Jhpiego seeks a Strategic Information Director to provide technical leadership, oversight and strategic direction for data, monitoring and evaluation (DM&E) activities for an upcoming CDC-funded strengthening digital health workforce project in multiple countries, and potentially across multiple regions. The $125 million project aims to enhance health informatics capacity by focusing on workforce development activities. The project will operate over a 5-year period.
The Strategic Information Director will provide technical leadership to develop project framework, DM&E systems and indicators to capture performance results and provide effective, accurate and timely monitoring, evaluation and reporting of all project activities. The Strategic Information Director will supervise and manage the DM&E team and oversee the collection, management, analysis and use of project data, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into project implementation to continuously improve quality of interventions and outcomes. The Strategic Information Director is responsible for documenting and disseminating project successes, challenges and lessons learned to CDC. The Strategic Information Director will also be responsible for designing and conducting assessments, operations research and evaluations to address project needs. The Strategic Information Director will liaise with and support consortium partners and Ministries of Health to implement monitoring and evaluation (and learning) activities.
This position is contingent upon award from CDC.
Responsibilities Provide leadership and direction on DM&E to ensure the project achieves its goals and corresponding objectives and targets Oversee the development and implementation of the Recipient Evaluation and Performance Measurement Plan and Recipient Data Management Plan to efficiently track, use and disseminate performance indicators and results over the life of the project, including routine service delivery data reporting, baseline and end line assessments, and all monitoring for process and outcome evaluationsSupervise a team of DM&E professionals, ensuring high-quality implementation of all monitoring, evaluation and learning activitiesDevelop and oversee implementation of robust context-appropriate systems for data collection, quality assurance, analysis and reporting on activity outputs/outcomes and program qualityLead results reporting to CDC by providing written documentation on DM&E activities and indicator results for progress and annual reports, as appropriateEnsure alignment of project systems and approaches with national monitoring and evaluation guidelines, protocols, information and reporting systemsCultivate strategic M&E relationships and alliances with monitoring, evaluation and learning counterparts in other CDC projects, national institutions, and key stakeholders, leading initiatives to learn from project data and adapt intervention strategies as appropriateLead efforts to utilize training monitoring systems to track and monitor trainers and participants at training events to facilitate follow-up and recordkeepingUse data to contribute towards strategic decision-making and project planning with project leadershipSupport project leadership to champion holistic approaches to collaboration, learning and adapting (CLA), including design and implementation of an action-oriented project research and learning agenda, routine analysis of available health sector data sources, and application of best practices in knowledge managementOversee and/or conduct targeted assessment, evaluations and operations research, ensuring compliance with Ministry of Health and Johns Hopkins University institutional review board policiesEnsure quality of data through data verification procedures including routine data quality audits and that these are routinely carried out during the project lifecycleRepresent M&E activities in public and professional circles through meetings, conferences, and presentationsEnsure relevant data is entered into Jhpiego’s organization-wide performance management system designed to capture, analyze, and disseminate project dataSupport the project to provide Ministries of Health technical assistanceEnsure project compliance with USAID monitoring, evaluation, research and open data policiesPromote and support the dissemination of project information among the project teamWork with project and financial staff to prepare and track progress of project and activity budgetsTrain and mentor project staff and implementing partners in monitoring and evaluation methods, tools, and systemsEnsure protection of participant data and confidentiality during all monitoring, evaluation and evidence generation and dissemination processes Required Qualifications Master’s degree in public health, demography, statistics, social sciences or related field or equivalent experienceMinimum 10 years of work experience in monitoring and evaluating large, multi-year international health sector development projects (approximately $10+M per year) Proven expertise in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis methodologies, implementation of research approaches, health management information systems, data visualization and reportingDemonstrated strong management, coordination, teamwork and planning skills with proven ability to function effectively with multiple host-country counterparts in both the public, NGO and private sectorsM&E experience in global projectsFamiliarity with health management information systems in PEPFAR-supported countries and other national M&E systems Experience and understanding of the CDC framework and reporting systemStrong technical skills, including ability to process and analyze data using DHIS2 and one or more statistical software packages, including at least one of the following: SPSS, Epi-Info, Stata, MS ExcelExperience hiring and supervising personnel and ensuring they acquire the necessary training and skills to meet evolving project needsExcellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships with CDC, host-country counterparts and representatives from other key stakeholders such as NGOs, CSOs, and the private sectorDemonstrated outstanding leadership, strategic thinking, organizational, team-building, and representational skillsExpertise in research to practice—identifying and adapting best practices to specific project contextsExcellent skills in facilitation, team building, and coordinationExcellent verbal, written interpersonal and presentation skills in English Ability to coach, mentor and develop technical capacity in regional and national projects and technical staffProficiency in word processing, Microsoft Office Ability to travel nationally and internationally.
Total compensation will be based on the country of hire and Jhpiego's local compensation plan. Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.
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For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org
Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.
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