Jhpiego is a nonprofit global health leader and Johns Hopkins University affiliate that is saving lives, improving health and transforming futures. We partner with governments, health experts and local communities to build the skills and systems that guarantee a healthier future for women and families. Jhpiego translates the best science and practice into moments of care that can mean the difference between life and death for women and families. The moment a woman gives birth; the moment a midwife helps a newborn to breath. Through our partnerships, we are revolutionizing health care for the world’s most disadvantaged and vulnerable people.

In India, Jhpiego works across various states in close collaboration with national and state governments, providing technical assistance in the areas of family planning, maternal and child health, strengthening human resources for health, non-communicable diseases, infectious diseases and primary healthcare.

Jhpiego is hiring for the position of Monitoring & Evaluation Officer based at Patna, Bihar. The position will work closely with the state office teams and India country office team for implementation of the project MER plans. The projects focus on strengthening programs pertaining to Comprehensive Primary Healthcare and Human Resources for Health. The position will report to the Country Lead, MERL.

• Support in developing and implementing the MER plans for projects with guidance from the Country Lead, MER and the project management team.
• Develop and implement procedures for effective data management, data sharing and data
• Ensure quality, consistency and adherence to best practices for M&E across the program, including data quality use in the reports.
• Record and report progress against all indicators as per the MER plan and steer the process of designing the tools for such progress reports.
• Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of MER plan and to identify where adaptations might be needed.
• Support field offices in data quality checks, documentation and analyzing reports for dissemination
• Prepare reports on M&E findings as required, working closely with supervisor, program team and the donors.
• Support in documentation of various project results & processes, and development of success stories and fact sheets for strategic sharing and dissemination.
• Support evaluation and research activities under the project – developing research protocols, drafting determination request forms, developing data collection tools, drafting other research related documents and managing IRB submissions.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor to achieve the project

Abilities/Skills

• Ability to analyze
• Ability to produce documents and reports of professional quality and coordinate activities
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Hindi
• Computer skills demonstrating competency in MS Office Suite and at least one statistical package such as SPSS or STATA.
• Ability to multi task and work in a multi-cultural
  
• Ability to develop productive working relationships with other team members, agencies, stakeholders and other organizations.
• Excellent organizational
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the
• Qualifications / Experience / Knowledge
• Masters in Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Informatics/Population Studies or Health
• At least three years of relevant professional experience of working with public health programs/ organizations especially in the field of Monitoring, Evaluation and Research related
• Understanding of Global Health and development approaches with willingness to learn the technical side of program implementation.
• Experience with digital platforms for Monitoring, Evaluation and Research would be an added
• Prior experience in related programs (CPHC/Nursing strengthening) would be an added

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Due to high volume of applications, only shortlisted applicants will receive a response from

Jhpiego HR.

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