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- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: MBA/MSc/MA
- Experience: 10 years
- Location: Abuja
- Job Field: NGO/Non-Profit , Project Management
Position Description:
- The MERLA Director will oversee all MEL components of the activity, including the design and implementation of the Activity MEL Plan and corresponding information system to track delivery against targets.
- The position will promote learning and knowledge sharing of best practices, and dissemination of lessons learned and project outcomes as part of its collaborating, learning, and adapting (CLA) approach.
- The MERLA Director will also mentor and support all the technical staff in MEL functions and data-driven decision-making and will manage any MEL-related program staff.
- This position will report to the Chief of Party (COP) and be based in Abuja, with travel to state-level implementation areas.
Responsibilities
- Serves as a member of the leadership team, setting a positive and professional tone for the team, collaborating closely with the other team leaders.
- Develop, monitor, and ensure successful implementation of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan (AMELP) by overseeing project results, data management, reporting on indicators, capturing evidence and learning, and supporting evidenced-based decision-making.
- Work closely with technical team members to gather and share necessary data for M&E reporting needs and CLA activities.
- Oversee MEL technical assistance to subcontractors, FMOH, and local partners.
- Prepare quarterly report summarizing performance against the indicator list and performance standards of the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan.
- Review data and reporting to analyze progress toward targets and determine corrective action needed to improve goal achievement.
- Outline specific learning questions and activities and work closely with the staff to generate, validate, and present data in user-friendly format.
- Facilitate constructive and collaborative dialogue during regular MEL project reviews and biweekly team meetings.
- Support the Senior Management team to lead quarterly “pause and reflect” performance review processes with Workstream Leads.
- Represent the project in professional circles through meetings, conferences, and presentations and assist with dissemination of project results and learning.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in a relevant field, such as public health, epidemiology, mathematics, economics, statistics, or social sciences.
- At least 10 years of experience in managing and/or leading MEL activities for large-scale health service delivery or health system strengthening (HSS) programs in Sub-Saharan Africa, with at least three of those years working in Nigeria as a senior advisor or staff member.
- Knowledge of and experience with key MNCAH, FP/RH, nutrition, water and sanitation hygiene (WASH), and/or HIV/AIDS indicators and GON and USG data collection systems (e.g. DHIS2).
- Strong analytical skills to successfully use data and evidence to guide program adaptations.
- Demonstrated experience in setting up and managing MEL systems that track performance as per the objectives of IHP.
- Familiarity with CLA approaches. Excellent ability to articulate oral and written technical information clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences. Data visualization skills a plus.
- Experience supervising MEL staff at different levels across different offices.
- Proven ability to work independently and multi-task in high-pressure settings.
- Ability to travel and work in any of the anticipated priority states.
- Excellent interpersonal communication and writing skills.
- Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Verbal and written English proficiency is required.
- Experience working on USG-funded health programming in Nigeria.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to RTI International on globalcareers-rtiinc.icims.com to apply
