Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

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PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing heath challenges. 

PATH has been providing technical assistance to State Government of Uttar Pradesh VBDCP (vector borne diseases control program), through multiple projects, primarily focused on AES, LF, VL, Dengue-Chikungunya, Malaria program implementation at multiple levels.
 

PATH is seeking for a MEL officer on Third Party Payroll- Randstad, the MEL Officer will be responsible for implementing reliable monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to measure performance against anticipated results, document learning, and support programmatic adaptation for improved performance.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Facilitate / establish the standard, tools, and processes for the management of the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) project’s MEL approach.

• Ensure implementation of M&E plan and monitor progress of different implementation activities as outlined in annual work plan.

• Improve/sustain data collection systems and mechanisms to support implementation of the project.

• Closely coordinate with the state program officer for smooth implementation of the project’s MEL framework.

• Regularly review project data to support its use in planning and implementation. and share with the project officer at State and National level

• Capacity building of project staffs, stakeholders, facilitate review meetings/ workshops as per the requirement. 

• Technical support in quality assurance, data management, and analytics to enhance the use of data for informed decision-making.

• Monitor the timeliness and completeness of data reporting of AES or other surveillance data sets from  Blocks & Districts.

• Any other work assigned as part of infectious diseases cluster at PATH for programmatic requirement

Required Skills and Experience:

Education & Experience:

• The candidate should be a postgraduate with MBA/MCA/PGDCA. Additional qualifications in public health and statistics will be an advantage.

• Excellent computer skills, proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, CSPro / Open data kit (ODK) is mandatory.

• 5 years+ work experience  with government system in data management and analysis of public health and other programs at national/state/district level.

• Competence in data analysis and visualization tools such as: Excel, R, Python, Tableau, Power BI.

• Prior knowledge of GIS software (QGIS, ArcGIS etc).

• More than 10 years of working experience at the state level is desirable.

• Past work experience/exposure/association at the state level in Uttar Pradesh, with state surveillance unit/communicable diseases department, is an added advantage.

Functional competencies / expertise:

• Good knowledge and understanding of the communicable disease programs.

• Ability to work with a team of professionals from diverse backgrounds

• Familiarity of the functioning of state and national government agencies and non-government organizations.

• Experience of working in coordination with multiple partners in public health program implementation on the ground

• Skills in planning & monitoring activities and ability to organize project work.

• Skills in facilitation and coordination, entrepreneurial spirit and demonstrated ability to work in an independent manner; commitment to teamwork and working across disciplines.

• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.

Location: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh