USAID Maternal and Newborn Health Program - Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) Director and Technical Director

DAI Global Health is seeking qualified candidates for an anticipated USAID-funded maternal and newborn health (MNH) program in Indonesia. The project will work in six technical areas to improve: 1) quality of care in public and private sector facilities; 2) efficiency and effectiveness of referral systems at the community and facility level; 3) the effectiveness, accountability and responsiveness of local governance; 4) financial protection for the most poor and vulnerable; 5) utilization of MNH services by the most poor and vulnerable; and 6) utilization of evidence for decision making.

DAI is seeking candidates for:

Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) Director - The MERL Director must have experience designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation systems for complex donor funded health projects. This must include experience in designing and implementing a monitoring and evaluation system that can capture information at the national activity level and the individual local solution level. The MERL Director must also have experience in leading processes to review and analyze global and local evidence to inform the establishment of priorities for program and policy action. He/She must have exceptional communications and presentation skills, fluency in the English language, strong teamwork and effective cross-cultural interpersonal skills. The MERL Director must have significant experience working in middle income (lower and/or upper middle income) countries. The MERL Director should also have experience building relationships with the Ministry of Health around data and evidence.

Technical Director - The Technical Director will oversee all technical aspects of the program, including ensuring a holistic approach across all six technical areas. The Technical Director must demonstrate professional excellence and technical expertise in the technical areas covered by the MNH project.  He/She must have significant experience working in middle income (lower and/or upper middle income) countries on maternal and newborn health areas in complex health systems. He/She must have excellent communication skill and writing ability, fluency in English, and effective cross-cultural interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to resolve work issues with senior country counterparts, donor representatives, and senior-level staff.

 

Interested candidates should send their CVs toHealth@DAI.com by 5:00pm Jakarta Time, July 14, 2017. Please note, only finalists will be contacted.