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Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Director – CDC Strengthening Public Health Systems
Coordinate with the Program Director and partners in management of the MEL components, ensuring strategic planning of activities is informed by project and relevant government data sets.
Lead the design and implementation of all monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities, including the development of the project's performance monitoring plan; development and monitoring of project indicators; implementation of project evaluation; quality assurance and auditing of data.
Conducts analyses and contributes to the preparation of mandatory and ad hoc project reports (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, end-of-project) by capturing performance results and ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into project implementation to continuously improve the quality of interventions and results.
Design and implement mechanisms for continuous collaboration, learning, and adapting for project staff, partners, donors, host country government counterparts, and other stakeholders.
Oversee a team of monitoring, evaluation, and learning staff for the project and ensure clear roles and responsibilities and lines of communication are maintained amongst the team members.
Ensure that lessons learned are integrated into project implementation to continuously improve quality of interventions and outcomes.
Lead the design and implementation of operations research.
Responsible for documenting and disseminating project successes and challenges to CDC.
Ensure that data integrity and security standards and procedures are in place and comply with national monitoring and evaluation guidelines, protocols, information systems, and reporting requirements.
Requirements
An advanced degree in research methods, statistics, biostatistics, quantitative/qualitative data analysis, public health, social/behavioral sciences, or other relevant medical or health discipline.
Minimum of 7 years of experience leading MEL efforts on CDC or other international donor-funded health projects, with substantial experience collecting, managing, analyzing and reporting on data expected.
Extensive training on infectious disease prevention and mitigation is an asset.
Demonstrated experience managing M&E systems, consistent with CDC protocols for data collection and reporting.
Experience in managing DHIS2 and other databases, proficiency in IT tools and MS Office Suite.
Proven capabilities in data and surveillance, diagnostics and/or public health workforce.
Experience leading performance management and data utilization for quality improvement approaches across partners and technical focus areas to yield successful collaboration and integration.
Strong quantitative, qualitative, and analytical skills, and ability to present technical information clearly and effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.
Familiarity with USG administrative, management and reporting procedures and systems.
Excellent communication skills, including written and oral presentation; proven ability to develop and communicate a common vision among various partners.
In-depth knowledge of the political, social, and economic context and experience working in Nigeria are required.
Experience collaborating closely with national governments.
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