Abt Global Learning Monitoring and Evaluation Director Jobs Ethiopia 2024
Abt Global Learning Monitoring and Evaluation Director Jobs Ethiopia 2024: Abt Global has announced latest Job vacancy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. You can apply to the job before the Application deadline Sep 30th, 2024. Before applying we suggest read the job description very carefully and also requirements about this position.
Position Quick Info
- Job Identification: 102676
- Job Category: Program Delivery
- Duty Station: Addis Ababa
- Country: Ethiopia
- Job Schedule: Full time
- Regular or Temporary: Regular
- Number of Openings: 1
- Apply Before: 30/09/2024
Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities:
Lead the MEL team to: (1) Effectively track activity performance; (2) Inform program management and promote learning; (3) Generate evidence on the localized and systemic changes that result from reform implementation/institutionalization; and (4) Support institutionalization of best practices for M&E within the GOE using regular meetings and other feedback loops.
Technically oversee, manage, and ensure quality of project work related to the design and implementation of MEL, research, and reporting activities, in accordance with GOE and USAID regulations, Abt policies, and international standards for programming and research. Includes providing technical inputs, guidance, and oversight of Abt internal review board and Ethiopian ethical clearances for research.
Guide process of and produce the project’s MEL Plans, annual implementation plans, quarterly/annual/final performance reports, and similar deliverables. Includes working with the MEL team to develop and/or setting forth process to collect and analyze data across the project; track and analyze program indicators and other statistics; ensure proper targets, units of measurement, and figures are used; and produce high-quality and timely reports/deliverables.
Develop, operationalize and oversee MEL plan components.
Coordinate with project team, USAID, GOE, and project partners, as needed, to refine key indicators and markers of progress, harmonize reporting approaches and frameworks to remain responsive to the needs of the project, USAID, and GOE.
Determine and implement an archive system for data sources.
Review all project assessments and ensure compliance and standardization of documents used for generalizable knowledge, publication, and presentation to the client and general public and in compliance with requirements.
Oversee and develop quantitative and qualitative data collection tools and oversee data collection while ensuring data quality, integrity and security standards and procedures are in place. Conduct periodic internal quality checks to ensure the quality and accuracy of project reported data.
Coordinate and conduct data analysis and reporting on achievements against set targets, highlighting emerging patterns and produce clear reports on findings and conclusions.
Oversee development of and/or develop tailored learning and knowledge products including lessons learned and sharing of information and knowledge products with all relevant stakeholders.
Support programmatic learning and decision-making at all levels through data analysis, reporting and communication of program learnings.
Collaborate with GOE counterparts to define research priorities and data collection needs for select areas where more and better data can drive decision-making.
Participate as member of the project’s Senior Management Team (SMT). The SMT will provide overall technical leadership to ensure that project activities align with current best practice, GOE health care financing policy, and strategic frameworks, and are well adapted to the context of each region.
Requirements:
Minimum of a Master’s Degree in Public Health, Finance, Statistics, Business Administration or other relevant field.
15 years of relevant professional experience in monitoring, evaluation, and research in the public health field for complex health systems strengthening and/or service delivery programs, with progressively increasing level of responsibility; experience with USAID-funded activities preferred.
Demonstrated hands-on practical experience leading, designing, executing, and managing MEL activities for health programs, and leading teams in these areas.
Strong analytical, organizational, management, and planning skills for measuring, monitoring, and reporting on program and study results and implementing a learning agenda.
Expertise in rigorous quantitative research and analytical methods, some experience with qualitative research; firm command of M&E methodologies with respect to health systems, including knowledge of health care financing strategies and indicators, preferred.
Demonstrable familiarity with quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques; demonstrated ability to design and implement data collection plan.
Significant experience in knowledge management and dissemination of results and research findings.
Ability to independently plan and execute complex tasks while addressing daily management details and remaining organized and focused on long-term deadlines and strategy.
Strong interpersonal skills, initiative, demonstrated team leadership and problem-solving abilities.
Excellent report writing, analytical, and communication skills in English, including oral presentation skills.
Fluency in Amharic.
Computer literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, statistical software).