MEL Director at Palladium International

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to capture and communicate program results, as well as ensure high-quality, timely, valid, and verifiable data collection, reporting and analysis.
• Develop and implements framework for project results measurement, accountability, learning and development effectiveness to measure and report project success, including articulation of Theories of Change (ToC).
• Using a CLA framework, ensures that lessons learned, and best practices are captured, synthesized, reported, and disseminated.
• Review and update the project’s M&E plan on an on-going basis.
• Supports prioritization and regular use of health information by project partners at national and subnational levels, , leveraging routine information systems to the extent possible, and supports prioritization of indicators and strengthening of data for effective governance, coordination, and accountability of health services.
• Provides leadership and technical oversight, support, and direction on performance monitoring across all operational components of project.
• Coordinate and manage all monitoring, evaluation, and research and deliverables for the project and ensure that all required reports and documentation for the project’s internal management systems and for external reporting are produces according to USAID guidelines.
• Responsible for report requirements on project delivery to USAID.
• Ensures that the MEL system adheres to USAID guidelines and meets the needs of the program for learning, analysis, and reporting.
• Leads efforts to develop and implement an effective knowledge management system to ensure lessons and best practices are incorporated into ongoing interventions and innovative approaches.
• Leads development, selection, and application of M&E processes and tools.
• Lead and manage staff professional development to build their capacity and strengthen competency and professional development.
• Provide technical staff training where necessary (i.e. On- the- job -training, through coaching or formal short courses facilitated by managers themselves to develop to skills and knowledge).
• Provides strategic guidance on MEL activities and oversees MEL activities across the project, including indicator selection, baseline assessments, and setting targets.
• Guides team efforts to use data and research to inform evidence-based program design and adaptive management.
• Oversees and advises on information management processes by reviewing data collection efforts, overall data reliability, consistency, quality, and reporting.
• Fluent writing, reporting, and presentational skills in English.

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in M&E, Statistics, Economics, or related field; Master's degree preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in gathering, organizing, and analyzing large amounts of data as well as the ability to design manageable, transparent M&E systems that report progress against indicators throughout the life
• Prior experience developing, implementing, and managing performance monitoring plans (PMPs).
• Demonstrated experience with complex donor-funded development projects
• Experience with USAID rules and regulations, as well as best practices in M&E
• Proficiency in data analysis software, Excel, Word, and other MS Office software
• Experience in leading and oversight of qualitative and quantitative research and demonstrated experience managing data collection teams
• Excellent organizational and management skills to manage MEL teams and activities
• Extensive experience in a senior management role on a donor funded program.
• Extensive supervisory experience.
• Strong understanding of USAID regulations and M&E reporting requirements, preferably in the health sector.
• Fluency in English.