Job Description

Title:   Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor                               Grade: E

Department: Ethiopia Country Office, A/A                        

Summary Scope of Work

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist will provide technical leadership, oversight and strategic direction for monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) activities for a broad range of activities of the maternal, newborn and child health portfolio at Jhpiego Ethiopia. The projects under the MNH portfolio aim to support the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia to strengthen health care delivery during pregnancy, delivery and the postnatal period.  

The MEL Specialist will provide technical leadership and guidance for systematic collection, analysis, synthesis, use and communication of data and learning to inform project and health sector stakeholder decision-making at Federal, Regional, and Woreda levels. 

The MEL Specialist will work closely with the FMOH, RHBs, Woreda health bureaus, as well as health care providers dealing with data at health facilities to build their capacity on generating quality data and local use of data for decision-making. 

S/he will be responsible for development and execution of Activity, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plans and data systems to ensure accurate, timely and efficient performance monitoring and reporting, and for documenting and disseminating project successes, challenges and lessons learned to wide range of audiences. The MEL Specialist will also be responsible for leading and/or contributing to assessments, evaluations and implementation research on relevant maternal and newborn health issues. S/he will lead and /or support the design and conduct of implementation research, and package findings to inform policy and planning. The MEL Specialist will also oversee and provide strategic leadership for possible digital health activities under the project, including support to the electronic community health information system (eCHIS) in the project target area. The MEL Specialist will support and /or oversee the work of consultants and research partners as applicable. 

Reporting Structure

• Position Reports To: Project Director
• Position Supervised: None 

Responsibilities: All staff members of jhpiego, regardless of the level of responsibilities are expected to

• Model the mission and values stated above.
• Participate in the business development process.
• Contribute to the knowledge sharing and transfer process
• Make responsible decisions that result in both time and cost containment and celar accountability.

Specific Duties and responsibilities 

• Provide leadership to ensure the project achieves its goals and corresponding objectives and targets, overseeing development and implementation of the Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Ensure high-quality implementation, consistent with Ethiopia’s national monitoring and evaluation guidelines, protocols, information and reporting systems
• Support the project leads to champion holistic approaches to collaboration, learning and adaptive management, including establishing regular opportunities with key stakeholders to reflect on project progress and use information to adjust interventions as needed.
• Oversee development and management of systems to efficiently track, analyze, visualize, use and disseminate performance and context monitoring data
• Train and mentor project staff and implementing partners in MEL methods, tools, and systems
• Lead results reporting to donors and other partners by providing written documentation on MEL activities and indicator results for progress and annual reports, as appropriate
• Ensure quality of data through data verification procedures, including data quality audits and periodic joint assessments that are routinely carried out during the project lifecycle
• Provide technical support to transition MEL activities to MOH, RHB, and Woreda managers according to the project transition plan
• Participate at relevant national level technical working groups representing Jhpiego; use implementation lessons to contribute to and influence strategic decisions on health information system. 
• Supervise a team of M&E professionals that support data collection.
• Provide leadership for relevant and appropriate dissemination and sharing of program data with stakeholders
• Support, oversee and/or conduct targeted assessments, evaluations and implementation research, ensuring compliance with MoH and Johns Hopkins University institutional review board policies
• Ensure protection of participant data and confidentiality during all monitoring, evaluation and research implementation and dissemination processes
• Cultivate strategic M&E relationships and alliances with other MNH projects and represent M&E activities in public and professional circles through meetings, conferences, and presentations

Job Requirements

• Master’s degree in public health, demography, statistics, social sciences or related field or equivalent experience, with deep understanding and knowledge of the health system
• Minimum seven years of work experience in monitoring and evaluating on large, multi-year international health sector development projects
• Proven capacity to communicate data in accessible and engaging ways – experience in innovative visualization of results an advantage
• Strong M&E specifically in rigorous monitoring and documentation of progress, lessons and challenges to inform local and global audiences.
• Proven expertise in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis methodologies, implementation research approaches, data quality assessments, data analysis and visual data presentation
• Proven experience managing and operating digital platforms, including DHIS 2 and eCHIS
• Demonstrated strong capacity building experience, management, coordination, teamwork and planning skills with proven ability to function effectively with counterparts and team of diverse background. M&E experience reproductive, maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition
• Familiarity with Ethiopia’s health management information system and other national M&E systems
• Strong technical skills, including ability to process and analyze data using one or more statistical software packages, including at least one of the following: SPSS, Epi-Info, Stata
• Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships with donors, local partners, research firms, representatives from other key stakeholders
• Strong leadership, strategic thinking, organizational, team-building, and representational skills
• Expertise in research to practice—identifying and adapting best practices to specific project contexts
• Excellent skills in facilitation, team building, and coordination
• Strong command of the English language; written interpersonal and presentation skills in English and Amharic
• Ability to coach, mentor and develop technical capacity in regional and national projects and technical staff
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Ability to travel nationally to project sites Capacity of excellent interaction, persuasive and team player attitude;
• Familiarity with Ethiopian Health system and newly designed business process
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

How to Apply

Applicant are expected to STRICTLY follow the below listed application procedures:

1. Only qualified and interested applicants can submit application letter and well written curriculum vitae saved in one complied PDF format.
2. Applicants are required to state their current basic salary in their application letter.
3. Applicants must make sure their application document is saved by their full name in PDF format.
4. CREDENTIALS OR WORK CERTIFICATES MUST NOT BE SUBMITTED.
5. The job position being applied for must be explicitly stated in the application letter.
6. Applicants must use this E-mail HREthiopia@jhpiego.org to submit applications and make sure to state the job position title applying for in the subject line.
7. Applications not fulfilling the requirements stated above will automatically be rejected.

 Equal Opportunity Employer 

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package. The winning candidate is expected to start within short period after finalization of the recruitment process. 

The deadline for applications is June 20, 2020.