Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL) Officer

Responsibilities

• Continuously strengthen capacity of project team and health care workers at facility and community levels to ensure timely, complete and accurate reporting of data
• Conduct joint routine data quality assessments with MOH including continuous quality improvement activities for OF program
• Perform routine data cleaning and ensure the validity, accuracy, consistency and completeness of OF data at facility and community levels
• Strengthen use of data for decision making by supporting MOH to conduct OF data review meetings
• Facilitate program and research data analysis and assist in data visualization processes 
• Coordinate routine program and research data review including support for qualitative and quantitative data collection processes
• Assist in the development and execution of Research and Learning plans including data collection, cleaning, validation, analysis and triangulation
• Support program teams in developing implementation research protocols and implementation of field research activities  
• Documentation of M&E activities and indicator results for progress and annual reports, as appropriate
• Support program team in documentation of project learnings including publications 
• Work closely with Jhpiego staff to ensure effective, timely and coordinated project implementation  

Required Qualifications

• A first degree in Statistics, Health Informatics, Public Health, Social Sciences, or a related field
• 3+ years of work experience in data management, preferably for health sector development programs  
• Working experience with Ministry of Health DHIS  systems and personnel is an added advantage
• Must have hands on experience in statistical analysis packages – R, STATA; SPSS, DHIS2 and/or excel
• Strong research skills. Excellent in quantitative and qualitative methodologies
• Familiarity with national and global health indicators 
• Excellent oral and written communications skills  

All staff members of Jhpiego, regardless of the level of their responsibilities are expected to:

• Model the mission and values stated above
• Participate in the business development processes
• Contribute to the knowledge sharing and transfer process
• Make responsible decisions that result in time and cost containment and clear accountability
• Participate in multiple teams, adopt team spirit, take responsibility for action items assigned and provide feedback as needed
• Multitask, be able to manage competing priorities and be able to prioritize in order to meet program and/or organizational objectives