Senior M&E & Implementation Lead, Health Systems

aku; Pakistan; On-site; PKR 2,000,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Aga Khan University in Karachi seeks a Senior Manager (M&E, Implementation, Training & Research) to lead monitoring and evaluation for a major health systems project. The role oversees digital tools, reporting, and data quality across multiple sites, ensuring alignment with donor requirements and timelines.

The ideal candidate holds a Master's in Public Health or related field and has 10+ years of programme management experience in health data ecosystems, with strong leadership and

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Monitoring & Evaluation with a focus in relevant data science from an HEC recognized or reputable foreign university/institution
• at least ten years of progressively responsible experience in programme management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and working in the health data ecosystem of the province. Experience with donor-funded projects and donor health data reporting requirements will be highly preferred
• demonstrated experience leading M&E and implementation functions for complex, multi-site or large-scale programmes
• demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary teams and providing technical and managerial leadership
• experience working with government, development partners, donors and other key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• establish digital systems for project monitoring and reporting to track in real time team performance and outputs for internal reporting, and outcomes reporting to stakeholders
• support the development and review of digital M&E tools, data collection mechanisms, reporting templates, dashboards and performance-tracking systems for milestone indicators
• ensure timely delivery of project milestones and maintain effective systems for tracking deliverables, risks, dependencies and action points
• provide operational and technical support to shoot data reporting from the field
• identify implementation risks and lead the development, implementation and monitoring of mitigation measures of health data ecosystem in the province of Sindh
• provide strategic and operational leadership for project monitoring, evaluation and implementation activities
• lead the development, review and implementation of project work plans, M&E frameworks, performance indicators, targets and monitoring systems
• provide oversight of project implementation across relevant sites and ensure alignment with approved protocols, strategies, timelines and deliverables
• oversee data quality assurance, validation, analysis and interpretation to support evidence-based programme decisions
• lead periodic performance reviews with project and field teams and ensure timely identification and resolution of implementation challenges
• conduct and oversee monitoring visits, supportive supervision and implementation reviews across project sites
• analyse programme performance and provide strategic recommendations to Project Leads and senior management for course correction and improvement
• lead the preparation and quality assurance of technical, M&E, donor and management reports, presentations and project updates
• ensure appropriate documentation of project processes, achievements, challenges, lessons learned and best practices
• contribute to project planning, proposal development, budgeting and resource planning related to implementation and M&E functions, where required
• ensure compliance with institutional policies, project requirements, ethical standards, approved protocols and applicable donor requirements
• lead and support project transition, sustainability, scale-up and close-out activities, as applicable.

Education

Master's degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Monitoring & Evaluation with a focus in relevant data science from an HEC recognized or reputable foreign university/institution

Job description

Aga Khan University in Karachi seeks a Senior Manager (M&E, Implementation, Training & Research) to lead monitoring and evaluation for a major health systems project. The role oversees digital tools, reporting, and data quality across multiple sites, ensuring alignment with donor requirements and timelines.

The ideal candidate holds a Master's in Public Health or related field and has 10+ years of programme management experience in health data ecosystems, with strong leadership and