PATH is a global organization that works to accelerate health equity by bringing together public institutions, businesses, social enterprises, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing health challenges. With expertise in science, health, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales innovative solutions—including vaccines, drugs, devices, diagnostics, and approaches to strengthening health systems worldwide.

PATH is looking for a MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING OFFICER who is highly motivated, self-starter, and a development sector enthusiast. S/he will operate in a dynamic and evolving environment to contribute to a growing portfolio of impactful work in public health, including Neglected Tropical Diseases, Tuberculosis and HIV, Mother and Child Health and Nutrition, Vaccines, Impact Lab, and Digital Health. S/he will responsible to build MEL capacity, provide technical support across project life-cycle based on requests received across different projects in India and globally. S/he will be part of PATH’s global MEL Shared function that supports multiple country programs across the globe.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Develop and implement M&E reporting guidelines and systems designed to inform the direction of the project, including data quality and data use strategies
• Create M&E plans, log-frames, work-plans, and results framework for proposals and concept notes
• Work with the program teams to ensure results framework and work-plans are updated
• Represent PATH in discussions with donors on the results framework and work-plans and guide the program team in accommodating changes as per program needs
• Ensure alignment of research and M&E activities with program goals including defining project targets and developing data collection tools and preparing evaluation reports
• Orient staff to institutional guidance and standards for M&E and research practices, including, survey instruments, data collection tools, and other tools for process level data collection
• Supervise and provide mentoring support to staff involved in collecting and analyzing data and reporting results
• Develop research protocols and ensure approval from Research Ethics Committee at PATH and local IRB (as required) ensuring protection of human subjects
• Develop RFPs for hiring research agencies for different evaluation studies and supervise data collection, reviewing data quality assurance protocol, data analysis plan and evaluation report
• Design process for monitoring and evaluation of sub-grantees, in collaboration with program leadership
• Conduct field-based monitoring, technical assistance, and training to program teams, and partner organizations, to strengthen their capacity in the collection, cleaning, and analysis of data for program management and donor reporting
• Contribute to the development and implementation of a strategy for synthesizing and disseminating key results, programmatic lessons learned, and other research outputs of the program
• Contribute to and review quarterly and annual program reports, project deliverables and assessment reports prior to submission to donors and PATH headquarters

Required Skills Required Experience

• Master’s Degree in a relevant field (development studies, public health, demography, statistics, etc.
• A minimum of 8-10 years of experience and demonstrated practical skills in monitoring and evaluation preferably for donor funded programs
• Demonstrated experience in the development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation frameworks and systems required for development programs
• Experience in developing study design and methodology including study protocol, sampling procedures, assisting with implementation, analysis and interpretation of results and documentation results and learnings from project is preferred
• Demonstrated skills in balancing multiple projects and priorities
• Excellent knowledge of monitoring and evaluation principles and practices is essential
• Demonstrated capacity to use project M&E to advance strategic goals and provide data for decision-making
• Demonstrated ability and skills in data management, data analysis and synthesis, performance evaluation and correction, and report writing
• Competency in training, institutional capacity-building, documenting project learnings for advocacy
• Proven effectiveness while working in a team-based environment, but capable also of working independently
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a complex environment
• Comfort with collaborating across all levels of leadership internally and externally
• Written and oral proficiency in English, and verbal communication skills in one or more local languages
• Knowledge of statistical software (such as SPSS, STATA, and SAS) and command over Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access (or similar tools) is preferred
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

Must have legal authorization to work in India.

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_PATH is dedicated to diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. _

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_PATH is an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment. PATH does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or orientation, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. _