Associate, Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL), NPI EXPAND 241 views

Associate, Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL), NPI EXPAND

Company
Overview

Palladium is a global
leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the
intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with
foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil
society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting
social, environmental and financial benefits. 

For the past 50 years,
we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500
employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than
35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved – and is committed to
continuing to improve – economies, societies and most importantly, people’s
lives. 

Palladium is a
child-safe organization, and screens applicants for suitability to work with
children. We also provide equal employment to all participants and employees
without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual
orientation, veteran or marital status. 

NPI EXPAND New
Partners for Better Health (NPI EXPAND) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented
by Palladium with funding from USAID. NPI EXPAND is currently working in nine
countries. The project has three key result areas:

1. Organizational sustainability of new and underutilized local entities of locally established partners strengthened.
   
2. Utilization of high-quality, high-impact FP/RH and MCH services, information, and supplies expanded.
   
3. Promising and innovative FP/RH and MCH approaches scaled up through new and underutilized partnerships for increased sustainability.
   

NPI EXPAND aims to
increase the availability and utilization of high-quality health services
through the achievement of the three key result areas mentioned above.

Project
Overview and Role

Palladium’s Health
Community of Practice is dedicated to strengthening equitable health systems.
By working in collaboration with health ministries, regulators, the private
sector, civil society, we deliver innovative, scalable, and sustainable health
programs that bring lasting solutions to the most pressing public health challenges
of our day. We equip decision-makers with evidence to inform policy
development, direct limited resources for greatest impact, secure new sources
of healthcare financing, and build a healthcare environment that fosters
collaboration across the public and private sectors.

The Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) /Thought Leadership Associate  assists with  the development and implementation of robust and
feasible MERL approaches for project activities. The MERL Associate  is  primarily
responsible  for assisting develop  and implement   a comprehensive
MERL system c, including applied research for the project learning agenda .

The MERL Associate r
should have experience in MERL activities for global health programs.  The MERL Associate  is a full-time position and will report to the
project MERL Manager.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities 

Monitoring & Evaluation:

• Assist program staff in the development of
  workplans for country activities  including results frameworks, logical
  frameworks, MEL plans  and learning
  agendas
  
• Support country projects implement MEL
  plans in alignment with approved workplans and scopes of work for country
  project activities
  
• Assist develop/refine global and country
  level MEL systems for data collection, compilation, analysis, and reporting
  including data management and quality assurance procedures
  
• Develop tools for tracking program data on
  a monthly basis for all indicators included in the core MEL plan Implement
  data management and quality check procedures to help maintain up-to-date
  program data in PIMS (web-based platform) for all NPI EXPAND performance
  indicators
  
• Assist compile data for inclusion in
  MEL tracking table with core performance indicators on a quarterly basis
  
• Coordinate regular sharing of routine ME
  data and lessons learned to enhance data use for decision making at the
  global and country program levels

Research & Learning:

• Assist with  the implementation of applied research
  activities to answer NPI EXPAND learning questions
  
• Analyze routine data from country projects
  and secondary health data from external sources to support the implementation
  of the research protocol for NPI EXPAND learning questions
  
• Assist conduct literature reviews  as needed to capture the latest evidence
  and approaches for strengthening capacity of local partners working in
  health in low-resource settings
  
• Collect/compile qualitative and
  quantitative data, conduct analysis, triangulate and synthesize the
  results and write up findings from applied
  research activities to answering NPI
  EXPAND learning questions
  
• Use data visualization tools to facilitate
  the presentation, sharing and dissemination of the findings  from applied research activities that
  answer NPI EXPAND learning questions
  
• Analyze health data from primary and
  secondary sources to identify trends, barriers, other factors associated
  with health outcomes, and overall program performance as needed
  
• Participate in Palladium’s MEL Community
  of Practice to learn and share MERL-related approaches, method, and/or
  tools that are relevant to NPI EXPAND MERL activities as needed
  
• Assist with other MERL-related tasks as
  assigned

Required
Qualifications

• Experience implementing MERL systems for global health programs
  
• MERL experience with health programs
  focusing on at least two of the following thematic areas: MNCH, FP/RH, HIV/AIDS,
  WASH, Nutrition
  
• Experience conducting statistical analyses
  using STATA, SPSS or similar statistical programs
  
• Experience with mixed-methods applied
  research  
  
• Strong editing skills and demonstrated competence using Microsoft Office
  365 applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and MS
  Teams
  
• Well-organized, strong attention to detail,
  able to work independently, skilled in handling multiple MERL tasks
  preserving high quality work, and able to meet deadlines
  
• Strong communication coordination and
  interpersonal skills, for working collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team
  

Preferred
Qualifications

• MERL experience on organizational capacity strengthening programs
• Experience
  conducting MERL work on USAID-funded health programs (global, regional, or
  bilateral)

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.  

Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or any other circumstance, please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com

Safeguarding – We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse.  All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.