Chemonics International Inc. seeks interested and qualified individuals for the Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) Director position for the anticipated five-year $10-24.99 million USAID-funded Strengthening Systems for Health Security Activity (SSHS) in Peru.
The purpose of this SSHS activity is to help Peru build robust capabilities in preventing, detecting, and responding to infectious disease and health threats to ensure national and global health security (GHS) by working on the following three objectives: 1) Better prevention of infectious diseases through the reduction of disease transmission from animals to human populations; 2) Better detection of infectious diseases through improved surveillance systems; and 3) Effective response to infectious disease outbreaks through a skilled and competent health security workforce.
The MERL Director will be a key member of the technical leadership team, making significant contributions to thought leadership and providing strategic oversight of the project’s monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning portfolio. The MERL Director will provide technical oversight, quality assurance, and supervision to the project team’s MERL staff. This position is responsible for ensuring that the project’s activities effectively contribute to improving learning and data and evidence generation, synthesis, and utilization to strengthen policies and practice.
The position is anticipated to be based in in Lima, Peru. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world. Please note that hiring for this position is contingent upon future award to Chemonics International.
Responsibilities include:
- Provide leadership and oversight of MERL activities including routine process monitoring, data collection, data analysis, data quality, timeliness, and reporting;
- Ensure MERL systems support the SSHS activity in line with USAID’s Collaboration, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) principles and that real-time monitoring and learning is integrated back into strategy and implementation;
- Lead the design and operation of the program’s conflict-sensitive Activity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plan (AMELP);
- Ensure standardization of MERL systems across the project indicators, data collection, and reporting;
- Oversee the collection of and reporting on program management, output, and outcome indicators;
- Help strengthen capacity of regional and local organizations to conduct their own MERL activities;
- Ensure the creation and dissemination of program learning, products, and results of collaboration that improve implementation approaches with the broader community through strategic communication;
- Lead Pause and Reflect sessions where MERL processes and procedures will be reviewed;
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as required.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in evaluation research, statistics, data analytics, project management, public health, international development, or a related discipline required; master’s degree preferred;
- Minimum eight years of experience designing and implementing MERL strategies with a focus on resilience indicators for large or similar donor-funded programs in Latin America; experience in Peru preferred;
- Proven track record of developing and managing USAID-compliant MERL plans and experience with CLA and adaptive learning approaches;
- Technical expertise in program monitoring and evaluation using mixed methods, preferably with experience in developing monitoring plans and context monitoring plans and indicators;
- Experience in utilizing digital solutions for data collection and analysis preferred;
- Experience collaborating with diverse teams across different contexts, time zones, and languages;
- Experience working in a leadership role and engaging with a diverse set of stakeholders;
- Strong communicator, excellent verbal communication and writing skills;
- Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity;
- Excellent communication, presentation, and writing skills in both English and Spanish required.
Please apply by using the following link by November 15, 2024, 11:59 PM EST:
Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.
Chemonics values the protection of your personal data. If you are in the European Union, please read our EU Recruiting Data Privacy Notice to learn how we process personal data. You may access the notice via the following link: https://chemonics.com/eu-recruiting-data-privacy-notice.