Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Director
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Director, USAID Kitumaini 2030
Position Title: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Director, USAID Kitumaini 2030
Location: Lubumbashi, DRC
Division: Africa
PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing Heath challenges.
PATH is seeking a Director—Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) for an anticipated $25-50 million, five-year U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded project, USAID Kitumaini 2030, which will work with the GDRC to deliver high quality, accessible HIV/AIDS services in focus health zones of Haut Katanga province to achieve HIV epidemic control. The project will scale up HIV/AIDS services, including prevention and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis; testing services; enrollment in care and support services for HIV-positive clients; treatment of HIV-positive clients; and continuous engagement of clients on treatment and management of advanced HIV disease. The program will also support activities to strengthen the capacity of local sub-recipients; support the integration of HIV/tuberculosis services, family planning services, screening, and management of co-occurring conditions, including other opportunistic infections, and noncommunicable diseases; as well as provide direct, comprehensive services for orphans and young children.
The Director—MEL will be accountable for designing, executing, and maintaining systems to track, report, assess, and monitor progress towards project outputs/performance targets, objectives, and goals. They will have primary responsibility for ensuring high-quality and accurate data compilation, verification, validation, and reporting on project outputs—responsive to US Government reporting and learning requirements—and will coordinate with the Deputy Chief of Party-Technical and project staff to ensure high-quality service delivery. They will report to the Chief of Party and may have additional matrixed reporting lines and will also supervise project MEL staff.
*Please note this position is contingent upon award to PATH and approval from USAID.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance/refinement of the project MEL system, including developing and operationalizing data collection processes to ensure reporting against custom and donor-required indicators; setting targets (as required); monitoring progress against established project targets; ensuring timely and accurate data collection; and implementing a learning agenda across all the technical components of the project.
- Lead development of all required project data reporting, including for quarterly/annual reports and PEPFAR DATIM submissions; monthly donor and project reporting; and other donor-requested reporting processes, including sharing interim/final data to facilitate development of reports, project updates, and/or communications products; driving data compilation and analysis to inform performance monitoring discussions; and other required PEPFAR reporting (e.g., Expenditure Reporting; Human Resources for Health Inventory Reporting, etc.).
- Lead development of MEL-related sections of project workplans and reports.
- Lead implementation of MEL-related activities in alignment with approved workplans and budget, ensuring activities are completed on time and within budget.
- Closely monitor progress against key project indicators and priorities, conduct analyses, and present findings to project leadership, in particular flagging performance gaps/challenges.
- Work with project leadership and technical staff to develop a project learning agenda; develop and implement tools, forms, and other materials to gather information to inform learning questions; support analyses to develop conclusions and findings related to learning questions; and coordinate with the technical team to develop materials to disseminate findings (e.g., briefs, conference abstracts, publications, presentations etc.).
- Provide technical assistance and capacity building to project sub-awardees to ensure proper, consistent, and regular use of data collection and reporting processes; lead MEL team to conduct regular data quality audits of sub-awardee data and support sub-awardees to participate in donor or GDRC data quality audits.
- Serve as a project representative on MEL/data-related working groups, meetings, or other discussions convened by USAID, GDRC, or other forums, including actively working to ensure that project-related MEL systems are aligned with government reporting systems.
- Support the project to respond to other ad hoc internal and external data requests and needs, including maintaining strong linkages with other members of the technical team to ensure data-related needs are addressed.
Required Experience
- Graduate degree (Master’s or higher) in public health evaluation, public health, epidemiology, statistics, demography, or related field.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in MEL of President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)-funded HIV programs of similar scope and size, with at least 4 years in a senior/coordination role.
- Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining HIV data collection systems in DRC at health facility and community-levels, including providing technical assistance to community and facility-based health providers on data compilation and reporting.
- Experience with PEPFAR programming and reporting processes required, including use of DATIM.
- Proven ability to develop and implement quality assurance and project performance monitoring systems, with demonstrated experience applying analytical skills to use data to identify and inform shifts in project implementation for improved quality and impact.
- Strong familiarity with GDRC’s HIV programming, particularly related to HIV and health strategic information.
- Proven experience leveraging new technologies and software to strengthen MEL.
- Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel; Powerpoint, Microsoft Word, Outlook) required; experience with DHIS2, Tableau and/or other database or data visualization software strongly preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with full proficiency in French and for full professional proficiency in English strongly preferred .
PATH is dedicated to diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.
PATH is an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment.
PATH does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Must have legal authorization to work in DRC.
PATH is dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity is valued.
PATH is an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment. PATH does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or orientation, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
