November 18th, 2022 at 09:44 am
MEL/KM Director at URC
URC is searching for an experienced MEL/KM Director for the four- year, $12 million, USAID-funded Quality Services for Health Activity in Ghana. The Activity’s purpose is to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Government of Ghana (GoG) to promote and oversee improved quality health services in the public and private health sectors.
This four-year activity supports the GoG and stakeholders, including both recipients (or civil society) and providers of services, to sustainably improve the quality of health service delivery to improve health outcomes in Ghana.
Responsibilities:
The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning/Knowledge Management (MEL/KM) Director reports to the Chief of Party. He/She will lead on monitoring, adaptive management and learnings, and impact evaluation of the Activity.
He/She will support the implementation of an overall Activity MEL/KM strategy and framework to ensure timely information and feedback to Activity actors; support the ability of key decision-makers to analyze, communicate, and manage information effectively; and facilitate development of systems that enhance communications between the technical, USAID, and the Ministry of Health and its Agencies, including Ghana Health Service (GHS).
Specific responsibilities include the following:
- Firstly, Provide overall technical leadership to all related MEL and adapting activities based on the Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) framework.
- Secondly, Ensure the establishment, implementation, and period review of an effective and efficient system to monitor progress, impact, and success of Activity implementation.
- Thirdly, Oversee the Activity’s MEL/KM approach, identifying cost-effective means to monitor the progress and measures impact of project activities and providing insight for adaptative management.
- Moreover, Regularly review and update the MEL/KM plan.
- Additionally, Provide technical leadership in the development and implementation of the MEL/KM framework for project implementation in selected intervention areas.
- Then, Develop, manage, and implement the Activity’s MEL/KM systems, including selection and monitoring of relevant performance indicators, establishing or identifying baseline data, and setting annual performance targets.
- Also, Establish and maintain traditional and innovative methods and systems to compile, analyze, and report the Activity’s data at all levels and across levels, including at the community level.
- Furthermore, Work closely with the technical team to prepare, document, and disseminate periodic reports of program results and disseminates results including by project reports, publications, summaries, and special reports.
- Afterwards, Develop and submit reports in compliance with USAID reporting requirements.
- Final, Conduct analysis of program data and identify methods for using results for continuous program improvement.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Required to have strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication, and presentations skills.
- Familiarity with USAID administrative, management and reporting procedures, systems, and requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to foster teamwork and to work as a team member, including with team members working in remote locations.
- Supervisory experience is strongly preferred.
- English language fluency is required.
- Proficiency in Excel and relevant systems such as SPSS or STATA is strongly preferred.
- Strong strategic planning and diplomacy skills.
Qualification Required & Experience
- Master’s in Public Health, Social Sciences, Epidemiology, Statistics or related field required.
- At least 10 years of work experience, five of which include design, monitoring, evaluation, and knowledge management for global public health projects.
- Experience with Ministry of Health and Ghana Health Service Health Information Management System
- Experience leading M&E efforts for USAID project/s of similar size and scope required
- Demonstrated experience using different research methodologies, qualitative and quantitative research methods, conducting data analysis, and establishing M&E systems in developing countries.
- Demonstrated experience in M&E capacity building in developing countries required.
Location: Accra
How To Apply For MEL/KM Director at URC
To submit your application, click on the link below and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.
Closing Date: 30 November, 2022
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