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• Steer the design and implementation of the
  project’s monitoring and evaluation activities, including: development of
  the project’s Performance Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning
  (MERL)
• Plan development and monitoring of project
  indicators; implementation of baseline, midterm and end line studies;
  oversight of data collection and analysis; synthesis of data and study
  outcome reports; quality assurance and auditing of data
• Take lead in the design and implementation
  of the project’s research activities, including operations research,
  performance evaluations, impact evaluations and/or rapid/special studies.
  Lead efforts to identify key research questions and develop studies that
  test innovative strategies for addressing improving the quality and uptake
  of key services by targeted populations
• Lead a robust learning agenda, designing
  and implementing mechanisms for continuous learning, collaboration, and
  adaptation for project staff, partners, donors, host country government
  counterparts and other stakeholders
• Manage the dissemination of information on
  successful and promising approaches, lessons learned and other program
  results to local, national and regional-level intergovernmental bodies,
  donors, partners and other stakeholders. Promote forums which facilitate
  collaboration, learning and action as a result of this information among
  these actors
• Ensure that data from the project is fed
  into national health management information systems and promote its use
  among stakeholders for learning and policy development and programming
• Build capacity of staff, implementing
  partners, government counterparts, and other stakeholders in program
  monitoring and evaluation, data collection and management, and research
  and learning methods
• Ensure research implementation adheres to
  FHI 360 and international policies and standards and remains technically
  and ethically sound. Usher research protocols through FHI 360 Internal
  Review Board and national external review processes
• Regularly monitor and maintain relevant
  protocols, instruments, data sets, manuals, training materials and reports
• Oversee a team of MERL staff for the
  project and ensure clear roles and responsibilities and lines of
  communication are maintained amongst the team members
• Contribute to work plans, quarterly and
  annual reports, financial reports, and other reports and papers
  summarizing project results and evidence

• The ideal candidate for the USAID Manager,
  Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) career opportunity
  should hold a Master’s Degree or higher in monitoring and evaluation,
  public health, international health, evaluation research, biostatistics,
  statistics, economics, or a related field required
• At least ten to fifteen years’ experience
  in international public health monitoring, evaluation and research
  efforts. Five of those years should include work in nutrition and
  integrated development
• Strong quantitative and qualitative
  analytical skills and ability to articulate technical information clearly
  and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated experience in implanting
  rigorous quantitative and qualitative research and evaluation studies to
  international ethical standards
• Strong skills using MS Excel Word,
  PowerPoint and Access, and at least one data management software program
  (SAS, STATA, and SPSS) and experience training others in its use is highly
  desirable
• Demonstrated leadership qualities, depth
  and breadth of technical and management expertise and experience, and
  strong interpersonal, writing, and oral presentation skills
• Experience with a USG cooperative
  agreement preferred
• Demonstrated ability to create and
  maintain effective working relations with host country government
  personnel, stakeholders, NGO partners, and international donor agencies
• Excellent interpersonal, writing and oral
  presentation skills in English
• Ability to work independently and manage a
  high volume work flow

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