Ranfòse Sante is a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) project in Haiti implemented by the Saint Boniface Haiti Foundation to support the Department of Public Health and Population (MSPP) in the delivery of health services in clinical sites and in the community in the four departments of Haiti's Southern region. Ranfòse Sante aims to strengthen local management and operational capacities to provide health services and improve access to and use of quality health services.

The Deputy MEL Advisor will be responsible for ensuring effective, accurate, and timely monitoring and evaluation of all primary health care activities in the southern region. This position is responsible for leadership and management of the MEL component of the Project and will work with the technical and program team to collect, analyze and report routine data, develop and maintain a robust performance monitoring plan (PMP), and ensure excellent data quality.

• Responsible for ensuring effective monitoring and evaluation systems of the project
• Coordinate closely with the technical and program teams to implement monitoring systems that are responsive to all programmatic and organization/donor reporting needs
• Produce and maintain the project PMP including selecting indicators, setting targets, developing data collection tools and documentation systems to ensure high data quality
• Develop standard operating procedures to guide internal and external M&E system strengthening activities
• Develop and document data analysis plan; conduct statistical analysis of project data
• Develop and implement data review procedures for project-level data; review progress to targets with program and management teams
• Develop and maintain a system for archiving the project’s M&E guidelines, tools, data files, analysis files, reports and presentations
• Ensure project staff and management are using data collected to make informed and timely decisions related to program implementation
• Oversee the implementation of the project’s learning agenda (baseline, mid-term, final evaluations, etc.)
• Coordinate regular monitoring visits to partners and ensure one consolidated report and agreed action plan for follow-up response
• Responsible for reviewing regular program reports.


M&E Capacity Building

• Coordinate all M&E capacity building efforts with facility, and departmental counterparts to strengthen recording and reporting procedures, data analysis, and use for program improvement and decision-making
• Ensure high quality data through implementation of regular data quality assessments;
• Increase the capacity of MOH M&E officers on indicators, registers/tools, data aggregation and analysis of monthly and quarterly data
• Build capacity of MOH M&E officers to provide supportive supervision to lower-level facilities.
• Work with MOH M&E to support routine, standardized data review meetings where teams can review registers, monthly summary reports, data visualization tools and data review processes with the aim of using data for program improvement
• Develop data dashboards or visualizations for use at the facility and district levels to facility the interpretation and use of data
• Liaise and coordinate with other partners (UGP/MSPP, CHARESS, Solutions, etc.) to ensure effective utilization of MEL tools at the departmental and facility level.

Learning

• Develop action-oriented learning agenda (implementation research, program evaluations) in collaboration with technical team members
• Ensure all learning activities follow Ranfòse Sante’s standards including the protection of human subjects
• Manage study teams, including data collectors, to implement learning activities
• Implement workshops to guide the development, implementation and dissemination of learning activities
• Ensure learning activities are implemented in a timely manner and according to protocol
• Oversee development of study databases and data entry into study or project data systems
• Prepare or oversee the study reports, journal articles, conference posters or presentations to disseminate the findings of the learning activities

• A university degree preferred in mathematics, statistics, health or related field; Bachelor’s degree in statistics, epidemiology, public health
• Five years of work experience in leading monitoring and evaluation of health projects and/or HMIS work in Haiti - three years with RMNCH or HIV data is an advantage
• Three years of work that required a high level of self-management with minimum supervision and included a variety of assignments often under pressure of deadlines
• Field experience (preferably in Haiti) managing the design and implementation of M&E activities of large-scale donor funded development projects, specifically related to RMNCH and HIV
• In-depth knowledge of USG/USAID M&E guidelines
• Understanding and experience with program monitoring, baseline, midterm and final evaluations
• Strong computer skills, with working knowledge of databases, spreadsheets, and statistical software packages
• Excellent writing, data collection, analysis and reporting skills
• Fluency in Haitian Creole and French required; English proficiency an asset
• Excellent facilitation, oral and written communications skills
• Ability and willingness to travel around Haiti up to 70% of time

Reports to: Senior MEL Advisor

Please write an email containing a brief introduction of yourself (200 words maximum) with the subject line “Ranfòse Sante - Senior MEL Advisor ", your cover letter, resume and 3 references. Please submit your application to hr@haitihealth.org?Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Due to the high volume of applicants, we will only contact those who are being considered for an interview.