IMA World Health, a member of Corus International, is seeking a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Lead (MEL) for the anticipated 5-year $19 million USAID-funded Strengthening Systems for Health Security Activity (SSHS) in Peru.
The purpose of this Strengthening Systems for Health Security Activity is to help Peru build robust capabilities in preventing, detecting, and responding to infectious disease and health threats to ensure national and global health security (GHS). This activity will operate at the national, regional, and local level; supporting Peru in developing and sustaining its own capacity to prevent, rapidly detect, effectively respond to, and ultimately recover from emerging infectious disease threats, allowing the Mission to reach Global, Agency, and Government of Peru (GOP) Global Health Security targets.
Founded in 1960, IMA World Health (IMA) operates in some of the world's most fragile settings, centering its work on global health security, health systems strengthening, social and behavior change, and integrated primary health care support and delivery. IMA leads the global health portfolio at Corus International, an international development and humanitarian assistance organization that includes global non-governmental organization (NGO) Lutheran World Relief (LWR), technology for development company CGA Technologies, and impact investing group Ground Up Investing.

Summary of the Position
Based in Lima or another mutually agreed upon location in Peru where program activities will take place, the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Lead (MELL) will be responsible for ensuring that ongoing monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) interventions are implemented throughout the life cycle of this Activity.

Responsibilities:

• The MELL will be responsible for ensuring the collection, analysis, and reporting of high quality, accurate, and reliable data for all related MEL matters of this Activity.
• Lead the development and management of the MEL Plan.
• Develop and maintain systems to collect data and lead analysis to produce information on inputs, outputs, outcomes, and impact of the project.
• Review Activity implementation on a regular basis and communicate the critical learning points with USAID and other relevant stakeholders and support the Activity in making evidence-based and informed decisions to ensure results.
• Lead and provide oversight over baseline, midterm and end of project evaluations.
• Develop and lead a strategy for learning, including an adaptive management process.
• Collaborate with subawards and provide them with feedback on data collection and indicator use; analyze data reported from sub-grantees; and support training of M&E personnel in quality assurance methods.

Actual hiring is contingent upon successful activity award and USAID approval.

Qualifications:

• Higher education degree related to public health/ epidemiology, statistics, population studies, social sciences , economics, management or a relevant field of study is required.
• A minimum of 10 years of professional experience in the field of monitoring, evaluation, learning, and research.

• Evidence of experience in disease surveillance.
• Demonstrated experience working within the field of global health security
• and One Health is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience developing MEL frameworks to measure systems
• strengthening interventions.
• An understanding of External Evaluation tools (JEE, VEE), State Party Self-Assessment Annual Reporting Tool (SPAR), and other international Monitoring and Evaluation tools pertaining to Global Health security is preferred.

• Possesses optimal interpersonal, writing, and English language skills.
• Relevant experience working on projects with similar budgets and scopes and within the Latin American region is preferred.

• Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships with USAID, host-country counterparts, and representatives from other key stakeholders such as NGOs, CSOs, and the private sector.
• Excellent English and Spanish oral and written communication skills required.