate this information to allow for changes in program implementation.
• Proven expertise in the management/supervision of health management information systems.
• Extraordinary organizational, verbal and written communication skills to manage project communications and disseminate project information are required.
• Excellent skills in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and DHIS2.
• Strong written and oral presentation skills in English required.