Deadline: Ongoing
The Pact is currently accepting applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Director of Monitoring and Evaluation based in Washington DC, USA.
The Director of Monitoring and Evaluation will lead project monitoring, evaluation and research efforts.
Pact envisions a world where those who are poor and marginalized exercise their voice, build their own solutions, and take ownership of their future.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Director of Monitoring and Evaluation will perform the following functions-
- Develop and oversee the implementation of the project monitoring plan (PMP).
- Lead the development of relevant M&E tools and platforms, and provide M&E specific technical training, mentoring, and coaching to CSO partners.
- Provide leadership for all assessments (baseline, midline, endline) and research activities, including developing terms of reference and protocols for any externally commissioned MER work.
- Develop strong monitoring and evaluation data collection and analysis systems to ensure that program interventions are effective.
- Strengthen availability and use of high quality data for decision making at all levels of the project.
- Strengthen Pact, partners’ and communities’ data management and quality improvement systems, ensuring that data is audit worthy and readily available. Where problems exist, support the identification of solutions.
- Lead and maintain a knowledge management system for the project, across all project components and partners.
- Contribute to program reports for submission to donor.
- Support program staff and senior management to use data to make informed and timely decisions related to program implementation.
- Remain up to date on good practices and developments in M&E of community health services in order to ensure program quality and impact.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Master’s degree in the M&E, Informatics, Demography or any advanced degree in a related discipline
- At least 7 years of experience in designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation of formal and informal health and social supporting systems; community and national supporting program activities and special studies for complex programs in developing countries.
- Demonstrated experience in the design and implementation of rigorous qualitative and quantitative research and evaluation studies to IRB standard.
- Hands-on practical experience setting up and managing MER systems for health programs in developing countries, and the ability to coach and train others in their use
- Firm command of M&E issues with respect to capacity building activities
- Demonstrable analytical skills to measure the outcomes of the activity interventions and support activity supervision.
- Strong writing and organizational skills for monitoring and reporting on activity and study results.
- Experience of managing the monitoring and evaluations of USAID-funded programs work experience is a plus.
- Required fluency in English and French; Malagasy language skills are an advantage
- Malagasy nationals strongly preferred.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted through online process.
For more information, please visit Pact.
