MEARL Officer (аналітик-статист зі знанням англійської мови)

Project HOPE is an international NGO of more than 900 engaged employees and hundreds of volunteers who work in more than 25 countries, responding to the world’s most pressing global health challenges. Throughout our 60-year legacy, Project HOPE has treated millions of patients and provided more than $3 billion worth of medicines to local health care organizations around the world. We have helped build hundreds of health programs from the ground up and responded to humanitarian crises worldwide.

Code of conduct

It is our shared responsibility and obligation to treat each other with respect, take affirmative steps to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse and Trafficking in Persons, and disclose all potential and actual violations of our Code of Conduct, which may include Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption, Discrimination or Harassment.  Together we can reinforce a culture of respect, integrity, accountability, and transparency.

The Monitoring,  Evaluation,  Accountability,  Research  and  Learning (MEARL)  Assistant is  expected  to  support  the  implementation  of  the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning system and processes in the Project Hope. She/He will be required to oversee all MEARL act ivities, standards and requirements within the Project Hope activities.  MEARL Assistant will contribute to the development, and implementation of project Hope policies and  systems  to ensure quality management of the  project.  The  post  holder  will  be  responsible  for  data collection, verification,  analysis  and  utilization  with  an  aim  of  providing management with  relevant and  timely  information  for decision making and program  improvement.  The  MEARL  Assistant  will  ensure strengthened knowledge management,  effective  performance management as well as quality and timely reporting.  

Duties and Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain working and collaborative relationships with key stakeholders and other implementing staff, with the implementation of data collection and reporting as the focus. 

• In coordination with program staff, MEARL unit and stakeholders, draft and Support in preparation of MEARL plans that include Data Collection Plan, Monitoring Plan, Data Management Plan, Analysis Plan. 

• Daily/routinely monitor  the progress of  the program  implementation. Develop  strategies  for  assessing  the  quality  of  collected  data  for  the indicators and manage tools and methods for assessing data quality for all indicators. 

• Perform routine monitoring and coordinate routine data quality audits conducted in different sites, compile results at the level of a project and    develop actions plans to implement corrective measure. 

• Support in the conduction of data validation processes and work closely with  technical  teams  to  identify  sources  of  potential  errors  make appropriate recommendations for continuous improvement. 

• Provide  support  in  developing  baseline  assessments  and  assess distribution of deliverables. 

• Guide the documentation processes for the best practices and lessons learnt based on program approaches. 

• Support  in  the  provision  of  trainings  on  necessary  monitoring  and evaluation templates and databases, including DHIS2 system-based data collection. 

• Develop and monitor Program databases and ensure that assistance to beneficiaries  is timely tracked and  information  is appropriately shared with the Program Director and other key staff. Also, share appropriate information with other NGOS operating in the same geographical areas to  develop  synergies,  avoid  duplication,  and maximize  outreach  and coverage of affected populations. 

Role Requirements

• 3 - 4 years of experience of donor funded projects on global health humanitarian response; ECHO, DoS experience is highly desirable. 
• 3 years of experience with designing, implementing, and overseeing monitoring and evaluation tasks is required. 
• Experience working with data collection methodologies (sampling strategies, qualitative coding, etc). 
• Familiarity with assessment strategies throughout the project (baseline, semi-annual, etc.). 
• Experience in communication with a high volume of diverse stakeholders.
• Experience in providing monitoring and evaluation support and data analysis.
• Experience in database design of information tools and use of qualitative and quantitative software for data analysis. 
• Experience with the implementation and analysis of community-based feedback mechanisms and participatory assessments. 

Educational background: Bachelor’s degree.

Language Skills: Ukrainian — fluent. English — minimum Upper-intermediate.

Thank you for interst to Project HOPE!