Senior Technical Officer – Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
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Senior MEL Officer supporting FHI 360’s global health programs through data quality, evaluation, reporting, and adaptive learning. Providing technical backstopping focused on Democratic Republic of the Congo projects.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee day-to-day monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities within the Health Programs Strategic Information team
- Provide home-office MEL backstopping to large-scale global projects, focusing on activities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Provide technical direction and guidance for planning, implementing, and reporting against Activity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plans
- Support MEL systems and staff and partner capacity building
- Maintain project protocols, instruments, datasets, manuals, training materials, and monitoring and evaluation reports
- Develop technical briefs, reports, research materials, policies, procedures, and evaluation-plan materials
- Analyze MEL data to identify improvement areas and propose technical strategies and guidelines
- Support research studies and coordinate field-level implementation
- Provide mentorship and team building at the task level
- Collaborate with project teams to interpret datasets and assessment findings
- Develop and monitor MEL plans and budgets
- Participate in client/funder meetings and draft report presentations
- Develop strategies and tools for MEL system design and implementation
- Monitor MEL deliverables, timelines, budgets, statements of work, and tracking systems
- Lead MEL activities and sub-activities in collaboration with country teams
- Serve as technical lead with oversight of MEL technical deliverables
- Collect financial and technical tracking data and prepare reports
- Coordinate procurements
- Prepare project-results reports, technical reports, papers, presentations, and other MEL content
- Develop quality standards knowledge and coordinate activities to meet client/funder and regulatory requirements
- Collaborate with country teams, home-office technical teams, global partners, and clients
Requirements:
- Master’s Degree required in public health, international development, international affairs, economics, political science, or related fields
- At least 6 years of experience developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation methodologies, including impact evaluations, managing data collection activities, and providing M&E technical assistance
- Prior work experience in an NGO, government agency, private organization, or related academic, governmental, or industry setting
- Experience working with diverse teams and applying research-to-practice principles
- Experience effectively communicating and utilizing research and technical content for practical application
- In-depth knowledge of MEL concepts, practices, and procedures
- Knowledge of MEL quality standards
- Proficiency with database management software and online search tools
- Fluency in English and French
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills
- Demonstrated project management skills
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to analyze and interpret data, identify errors, and prepare reports
- Ability to solve problems and implement corrective action
- Experience working internationally highly desirable
- Experience providing MEL backstopping support to health projects in francophone West and Central Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo, preferred
- Experience providing MEL backstopping to outbreak response activities, preferred
- Project Management certification preferred
- Ability to spend long hours looking at a computer screen and doing repetitive keyboard work
- Ability to sit and stand for extended periods
- Ability to lift/move up to 5 lbs.
- Subject to reference, criminal record, terrorism finance, and misconduct disclosure screening checks
Benefits:
- FHI 360 contributes 7% of monthly base pay to a money purchase pension plan account
- 18 days of paid vacation per year for US-based full-time staff
- 12 sick days per year for US-based full-time staff
- 11 holidays per year for US-based full-time staff
- Competitive benefits package
- Professional development
- Policies and programs that support a healthy work/life balance
- Travel allowance/opportunity: 10%–25% travel
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