Openings at International Rescue Committee

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop, manage and implement a monitoring and evaluation system (performance monitoring plan) across all project components that leverages qualitative and quantitative methods, and draws from a variety of data sources to measure progress and evaluate impact, as well as support collaboration, implementation science, learning, and adaptation.
• Provide training, assistance, and consultation, as needed, on interpretation and use of performance benchmarking measures, indicators, and reports.
• Lead collection of periodic data reports and compilation of narrative reports and submit to Team Leader and Deputy Team Leader.
• Communicate information obtained through MEL activities to program staff, and external stakeholders, including GAVI, to enable informed decision making.
• Develop and ensure compliance with procedures for collection and reporting of project and program performance data to provide quality, timely data.
• Regularly review data collection processes, perform data quality assessments, and make adjustments as needed.
• Prepare the MEL section of the annual work plans, and of review or updates of it, as needed.
• Participate and provide input to program strategy, including necessary adjustments or refinements to the work plan.
• Oversee baseline surveys and assessments and the implementation of the MEL system on a day-to-day basis.
• Conduct regular visits to project sites, as possible, to provide technical assistance and ensure proper monitoring of project activities.
• Lead learning agenda for the project and support integration of evidence into routine practice.
• Prepare inputs for regular and ad hoc reports.

Requirements:

• Advanced degree (PhD or masters degree) from an accredited university in public health, statistics, evaluation research, social science, international development, or a related discipline required; equivalent experience may be substituted for graduate degree;
• Minimum of eight years of experience in MEL and research for similar health programming. Experience with GAVI, USAID, or FCDO funded projects designed to improve health outcomes, including vaccination, health financing, particularly DSI, preferred.
• Experience developing performance monitoring plans and associated data collection tools, systems and methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience in use of qualitative and quantitative methods for data analysis;
• Experience supporting ministries of health in HMIS and health system strengthening;
• Experience working on health programming in fragile contexts, including familiarity with GAVI health indicators and approach.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation of Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) for health outcomes and associated data collection tools, systems and methodologies is an added advantage
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to develop relations with local counterparts, donors, and other stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Fluency in English required.

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Job Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic and administrative leadership and direction, define and implement activities to achieve the greatest impact toward project goals and objectives.
• Oversee technical direction and project delivery to ensure activities are in line with the performance framework and meet all standard operational policies and procedures.
• Oversee development, review, and monitoring of yearly work plans, project strategy documents, implementation measures, knowledge management, and sustainability efforts to ensure long- and short-term impact goals are achieved.
• Manage consortium partnerships and maintain collaborative partner relations, ensuring that all partners are aware of the project’s expectations and are actively involved in achieving the objectives while using the project management tools developed or adapted for the consortium.
• Support the Deputy Team Leader in managing partners and providing financial and operations support that optimizes resources through sound budgets, consistent financial tracking, and timely submission of reports to the donor.
• Report to GAVI through both formal and informal debriefings, annual and semi-annual reports, ensuring timely submission of high-quality content.
• Maintain active and cooperative relationships with all key stakeholders, including government officials, project partners, other implementing agencies, and related institutions.
• Represent the project and the organization in national, regional, and international fora, including technical conferences and policy briefings, and share information about project achievements and lessons learned within the organization and wider development community.
• Support project staff by creating and maintaining a work environment that promotes teamwork, trust, mutual respect, and empowers staff to take responsibility.

Requirements:

• Advanced degree (MA) from an accredited university in public health, global health, international development, or related field; equivalent experience may be substituted for graduate degree.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience in similar public health intervention activities, and experience managing complex international donor-funded development activities in challenging environments
• Minimum of 10 years of project management with previous experience as Team Leader, Chief of Party, Project Director, Deputy Team Leader, Deputy Chief of Party, of institutional donor funded programs.
• Experience working in fragile contexts on health programming, including immunizations, health financing, improving quality of and access to care, and Demand Side Incentives (DSI), including conditional and/or unconditional cash transfers.
• Proven experience in administrative and financial management for large projects and significant knowledge of GAVI compliance, rules and regulations
• Proven experience in developing and maintaining strong and effective partnerships.
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to develop relations with local counterparts, donors, and other stakeholders.
• Substantial experience managing diverse sub-grantees/sub-contractors, including INGO, NGO, local FBO and private sector actors.
• Demonstrated innovation and success in staff capacity-building and in participatory, flexible, and gender-sensitive programming and implementation.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Fluency in English required.

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Job Responsibilities:

• Support the Team Leader in providing strategic and technical leadership and direction, defining and implementing activities to achieve the greatest impact toward project goals and objectives; serve as Acting Team Leader in the Team Leader’s absence.
• Provide technical guidance, technical assistance and mentoring in the delivery of immunization services, DSI; identify learning needs of project staff and troubleshoot technical issues related to project implementation.
• Work with Technical Specialists in Immunization, SBCC and Cash programming and provide technical leadership and expertise in one of those core areas.
• Closely monitor the implementation of project activities against approved work plans and budgets and ensure timely completion of results and achievement of objectives.
• Ensure project delivery meets all standard operational policies and procedures.
• Support the Team Leader in managing consortium partnerships and maintain collaborative partner relations, ensuring that all partners are aware of the project’s expectations and are actively involved in achieving the objectives while using the project management tools developed or adapted for the consortium.
• Support reporting to GAVI through both formal and informal debriefings, annual and semi-annual reports; lead review of periodic programmatic reports and their ensure timely submission to the Team Leader
• Assist Team Leader in maintaining active and cooperative relationships with all key stakeholders, including government officials, project partners, other implementing agencies, and related institutions.
• Work closely with project staff and partners to identify, document and disseminate best practices.
• Represent the project and the organization in public, as assigned, and support the distribution of information about project achievements and lesson learned.
• Support project staff by creating and maintaining a work environment that promotes teamwork, trust, mutual respect, and empowers staff to take responsibility.
• Conduct other activities as assigned by the Team Leader

Requirements:

• Advanced degree (MA from an accredited university in public health, global health, medicine, international development, or other related field; equivalent experience may be substituted for graduate degree.
• At least 10 years of experience in managerial roles on comparable programs in developing countries, including substantial supervisory experience; previous experience as Deputy Team Leader, or DCOP on Institutional Donor funded programs preferred.
• Technical expertise or work experience implementing Immunization programs difficult to reach or low resource settings. Additional SBCC expertise or cash in health programming would be an advantage.
• Experience with DSI projects required, specific experience with conditional and unconditional cash transfers is an additional advantage
• Significant knowledge of GAVI compliance, rules and regulations required.
• Substantial experience managing diverse sub-grantees/sub-contractors, including INGO, NGO, local FBO and private sector actors.
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to develop relations with local counterparts, donors, and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrated innovation and success in staff capacity-building and in participatory, flexible, and gender-sensitive programming and implementation.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written;
• Fluency in English required.