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Jhpiego is implementing a five-year Urban Health Activity in Kampala, Mukono and Wakiso with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The Activity aims to strengthen urban health systems and improve equitable health outcomes among all urban dwellers by working with districts, municipalities, and the Kampala Capital City Authority to provide quality primary healthcare services. It also focuses on optimizing available resources and enhancing private sector capacity to ensure sustainable improvements in health outcomes and a more resilient urban healthcare system. The Activity will address poor quality of care, congestion in public health facilities, uncoordinated referral system, weak community and surveillance structures, limited private sector capacity, and gaps in enabling environment results in poor health outcomes. The project's key expected results include the following: improved access to and use of quality, maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH), family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH), nutrition, and malaria services and improved disease outbreak response.
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Kampala, Uganda
Jhpiego is a global health nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health of women and families by providing transformative health care solutions and advancing innovative approaches to health systems strengthening. With a mission to prevent the needless deaths of women and children by improving health care delivery systems and ensuring access to quality care, Jhpiego has earned widespread recognition for its leadership in maternal, newborn, and child health, as well as its work in reproductive health and HIV/AIDS prevention. Known for its strong reputation in public health, the organization is valued for its evidence-based, sustainable, and culturally relevant solutions.
Jhpiego fosters a collaborative and inclusive work culture, emphasizing respect, diversity, and professional development, offering employees a supportive environment with opportunities for growth, a flexible work-life balance, and competitive benefits. Established in 1973 as part of Johns Hopkins University, Jhpiego has grown from a small technical assistance provider to a global health leader, operating in over 40 countries and delivering impactful programs in maternal health, family planning, and disease prevention.
The organization’s innovative approach blends research, technology, and local knowledge to create scalable, adaptable solutions that improve health outcomes in some of the world’s most challenging settings. Jhpiego's size and reach have made it a key partner to governments, international organizations, and local communities, making a difference through sustainable health interventions. Guided by its core values of excellence, innovation, and equity, Jhpiego continues to make a lasting impact on global health. Through its corporate social responsibility initiatives, Jhpiego invests in capacity building, health workforce development, and improving health access for underserved populations. For more information, visit www.jhpiego.org.
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Deadline:
17 Dec 2024
Job Title
MERL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning) Advisor job at Jhpiego
Jhpiego
Job Description
Job ID: 2024-6638
Location: UG-Kampala
Category: International Positions
Employment Status: Full-Time
Position Purpose
The Monitoring Evaluation Research and Learning (MERL) Advisor will provide technical leadership to develop project framework, M&E systems and indicators to capture performance results and provide effective, accurate and timely monitoring, evaluation and reporting of all project activities. The MERL Advisor will supervise and manage the M&E team and oversee the collection, management, analysis and use of project data, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into project implementation to continuously improve quality of interventions and outcomes. S/he will lead documentation and dissemination of project successes, challenges and lessons learned. S/he will also be responsible for designing and conducting assessments, operation research and evaluations to address project needs. He/she will liaise with and support consortium partners and the Ministry of Health to implement monitoring and evaluation activities.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
See all details of the qualifications, competencies and education for this role under the "How to Apply" section below.
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS TUESDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2024. APPLICATION MAY CLOSE EARLIER AS WE ARE SHORTLISTING ON A ROLLING BASIS.
Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans
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Responsibilities
Provide leadership and direction on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning to ensure the project achieves its targets, objectives and goals
Oversee the development and implementation of the Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) to efficiently track, use and disseminate results over the life of the project, including routine service delivery data reporting, assessments, and all monitoring for process and outcome evaluations
Supervise a team of M&E professionals, ensuring high-quality implementation of all monitoring, evaluation and learning activities
Develop and oversee implementation of robust context-appropriate systems for data collection, quality assurance, analysis and reporting on activity outputs/outcomes and program quality
Lead results reporting to USAID by providing written documentation on M&E activities and indicator results for progress and annual reports, as appropriate
Ensure alignment of project systems and approaches with national monitoring and evaluation guidelines, protocols, information and reporting systems
Cultivate strategic M&E relationships and alliances with monitoring, evaluation and learning counterparts in other USAID projects, national institutions, and key stakeholders, leading initiatives to learn from project data and adapt intervention strategies as appropriate
Support project leadership to champion holistic approaches to collaboration, learning and adapting (CLA), including design and implementation of an action-oriented project research and learning agenda, routine analysis of available health sector data sources, and application of best practices in knowledge management
Oversee and/or conduct targeted assessment, evaluations and operations research, ensuring compliance with Ministry of Health and Institutional review board policies
Ensure quality of data through data verification procedures including routine data quality audits and that these are routinely carried out during the project lifecycle
Represent M&E activities in public and professional circles through meetings, conferences, and presentations
Ensure relevant data is entered into Jhpiego’s organization-wide performance management system designed to capture, analyze, and disseminate project data
Provide technical assistance to Ministry of Health to strengthen the country’s HMIS for the optimal use of routine HMIS data
Ensure project compliance with USAID monitoring, evaluation, research, and open data policies
Promote and support the dissemination of project information among the project team
Work with project and financial staff to prepare and track progress of project and activity budgets
Train and mentor project staff and implementing partners in monitoring and evaluation methods, tools, and systems
Ensure protection of participant data and confidentiality during all monitoring, evaluation and research implementation and dissemination processes
Support Jhpeigo country office to maintain current certifications including from 1) CITI human subjects ethics course and 2) CITI Good Clinical Practices (GCP) course
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Required Qualifications
Master’s degree in Public health, epidemiology, demography, statistics, social sciences or related field or equivalent experience
Minimum eight (8) years of work experience in monitoring and evaluating health sector development projects with minimum four (4) years in supervision of staff.
Preferred Qualifications
Certification as an M&E professional (CMEP) is an added advantage
Proven expertise in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis methodologies, implementation research approaches, health management information systems, data visualization and reporting
Demonstrated strong management, coordination, teamwork and planning skills with proven ability to function effectively with multiple host-country counterparts in both the public, NGO and private sectors
M&E experience in the technical domains of RMNCAH, Malaria or GHS. Experience in health systems strengthening is a plus.
Familiarity with Uganda health management information system and other national M&E systems
Experience and understanding of the USAID framework and reporting systems
Strong technical skills, including ability to process and analyze data using DHIS2 and one or more statistical software packages, including at least one of the following: SPSS, Epi-Info, Stata, R
Demonstrated knowledge in using and applying Data visualization tools (i.e. Microsoft Power Bi, Tableau, etc.) in Health Programs
Experience in impacting skills on personnel to meet evolving project needs
Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional
