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Job Summary

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The post-holder will support the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) team to provide quality, and timely MEL support to the Global Operations (GO) Division. The MEL team collaborates closely with Global Programmes and Global Strategy teams towards effective delivery of programmes, including those funded through Official Development Assistance (ODA), business-as-usual operations, and grant-in-aid resources. The MEL team's work also contrinutes to building a strong evidence base on the effectiveness of these programme including their contributing to public health security and alignment with good value-for money (VfM) principles.

In addition, the post-holder will support the design and delivery of internal reporting tools, dashboards, and data analysis products to inform decision-making, track operational progress, and strengthen the integration of MEL evidence across UKHSA’s internal governance systems.

The MREL team is accountable through the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Steering Group, which meets monthly to oversee the strategy’s implementation. This role is dynamic and often time-sensitive, requiring both strong technical expertise and excellent interpersonal skills. The position may involve international travel of approximately 2-4 weeks per year.

The responsibilities of the post-holder will include: supporting the embedding of the MEL framework across all staff / teams; helping identify lessons from across the Directorate of relevance to stakeholders; supporting the ongoing development and capability building for relevant staff in MEL tools and systems; and providing technical support to programmes and other partners.

Job Description

For more information see the detailed job description below.

• Support the embedding of the MEL framework across all staff/teams, and ensure compliance across projects.
• Take a role in identifying lessons from across the Directorate of relevance to stakeholders internally and externally.
• Support the ongoing development and capability building for relevant staff in MEL tools, systems and procedures through a variety of methods (i.e., training, written documents, mentoring, peer support, community of practise)
• Provide technical support to programmes and other partners to strengthen the evidence base of Global Operations.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of good practice and external developments in monitoring and evaluation of development projects and build the capacity of staff through training and support for effective implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems.
• Facilitate cross-projects knowledge sharing/learnings related to MEL tools and processes, evaluation findings etc.
• Develop and maintain internal dashboards and reporting tools that enable regular tracking of programme performance, operational delivery, and organisational priorities aligned with MEL data.
• Conduct basic to intermediate data analysis (e.g., trends, visualisation, descriptive statistics) to support MEL activities, reviews, and strategic decision-making.
• Collaborate with Business Management, Finance, and Programme teams to strengthen the use of MEL data for operational planning, risk management, and organisational reporting.
• Contribute to MEL input into internal governance mechanisms, such as monthly programme performance reports, quarterly assurance meetings, or strategic reviews.
  
  

The above is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. You will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by the Division. The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the organisation. It should be noted that the work of the division is of a confidential nature and must not be communicated to other persons except where required for authorised purposes.

Detailed Job Description

The MEL team provides support in five key areas:

• Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) related tools, systems and methodologies to improve the quality and availability of robust, tested evidence which harmonise across the portfolio of projects
• Capability strengthening to project staff in M&E related issues – to support the designated MREL official use MEL products within their project efficiently and effectively
• Quality assurance of external M&E products (i.e., Theory of Change, logframe, MREL plan, Annual Reviews) – work with Technical Leads to ensure all MEL related documents are relevant and fit-for-purpose
• Cross-project learning and reflection – support opportunities to learn from projects as well as relevant external stakeholders as part of the Division’s commitment to flexible, adaptive management
• Reviews and evaluations – either undertaking internal reviews (i.e., VfM or learning case studies) as well as supporting external evaluations (i.e., support and contract management of externally appointed evaluators)
• Development of reporting dashboards and visualisation tools to support internal monitoring, operational oversight, and data-informed decision-making across the Global Health Protection Directorate
• Coordination of internal reporting inputs, ensuring MEL insights are integrated into Directorate-level updates, senior leadership briefings, and other corporate requirements
  
  

The post-holder reports to the Monitoring Reporting, Evaluation and Learning Manager and plays a key role in the implementation of the Global Health Protection MEL Framework.

