Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, October 09 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
PATH seeks a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Director for an anticipated USAID-funded malaria bilateral project in Zambia. The purpose of the anticipated program is to contribute to reduction in malaria incidence, severe cases, and deaths across multiple priority provinces.
The MEL Director will report to the Chief of Party, lead the project MEL team, and oversee all MEL components of the project, including the design and implementation of the Activity Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Plan (AMELP) and corresponding information system to track delivery against targets. They will guide reporting processes among all project staff, ensuring timely, accurate, and complete reporting. The position will also promote documentation, learning and knowledge sharing of best practices, plus dissemination of lessons learned and project outcomes as part of its Collaborating Learning and Adapting (CLA) approach. The MEL Director will mentor and support all technical staff (including partner and subgrantee staff) in MEL functions and will manage all core MEL staff.
Please note this position is contingent upon award to PATH and approval from USAID. Zambian nationals are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities
• Provide technical leadership and support for all M&E and knowledge management activities.
• Develop the AMELP and performance management plan, and manage them as tools for project monitoring to inform project leadership.
• Participate in relevant global and local technical working groups and apply global guidance to project MEL indicators and measurement.
• Coordinate with the USAID Z-MELP project as appropriate.
• Lead data collection, analysis, visualization, and donor reporting on project activities.
• Provide technical oversight of MEL staff in target provinces.
• Ensure effective use of data for decision-making and adaptive management within the project team.
• Strengthen capacity of MOH/NMEP and other in-country stakeholders in effective use of data for learning and decision-making.
• Ensure timely and complete reporting from partners in accordance with approved reporting formats.
• Monitor and evaluate progress towards annual work plans and expected outputs, including selecting and monitoring progress in meeting key performance indicators.
• Participate actively in the development of the project’s workplan from the start and yearly to ensure appropriate M&E indicators and data collection, collation, and analysis tools and resources are identified and used.
• Coordinate preparation of all quarterly and annual project reports, inception report, ad-hoc technical reports, and success stories for USAID funding in line with the required formats.
• Adapt and implement tools and techniques to improve the quality and use of data for decision making.
• Consolidate and disseminate information on lessons learned and expertise within and outside the project.

Required qualifications and experience
• Minimum of a master’s degree in a relevant field, such as public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, or social sciences.
• At least 10 years of experience leading MEL and CLA activities for global public health programs; experience in MEL for malaria programs preferred.
• Knowledge of and experience applying best practices in MEL for malaria programs, including standard indicators and measurement.
• Demonstrated experience in establishing and managing MEL systems to track performance.
• Strong experience with USAID reporting requirements.
• Strong analytical skills to successfully use data and evidence for decision-making to guide program adaptations.
• Excellent ability to articulate oral and written technical information clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences and demonstrated track record of producing high quality, well-written deliverables in a timely fashion; ability to synthesize analysis into narrative for learning products, publications, and materials for dissemination to broader audiences.
• Expertise in qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Demonstrated management, leadership, mentorship, decision making, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability in leading geographically dispersed teams.
• Full professional proficiency in English, with excellent oral and written communications skills required.
• Available to travel nationally and internationally up to 25%.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
• 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, caste, 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.
• To apply for this job please visit path.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com.

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