Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Director – CDC Strengthening Public Health Systems (I[...]

Devex; Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta; On-site; IDR 1.667.778.000 - 2.001.335.000; Full time

Job summary

A global health organization is seeking a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Director for a CDC-funded project in Jakarta, Indonesia. You will manage MEL systems, conduct data analysis, and ensure project accountability. Ideal candidates will have an advanced degree in a health-related field and extensive experience leading MEL efforts. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential, and familiarity with Indonesia is required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience leading MEL efforts on CDC or international donor-funded projects.
• Experience in managing M&E systems and data collection per CDC protocols.
• Strong analytical skills to present technical information effectively.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate MEL components and inform planning with government data.
• Lead monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities.
• Prepare mandatory and ad hoc project reports.

Skills

Research methods

Data analysis

Communication skills

Public health knowledge

Quantitative and qualitative analysis

Education

Advanced degree in health-related field

Tools

DHIS2

MS Office Suite

Job description

About The Job: IMA World Health is seeking a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Director to lead an anticipated 5-year $12.5 million CDC-funded project titled Building and Strengthening Public Health Systems, Impact, and Capacity in Indonesia through Partner Collaboration. The program’s goal is to build and sustain a more resilient public health system in Indonesia in an effort to identify, respond and mitigate health threats. This project aims to foster partnerships that support collaboration between CDC and the Indonesian Ministry of Health (MOH) in achieving global health security goals, implementing International Health Regulations core principles, and effectively preventing, detecting, and responding to public health threats. The project will strengthen capacity in five key public health areas: Real-Time Surveillance and Reporting, Laboratory Systems, Workforce Development, Emergency Management and Response, and Health System Strengthening and Services Delivery.

In coordination with the Program Director and under the supervision of Corus International’s Director of Technical Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning Services, the Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Director will lead overall management and technical oversight of the MEL efforts for the project. S/he shall develop MEL systems that include appropriate indicators, baseline data, targets, and a plan to evaluate performance and produce timely, accurate and complete reporting. The MEL Director is responsible for project monitoring, conducting data analysis and interpretation of project data, and documenting and disseminating lessons learned and best practices. This position reports directly to the Program Director.

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Director will be based in Jakarta. Actual hiring is contingent upon successful agreement award and CDC approval.

Duties

• Coordinate with the Program Director and partners in management of the MEL components, ensuring strategic planning of activities is informed by project and relevant government data sets.
• Lead the design and implementation of all monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities, including the development of the project’s performance monitoring plan; development and monitoring of project indicators; implementation of project evaluation; quality assurance and auditing of data.
• Conducts analyses and contributes to the preparation of mandatory and ad hoc project reports (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, end-of-project) by capturing performance results and ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into project implementation to continuously improve the quality of interventions and results.
• Design and implement mechanisms for continuous collaboration, learning, and adapting for project staff, partners, donors, host country government counterparts, and other stakeholders.
• Oversee a team of monitoring, evaluation, and learning staff for the project and ensure clear roles and responsibilities and lines of communication are maintained amongst the team members.
• Ensure that lessons learned are integrated into project implementation to continuously improve quality of interventions and outcomes.
• Lead the design and implementation of operations research.
• Responsible for documenting and disseminating project successes and challenges to CDC.
• Ensure that data integrity and security standards and procedures are in place and comply with national monitoring and evaluation guidelines, protocols, information systems, and reporting requirements.

Requirements

• An advanced degree in research methods, statistics, biostatistics, quantitative/qualitative data analysis, public health, social/behavioral sciences, or other relevant medical or health discipline.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience leading MEL efforts on CDC or other international donor-funded health projects, with substantial experience collecting, managing, analyzing and reporting on data expected.
• Extensive training on infectious disease prevention and mitigation is an asset.
• Demonstrated experience managing M&E systems, consistent with CDC protocols for data collection and reporting.
• Experience in managing DHIS2 and other databases, proficiency in IT tools and MS Office Suite.
• Proven capabilities in data and surveillance, diagnostics and/or public health workforce.
• Experience leading performance management and data utilization for quality improvement approaches across partners and technical focus areas to yield successful collaboration and integration.
• Strong quantitative, qualitative, and analytical skills, and ability to present technical information clearly and effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Familiarity with USG administrative, management and reporting procedures and systems.
• Excellent communication skills, including written and oral presentation; proven ability to develop and communicate a common vision among various partners.
• In-depth knowledge of the political, social, and economic context and experience working in Indonesia are required.
• Experience collaborating closely with national governments.
• Ability to travel to project sites.