Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Director Global Digital Health, Health Information Systems, and Data Use Project

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PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world's most pressing heath challenges.

PATH seeks a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Director for an anticipated USAID-funded Digital Health, Health Information Systems, and Data Use project. The project will aim to advance partner countries' national health information systems (HIS), digital health ecosystems, and optimize the availability, quality, and use of information to achieve national and global public health objectives.

The MEL Director will report to the Program Director, lead the project MEL team, and oversee all MEL components of the project, including the design and implementation of the Activity Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Plan and corresponding information system to track delivery against targets. They will guide reporting processes among technical staff, ensuring timely, accurate, and complete reporting. The position will also promote documentation, learning and knowledge sharing of best practices, plus dissemination of lessons learned and project outcomes as part of its Collaborating Learning and Adapting (CLA) approach. The MEL Director will mentor and support all technical staff in MEL functions and will manage all core MEL staff and oversee country-level MEL staff.

Please note this position is contingent upon award to PATH and approval from USAID.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and support for all M&E and knowledge management activities.
• Develop the Performance Management Plan and manage it as a tool for project monitoring to inform project leadership.
• Develop and introduce tools in close collaboration with technical team.
• Participate in relevant global technical working groups and apply global guidance to project MEL indicators and measurement.
• Lead data analysis and donor reporting.
• Provide technical oversight for M&E officers in country offices.
• Ensure effective use of data for decision-making within the project team
• Build capacity in country in effective us of data for decision-making.
• Collect, report, and analyze information on project activities.
• Ensure timely and complete reporting from partners in accordance with approved reporting formats.
• Monitor and evaluate progress towards annual work plans and expected outputs, including selecting and monitoring progress in meeting key performance indicators.
• Assist the Program Director in preparing work plans/selecting indicators and annual implementation plans with a view towards the project's MEL requirements.
• Coordinate preparation of all quarterly and annual project reports, inception report, ad-hoc technical reports, and success stories for USAID funding in line with the required formats.
• Collect data for annual MEL plans and use the data to improve project performance.
• Adapt and implement tools and techniques to improve the quality and use of data for decision making.
• Compile information on lessons learned and expertise within and outside the project.
• Develop a detailed plan to build technical and managerial capacity of project staff.

Required qualifications and experience

• Master's degree in a relevant field, such as public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, or social sciences.
• At least 10 years of experience working in MEL activities for global public health programs.
• At least 5 years of experience working in MEL activities for digital health and/or data.
• Familiarity with best practices in monitoring and evaluation of health information system, digital and data initiative, and capacity strengthening, including standard indicators and measurement.
• Demonstrated experience in setting up and managing MEL systems to track performance.
• Strong experience with USAID reporting requirements.
• Strong analytical skills to successfully use data and evidence for decision-making to guide program adaptations.
• Excellent ability to articulate oral and written technical information clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences and demonstrated track record of producing high quality, well-written deliverables in a timely fashion.
• Ability to synthesize analysis into narrative for learning products, publications, and materials for dissemination to broader audiences.
• Familiarity with CLA approaches.
• Expertise in qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Demonstrated management, leadership, mentorship, decision making, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability in leading geographically dispersed teams.
• Full professional proficiency in English, with excellent oral and written communications skills required.
• Ability to interact professionally in French an advantage.
• Available to travel nationally and internationally up to 25%.

PATH is dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity is valued.

PATH is an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment.

PATH does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, caste, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.