Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Officer - Delhi

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, and non-communicable diseases.

Jhpiego is hiring for the position of Research Officer at Delhi India. This position will be responsible for designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating research projects/studies. The role involves literature review, data collection, analysis, report writing, and dissemination of research findings. The Research Officer will work closely with team members, stakeholders, and external partners to ensure research activities align with program goals and are executed effectively.

• Develop overall MER plan for the project with guidance from the supervisor.
• Guide/ facilitate the process for identifying and designing the key indicators for each component.
• Record and report physical progress against the indicator; also steer the process of designing the tools for such progress reports.
• Participate in development and testing of innovative methods for M&E at all levels of program related activities.
• Develop and implement procedures for effective data management, data sharing and data analysis
• Support the programs for accurate and timely data collection, collation and analysis pertaining to various Jhpiego projects
• Support field offices in data quality checks, documentation and analyzing reports for dissemination
• Assist program leads by analyzing and deep diving into data for timely decision making as well as evidence generation
• Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to identify where adaptations might be needed.
• Prepare reports on M&E findings as required, working closely with staff, implementing partners and donors.
• Support in documentation of various project results, processes and development of success stories and fact sheet for strategic sharing and dissemination.
• Identify the need and draw up learning questions, any other research activities for specific project studies with guidance of supervisor.
• Support operational /implementation research activities - developing protocols, coordinating field data collection for testing hypotheses and documenting results.
• Support the development of publications for peer reviewed, high impact international journals
• Support the organization of Writing Workshops, Webinars, Journal Clubs to prompt participation of field staff in writing scientific manuscripts, review articles and program abstracts
• Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor.

• Masters in Epidemiology/Health Informatics/statistics/demography/ Population Studies/Health Management/Public Health/Applied science. Desirable to have PhD.
• Essential to have 2-3 years of relevant professional experience working with an international/national public health organization or academic institute, particularly in the field of monitoring, evaluation and research related activities.
• Publications in high impact peer international reviewed journals
• Experience with digital platforms for Monitoring, Evaluation and Research would be an added advantage
• Understanding global health and development approach with the willingness to learn
• Prior experience in domain of Nursing and midwifery ecosystem is desirable