Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Director/USAID/Jordan/Prevent, Detect, Respond - Primary Health Care (PDR-PHC) Activity

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is seeking a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Director for a potential 5-year Primary Health Care Activity program in Jordan. This project will include a package of interventions to strengthen biosecurity and safety, address antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and prevent and respond to emerging threats through building One Health capacities that incorporate linkages between human, animal, and environmental health. Through focusing its interventions at the primary healthcare level, the activity will include a package of interventions to strengthen biosecurity and safety, address antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and prevent and respond to emerging threats through building One Health capacities that incorporate linkages between human, animal, and environmental health.

MSH saves lives and improves health by helping public and private organizations throughout the world to effectively manage people, medicines, money, and information. Working from more than 40 country offices and our Arlington, Virginia, and Medford, Massachusetts, US headquarters, our staff from more than 70 nations is highly regarded for its technical expertise, integrity, and commitment to making a lasting difference in health.  We live our mission to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.  

This position is subject to project award and funding.  

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES

The M&E Directorwill oversee the monitoring and evaluation system for reporting progress and maintain reporting procedures and guidelines in compliance with USAID systems. The M&E Director will be expected to develop a strong monitoring, evaluation and learning plan consistent with the USAID results framework, coordinate the collection of data including conducting field visits for data validation, monitor the quality and completeness of data sets, contribute to the development of the program and document project performance against established outputs and indicators. S/he will provide technical leadership to capture program intervention results, ensure high-quality, timely, valid and verifiable data collection and analysis, identify baselines and targets and develop and implement a learning agenda to guide the collection and evaluation of evidence of importance to project outcomes and decision making.S/he will also be responsible for building the capacity of the Government of Jordan, Ministry of Health (MOH) and other stakeholders in the collection, utilization, and dissemination of data as well as ensuring that all monitoring and data collection activities are harmonized, and information is shared. S/he will also assist the MOH to monitor programs and assess the robustness of implementing organizations’ data collection and M&E mechanisms. S/he will be responsible for the knowledge management aspect of the project. The M&E Director will work in close coordination with the COP and the SLT.

SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITY

• Design and implement the Project’s M&E system, including the development of indicators, setting targets, monitoring project progress, ensuring timely data collection, writing quarterly and annual reports, and liaising with the project financial team to track the budget in relation to all project results and outcomes.
• Lead the development and implementation of the projects learning agenda and oversee the design and conduct of studies.

• Provide technical inputs to the technical team toassist in developing program goals and objectives as well as M&E tools and strategies and provide monitoring data to strategically inform the decisions on project performance and future direction to the project.

• Support the MOH to develop a health sector M&E framework and monitor health system strengthening interventions. 

• Provide regularly updated reports on the status of implementation against the project goals and objectives to the Chief of Party, USAID and other program managers as required.

• Collaborate with the project team in identifying project activities, processes and/or outcomes that are worthy of documentation, and design a system for capturing lessons learned and best practices.

• Adhere to MSH procurement integrity and institutional standards and procedures in all project management responsibilities.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced degree (post-graduate or higher) in public health or a relevant discipline with a strong focus on quantitative and qualitative research methods.

• Ten (10) years’ experience including five (5) years prior experience leading monitoringand evaluation research teams on similar international programs; and five (5) years priorexperience conducting quantitative and qualitative research in field-based positions, preferablyin health and health systems strengthening.

• At least 7 years of demonstrated experience designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation activities and special studies for complex programs in developing countries.Excellent command of monitoring and evaluation methodologies.

• Knowledge of statistical methods required.

• Knowledge of issues related to integrated health services and support programs.

• Previous experience implementing and managing a rigorous M&E system including developing performance monitoring plans that track performance as sub-results/results and by funding stream.

• Knowledge of data collection protocols to ensure accurate data collection and verification is essential, as well as an ability to identify data trends and communicate this information to allow for changes in program implementation.

• Operations research experience is desired.

• Past experience leading and building the capacity of M&E officers, including remote, field-based staff, to meet program needs and deliverables is desired.

• Extraordinary organizational, verbal and written communication skills to manage project communications and disseminate project information are required.

• Excellent skills in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and DHIS2.

• Experience with USAID programs/projects strongly preferred.

• Strong written and oral presentation skills in Arabic and general professional proficiency in English required.

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