Posted Date

1 week ago(10/7/2024 11:15 AM)

Job ID

2024-6463

Location

PK-Karachi

Category

International Positions

Employment Status

Contingent Upon Award

Jhpiego is seek a Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor (M&E) to oversee the monitoring and evaluation systems and processes for a five-year $43 million USAID Global Health Security (GHS) activity in Pakistan. The goal of the Activity is to build Pakistan’s capacities to prevent, detect and rapidly respond to new and emerging infectious diseases and strengthen existing Pakistan’s One Health systems, entities, and structures. The Senior M&E Advisor will oversee project M&E system for reporting progress and ensure compliance with reporting procedures and guidelines and have demonstrable knowledge of data collection protocols and be able to identify data trends and use the information to adapt implementation.

 

This position is contingent upon award from USAID. All qualified professionals are strongly encouraged to apply.

• Provide leadership and strategic direction to all M&E requirements of the project from start-up to project close out.
• Establish project-wide M&E systems to monitor project progress and ensure they are robust, and are able to provide data to support adaptations in project implementation.
• Train project staff in usage and analysis
• Ensure all M&E procedures and protocols are compliant with USAID, Government of Pakistan and Jhpiego requirements, including the collection and storage of data.
• Establish data collection, visualization and analytical systems to identify data trends and share data analysis with the project team and support usage in project implementation, including where needed course direction change.
• Provide technical assistance and guidance to MER team staff and other project teams to ensure program performance monitoring: collection, compilation, analysis, reporting and use of data for ongoing improvements in implementation
• Develop and use appropriate communication formats and methods for dissemination of analyzed information.
• Coordinate with the M&E Officers to develop data analysis products including routine performance charts for presentation at performance review meetings with project management team
• Collaborate with Jhpiego partners to facilitate harmonization of M&E systems across all sectors and align these M&E systems to MoH systems for sustainability.
• Support as required the design, development or strengthening of data systems and digital solutions that support national and subnational emergency responses.
• Support the process of work plan and budget development for the M&E unit
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with USAID and the Ministry of Health, provincial and district offices, related Ministries, public health partners, member organizations and professional associations, private health care networks, local civil society organizations and local research institutions to maximize resources and avoid duplication of effort
• Ensure coordinated and quality provision of technical assistance to programs, including drawing upon global data and trends to identify strategic opportunities, identifying needed shifts in technical approaches and implementation and by identifying opportunities to fill critical knowledge gaps.
• Improve capacity of local government health authorities to conduct evidence-based and epidemiological analysis of local health systems for decision-making to inform strategic and programmatic direction.
• Mentor, supervise and manage performance and provide timely feedback to MER staff;
• Support the preparation, and timely submission of quality project reports to the donor
• Contribute to knowledge management, research and learning to advance Global Health Security strategies and approaches globally
• Represent Jhpiego and the project’s progress, achievements and lessons learned to donors, other key stakeholders, and through relevant technical advisory/working groups and professional forums, meetings, conferences
• Author/co-author abstracts, presentations, and articles for journals and conferences;
• Work with finance and project staff to develop and track project budgets;
• Coordinate efforts with the country team lead to ensure alignment with organizational strategy, mission and goals.

• Masters degree in health informatics, biostatistics, public health, economics or related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in a similar role in monitoring, evaluation and related to health development projects in Pakistan.
• Demonstrated experience in supporting effective integration of surveillance systems including geospatial data for improved planning strongly desired.
• Experience and skills leading and building the capacity of M&E officers including with partners
• Previous experience working in M&E on U.S. government-funded activities in Pakistan and understanding of USAID monitoring systems, indicators, reporting requirements.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with government, donors, various ministries, development partners, community organizations, research organizations, and academic institutions to advance the health objectives.
• Experience working with local sub-grantees, and international and knowledge of capacity development approaches for locally-led development.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills and ability to translate data into action, and communicate results to wide ranging audiences.
• Excellent verbal, written, speaking skills in English and fluency in Urdu
• Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships with USAID, host-country counterparts.
• Excellent skills in facilitation, team building, and coordination
• Ability to coach, mentor and develop technical capacity of technical staff
• Ability to travel nationally and internationally

• Experience in any of the technical areas in global health security in in Pakistan preferred.
• Experience in quantitative and / or qualitative research experience preferred.

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

Please apply at www.jhpiego.org/careers

Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include: cover letter, resume, and references.

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

 

Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans.

 

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