Job title : Senior Manager: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) (R817A) Job Location : Western Cape, Cape Town Deadline : January 17, 2025 Quick Recommended Links Jobs by Location Job by industries Responsibilities: The Senior Manager: MEL will be responsible for overseeing the implementation and management of the consortium's 5-year MEL plan, as well as monitoring and evaluating its progress and outcomes.
The role involves ensuring that appropriate monitoring and evaluation systems and frameworks are in place to track program performance and learning and using this information to inform decision-making and improve program effectiveness.
His/her role in the program will be to: Collaborate with BRILLIANT program leads and consortium partners/stakeholders to regularly review the MEL objectives and develop/enhance monitoring and evaluation frameworks.
Implement systems to track program activities, outputs, and outcomes and generate relevant reports.
This includes developing/reviewing indicators, data collection tools, and data management systems and monitoring implementation at regular intervals.
Ensure data quality assurance and provide training for corrective actions.
Prepare and present program information to internal and external stakeholders.
Facilitate a learning culture within the BRILLIANT program by promoting reflection, documentation, and dissemination of lessons learned and best practices; and Collaborate with BRILLIANT program committees, partner organizations and USAID to establish strong working relationships and promote effective communication and coordination.
Core Requirements: A 4-year degree in management, business or administration.
Have extensive experience in the area of monitoring, evaluation and learning, especially with international funders.
At least 5 years of experience as a Senior Manager: MEL.
3 – 5 years project management experience.
Advantageous: Bachelor's degree or higher in biomedical science or related discipline.
Display evidence of working productively as part of a team, and leading teams.
Project management qualification and project management experience.
Demonstrated experience working in a health research environment/project(s).
Preferably demonstrated experience in working across multiple consortium partners in other countries Working knowledge/background in health research.
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