Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer

Jhpiego; Monrovia (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Jhpiego, an international non-profit affiliated with Johns Hopkins, is seeking an experienced Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer to support Liberia’s G2G Health Systems Strengthening Project. The role focuses on strengthening M&E systems, data quality, reporting, and data-driven decision-making across activities.

The Officer will work with government counterparts, project staff, and stakeholders to collect, analyze, interpret, and disseminate data for planning and performance improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, statistics, epidemiology, monitoring and evaluation, health informatics, information technology, computer science, or a related field.
• Minimum of five years of experience in monitoring and evaluation, health information systems, data management, public health programming, or a related field.
• Experience in data analysis, visualization, reporting, and health information systems.
• Strong knowledge of monitoring and evaluation principles, frameworks, methodologies, and health information systems.
• Experience in data quality assurance, performance monitoring, indicator tracking, and data validation processes.
• Experience designing, maintaining, and managing databases, dashboards, reporting tools, and standard operating procedures.
• Familiarity with DHIS2, Kobo Toolbox, ODK, Comcare, or similar electronic data collection and management platforms.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret and synthesize complex quantitative and qualitative data.
• Experience providing technical assistance, mentorship, training, and capacity-building support.
• Strong understanding of public health program monitoring, performance measurement, and reporting requirements.
• Excellent facilitation, stakeholder engagement, coordination, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong communication, presentation, and report-writing skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and proficiency in Word, PowerPoint, and data visualization tools.
• Ability to work effectively with government counterparts, implementing partners, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Develop the development, implementation, and strengthening of project monitoring and evaluation systems, indicators, reporting tools, and databases.
• Coordinate routine collection, verification, validation, compilation, and management of project data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
• Conduct data quality assessments (DQAs), data verification exercises, and performance monitoring activities to improve data quality and reliability.
• Monitor project performance against approved work plans, targets, indicators, and reporting requirements.
• Maintain project databases and tracking systems to support effective data management and reporting.
• Ensure adherence to established data management procedures, protocols, and standards.
• Analyse, interpret, and visualize project data to support evidence-based decision-making and program improvement.
• Develop charts, dashboards, scorecards, presentations, and other data visualization products for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Contribute to the preparation of weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, presentations, and other project deliverables.
• Support the documentation of lessons learned, best practices, success stories, and project achievements.
• Assist with project assessments, surveys, evaluations, operational research, and learning activities.
• Collaborate with technical teams to promote data use for planning, program adaptation, and performance improvement.
• Provide technical assistance, training, and mentorship to government counterparts and project staff on monitoring and evaluation systems, tools, and processes.
• Support efforts to strengthen institutional capacity for routine data collection, analysis, reporting, and use.
• Promote the institutionalization of sustainable M&E systems within government structures and supported institutions.
• Facilitate data review meetings, performance review sessions, and other learning and knowledge-sharing activities.
• Collaborate closely with Ministry of Health counterparts, County Health Teams, project staff, and implementing partners to strengthen monitoring and evaluation systems.
• Maintain coordination of reporting requirements and data-sharing processes among stakeholders.
• Participate in technical working groups, meetings, and stakeholder engagements related to monitoring, evaluation, and health information systems.
• Foster strong working relationships with government counterparts and partners to support quality data collection and use.
• Ensure compliance with donor requirements, organizational policies, and monitoring and evaluation standards.
• Support routine audits and reviews of project data and reporting systems.
• Promote data confidentiality, data security, and ethical management of information.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Technical Advisor, M&E, or designee.

Skills

Data analysis

Data visualization

Report writing

Stakeholder engagement

Excel

Communication

Capacity-building

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in public health, statistics, epidemiology, M&E, health informatics, IT, CS, or related field

Tools

DHIS2

Kobo Toolbox

ODK

Comcare

Job description

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer

Location

LR-Monrovia

Employment Status

Full-Time

Overview

Jhpiego, an international non-profit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, is seeking an experienced Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer to support the Government-to-Government (G2G) Health Systems Strengthening Project in Liberia. The project supports the Government of Liberia to strengthen national health systems, institutional capacity, data-driven decision-making, and the sustainable delivery of quality health services.

