[Hiring] Senior Technical Officer, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning @FHI 360

Role Description

The Senior Technical Officer, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) occupies a critical role within the Health Programs Strategic Information (SI) team at FHI 360, including overseeing the execution of day-to-day MEL activities, implementing policies and processes, and ensuring quality data collection, analysis, and reporting to ensure evidence-based decision-making. This position will provide home office MEL backstopping to large-scale global projects, focusing on backstopping activities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and working directly with the country team, technical teams in the home office, global partners and clients, to ensure that FHI 360 is fulfilling its mission as an evidence-driven, adaptive and effective actor on the global stage. The incumbent plays a crucial role in providing quality assurance for monitoring, evaluation and learning. Strong communication and teamwork skills are of absolute importance to succeed in this role, as is the ability to manage individual and team contributions across projects and time zones. This position offers vast opportunities for creative, passionate individuals who care about development, and who have demonstrated commitment and success in infusing learning and adaptive management into development programs.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree required in one of the following or related fields: public health, international development, international affairs, economics, political science.
• Project Management (PM) Certification preferred.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of experience developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation methodologies, including impact evaluations, managing data collection activities, and providing M&E technical assistance to projects; 7-8 years of experience preferred.
• Prior work experience in a non-governmental organization (NGO), government agency, or private organization.
• Experience working with diverse teams and applying research-to-practice principles to support program implementation.
• Experience effectively communicating and utilizing research and technical content for practical application; direct experience with Knowledge Management and Communication a plus.
• Prior work experience in a non-governmental organization (NGO) or in work-related academic, governmental, or industry setting, experience working internationally highly desirable.
• Experience providing MEL backstopping support to health projects in francophone West and Central Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), preferred.
• Experience providing MEL backstopping to outbreak response activities preferred.

Benefits

• FHI 360 contributes 7% of monthly base pay to a money purchase pension plan account.
• All US-based staff working full-time receive 18 days of paid vacation per year, 12 sick days per year, and 11 holidays per year.

Company Description

FHI 360 is an equal opportunity employer whereby we do not engage in practices that discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

FHI 360 is committed to preventing any type of abuse, exploitation and harassment in our work environments and programs, including sexual abuse, exploitation and harassment.

FHI 360 fosters the strength and health of its workforce through a competitive benefits package, professional development and policies and programs that support a healthy work/life balance.