Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer 85 views8 applications

The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries, while strengthening the capabilities of governments and the private sector in those countries to create and sustain high-quality health systems that can succeed without our assistance. CHAI has been operational in Ethiopia since 2005 and has worked in collaboration with the Ethiopian government and health related organizations to address major causes of mortality and morbidity in Ethiopia. There are currently 9 programs and over 120  staff and management in Ethiopia, as well as a network of 1,500 CHAI staff and senior experts globally.  For more information, please visit: http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org.

The CHAI NCD program was initiated in 2014 with work on breast cancer treatment task-shifting and support to EPSS in chemotherapy quantification and forecasting. In 2021, the project included access to diabetes treatment and care and access to antihypertensive medications.

CHAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to providing an environment of fairness, and mutual respect where all applicants have access to equal employment opportunities. CHAI values diversity and inclusion and recognizes that our mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people with diverse experience, backgrounds, and culture.

Job Summary: Under the supervision and guidance of the Program Manager, the NCD monitoring evaluation and learning (MEL) officer will set up and implement monitoring, evaluation and learning related activities such as data collection, cleaning, compilation, analysis, report writing, dissemination, best practice documentation and knowledge management  for the NCD program.

REPORTS TO: NCD Program Manager

Specific Responsibilities

• Develop log frames and MEL tools for proposals, integrating MEL into project design and contributing to project planning.
  • Track project performance against MEL indicators and support the visualization of MEL data for donor reports and policy advocacy.
    • Coordinate operational research activities, including the development of proposals, ethical clearances, creation of tools for data collection.
      • Manage field data collection for research and MEL purposes, utilizing digital data collection and management tools such as SurveyCTO, ODK Collect, Power Bi and Kobo Collect, and others.
      • Support with data analysis, interpretation, reporting and dissemination/communication of research results, as well as routine MEL and health facility data, to inform decisions.
      • Manage social media platforms (Facebook, Telegram, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, X formerly Twitter, and others) for the CHAI NCD program.
      • Conduct site visits to assess program implementation to ensure the program is on  track and identify bottlenecks and solutions.
      • Assist with the development of documents and presentations for training on statistical methods, peer review of reports, manuscripts and presentations.
      • Support the development of training materials and implementation of trainings on data management and MEL related activities.
      • Document lessons and best practices (case studies, reports, photographs etc) which can be shared within the CHAI Ethiopia office, other CHAI offices and partners.
      • In collaboration with IT staff and digital health community of practice, contribute to the development and application of digital solutions for the storage and sharing key information about programs and CHAI Ethiopia.
      • Participate in the MEL community of practice.
• Work collaboratively with other CHAI Ethiopia programs on MEL related issues.
• Other activities as assigned by supervisor.