The M&E Officer will provide technical and operational support to strengthen monitoring and evaluation systems, data quality, reporting, analysis, and data utilization across project activities. Working closely with government counterparts, project staff, and stakeholders, the Officer will support the collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of data to inform program planning, performance improvement, learning, and decision-making. This position reports to the Senior Technical Advisor, M&E, or designee.

This position is contingent upon donor award and is for Liberian nationals only.

Responsibilities

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Data Management

• Contribute the development, implementation, and strengthening of project monitoring and evaluation systems, indicators, reporting tools, and databases.
• Coordinate routine collection, verification, validation, compilation, and management of project data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
• Conduct data quality assessments (DQAs), data verification exercises, and performance monitoring activities to improve data quality and reliability.
• Monitor project performance against approved work plans, targets, indicators, and reporting requirements.
• Maintain project databases and tracking systems to support effective data management and reporting.
• Ensure adherence to established data management procedures, protocols, and standards.

Data Analysis, Reporting, and Learning

• Analyse, interpret, and visualize project data to support evidence-based decision-making and program improvement.
• Develop charts, dashboards, scorecards, presentations, and other data visualization products for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Contribute to the preparation of weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, presentations, and other project deliverables.
• Support the documentation of lessons learned, best practices, success stories, and project achievements.
• Assist with project assessments, surveys, evaluations, operational research, and learning activities.
• Collaborate with technical teams to promote data use for planning, program adaptation, and performance improvement.

Capacity Strengthening and Technical Assistance

• Provide technical assistance, training, and mentorship to government counterparts and project staff on monitoring and evaluation systems, tools, and processes.
• Support efforts to strengthen institutional capacity for routine data collection, analysis, reporting, and use.
• Promote the institutionalization of sustainable M&E systems within government structures and supported institutions.
• Facilitate data review meetings, performance review sessions, and other learning and knowledge-sharing activities.

Coordination and Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate closely with Ministry of Health counterparts, County Health Teams, project staff, and implementing partners to strengthen monitoring and evaluation systems.
• Maintain coordination of reporting requirements and data-sharing processes among stakeholders.
• Participate in technical working groups, meetings, and stakeholder engagements related to monitoring, evaluation, and health information systems.
• Foster strong working relationships with government counterparts and partners to support quality data collection and use.

Quality Assurance and Compliance

• Ensure compliance with donor requirements, organizational policies, and monitoring and evaluation standards.
• Support routine audits and reviews of project data and reporting systems.
• Promote data confidentiality, data security, and ethical management of information.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Technical Advisor, M&E, or designee.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, Statistics, Epidemiology, Monitoring and Evaluation, Health Informatics, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in monitoring and evaluation, health information systems, data management, public health programming, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in data analysis, visualization, reporting, and health information systems.
• Strong knowledge of monitoring and evaluation principles, frameworks, methodologies, and health information systems.
• Experience in data quality assurance, performance monitoring, indicator tracking, and data validation processes.
• Experience designing, maintaining, and managing databases, dashboards, reporting tools, and standard operating procedures.
• Familiarity with DHIS2, Kobo Toolbox, ODK, Comcare, or similar electronic data collection and management platforms.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret and synthesize complex quantitative and qualitative data.
• Experience providing technical assistance, mentorship, training, and capacity-building support.
• Strong understanding of public health program monitoring, performance measurement, and reporting requirements.
• Excellent facilitation, stakeholder engagement, coordination, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong communication, presentation, and report-writing skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and data visualization tools.
• Ability to work effectively with government counterparts, implementing partners, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Jhpiego is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Failure to follow the instructions of applying, your application would be denied.

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

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