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS The Post Holder Will Develop Working Relationships And Communicate Regularly With a Wide Range Of Individuals, Clinical And Non-clinical, Internal And External To UKHSA. This Will Include:

Internal

• All UKHSA staff involved in international activities.
• Daily contact with administrators, scientists, senior managers, directors, and board members.
• Global Operations Team
• Global Head of Operations
• Global Head of Programmes
• Global Strategy team
• Director for Global Operations
• Other UKHSA Groups, divisions and directorates
  
  

External

• External auditors and M&E specialists
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
• Other Government Departments
• Faculty of Public Health, UK
• Ministries of Health, various countries
• National public health institutions, various countries
• International Association of National Public Health Institutes
• World Health Organization and regional organisations
• Non-governmental organisations and academia
• Support the embedding of the MEL framework across all staff/teams, and ensure compliance across projects.
• Take a role in identifying lessons from across the Directorate of relevance to stakeholders internally and externally.
• Support the ongoing development and capability building for relevant staff in MEL tools, systems and procedures through a variety of methods (i.e., training, written documents, mentoring, peer support, community of practise)
• Provide technical support to programmes and other partners to strengthen the evidence base of Global Operations.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of good practice and external developments in monitoring and evaluation of development projects and build the capacity of staff through training and support for effective implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems.
• Facilitate cross-projects knowledge sharing/learnings related to MEL tools and processes, evaluation findings etc.
• Develop and maintain internal dashboards and reporting tools that enable regular tracking of programme performance, operational delivery, and organisational priorities aligned with MEL data.
• Conduct basic to intermediate data analysis (e.g., trends, visualisation, descriptive statistics) to support MEL activities, reviews, and strategic decision-making.
• Collaborate with Business Management, Finance, and Programme teams to strengthen the use of MEL data for operational planning, risk management, and organisational reporting.
• Contribute to MEL input into internal governance mechanisms, such as monthly programme performance reports, quarterly assurance meetings, or strategic reviews.
  
  

The above is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. You will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by the Division. The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the organisation. It should be noted that the work of the division is of a confidential nature and must not be communicated to other persons except where required for authorised purposes.

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS The Post Holder Will Develop Working Relationships And Communicate Regularly With a Wide Range Of Individuals, Clinical And Non-clinical, Internal And External To UKHSA. This Will Include:

Internal

• All UKHSA staff involved in international activities.
• Daily contact with administrators, scientists, senior managers, directors, and board members.
• Global Operations Team
• Global Head of Operations
• Global Head of Programmes
• Global Strategy team
• Director for Global Operations
• Other UKHSA Groups, divisions and directorates
  
  

External

• External auditors and M&E specialists
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
• Other Government Departments
• Faculty of Public Health, UK
• Ministries of Health, various countries
• National public health institutions, various countries
• International Association of National Public Health Institutes
• World Health Organization and regional organisations
• Non-governmental organisations and academia
  
  

Person specification

Essential Criteria:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject (e.g. social sciences, health-related subject) or equivalent relevant experience
• In depth knowledge and practical experience of using the main tools of MEL: Theory of Change, Logframes, MREL plans, indicator development
• Experience of qualitative and / or quantitative tools, systems and methods
• Experience of developing MEL capacity of programme/project teams
• Experience of evaluation contract management
• Experience in developing and maintaining reporting dashboards, scorecards, or performance tracking tools using Excel, Power BI, or similar platforms
• Demonstrated ability to apply data analysis to inform programme performance and reporting (e.g., trends, visualisation, descriptive statistics)
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to train and develop others and to relay complex technical information to non-technical audience to ensure understanding
• Ability to analyse complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources and present in visually engaging ways
• Strong proficiency in MS Excel and familiarity with tools for data visualisation (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Google Data Studio)
• Ability to engage stakeholders from across a variety of teams and bring them together in service of a common goal
• Ability to design and implement simple, user-friendly systems for internal reporting and progress tracking
• Demonstrates commitment to continuous learning and improvement particularly in adapting and improving MREL tools based on project experience
• Ability to make quick, informed decision in an independent manner
• Confident working with senior colleagues and stakeholders
• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
  
  

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience with global health or international development organisations in designing, implementing and management of monitoring and evaluation in the health sector
• Understanding of the public health / public sector and global public health infrastructure especially in Low, middle-income Countries
• Experience of delivering learning activities and the processes to support learning across projects
• Familiarity with organisational or operational reporting mechanisms in public sector or global programme settings
  
  

Alongside your salary of £44,852, UK Health Security Agency contributes £12,993 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
  
  

Selection process details

This vacancy will be assessed using a competency-based framework which will assess your qualifications, knowledge, experience and abilities outlined in the essential criteria.

Stage 1: Application & Sift

Competency-based

You Will Be Required To Complete An Application Form. You Will Be Assessed On The Listed 16 Essential Criteria, And This Will Be In The Form Of A:

• Application form (‘Employer/ Activity history’ section on the application)
• 750 word Statement of Suitability.
  
  

This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.

The Application form and Statement of Suitability will be marked together.

Longlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will longlist into 3 piles of:

• Meets all essential criteria
• Meets some essential criteria
• Meets no essential criteria
  
  

Piles 'meets all essential criteria' and 'meets some essential criteria' will proceed to shortlisting.

Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will do an initial sift on the lead criteria of:

• In depth knowledge and practical experience of using the main tools of MEL: Theory of Change, Logframes, MREL plans, indicator development
  
  

Desirable criteria may be used in the event of a large number of applications/large amount of successful candidates.

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview & assessment.

Please do not exceed 750 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview

Competency-based

You will be invited to a single remote interview.

Knowledge, Skills And Experience Will Be Tested At Interview

Interviews are planned for week beginning 7th July. These dates are subject to change.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Selection Process

Please note you will not be able to upload your CV. You must complete the application form in as much detail as possible. Please do not email us your CV.

For Temporary Appointments

If you are not currently a civil servant, you will take up the post on a Fixed Term appointment. You may be able to take this role up as a Secondment. If you are an existing Civil Servant, based outside of the UKHSA, you will take up the post as a loan which you will need your department to agree. You cannot take the post up as a fixed term. If you are an existing UKHSA member of staff, you will take up the post as either a level transfer or a temporary promotion as per the UKHSA’s Pay policy.

Eligibility Criteria

External: Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).

Location

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at our Core HQ in London. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, averaged over a month) working at our HQ in London (Canary Wharf).

Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard.

Reasonable Adjustments

The Civil Service is committed to making sure that our selection methods are fair to everyone. To help you during the recruitment process, we will consider any reasonable adjustments that could help you. An adjustment is a change to the recruitment process or an adjustment at work. This is separate to the Disability Confident Scheme. If you need an adjustment to be made at any point during the recruitment process you should contact the recruitment team in confidence as soon as possible to discuss your needs.

You can find out more information about reasonable adjustments across the Civil Service here: https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/reasonable-adjustments/

International Police check

If you have spent more than 6 months abroad over the last 3 years you may need an International Police Check. This would not necessarily have to be in a single block, and it could be time accrued over that period.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Your application may be rejected and/or you may be subject to disciplinary action if evidence of plagiarism is detected. Examples of plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence (AI), as your own.

Internal Fraud check

If successful for this role as one aspect of pre-employment screening, applicant’s personal details – name, national insurance number and date of birth - will be checked against the Cabinet Office Internal Fraud Hub and anyone included on the database will be refused employment unless they can show exceptional circumstances. Currently this is only for External candidates to the Civil Service.

Careers website

Please visit our careers site for more information https://gov.uk/ukhsa/careers

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

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Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
  
  

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job Contact :

• Name : Lisa Tweedie
• Email : lisa.tweedie@ukhsa.gov.uk
  
  

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@ukhsa.gov.uk
  
  

Further information

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact UKHSA Public Accountability Unit via email: Complaints@ukhsa.gov.uk If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk

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