Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

World Bank Group•Washington, DC

About The Position

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org. The People Vertical The World Bank Group (WBG) is the largest provider of development finance and solutions for human development, working with high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries to develop country-tailored solutions for human development (HD) under the themes of education, health, social protection, jobs and gender. The HD PG coordinates with other Practice Groups to ensure a coordinated and integrated approach to development challenges, and through the World Bank Regional Units is expected to deliver the strongest and most pertinent support to our client countries. The People Vice Presidency (HDVP) at the World Bank Group is made up of the Departments for education; health, nutrition, and population; and social protection and jobs; additionally, the HDVP houses the gender group. As such, HD is central to the World Bank Group’s goals to end extreme poverty by 2030 and raise shared prosperity. The primary challenges of health development relate to health, nutrition, and demographic transitions, through an agile short-term response, and a sustainable and inclusive longer-term response that tackles inequitable opportunities and outcomes in the health sector globally, regionally and within countries. The fundamental challenge is to preempt, prevent and mitigate the developmental impact of these challenges now and into the future. Specific challenges include: providing equitable, efficient, accountable and sustainable financing of health coverage; providing equitable, quality, appropriate and scaled-up delivery of priority public health services according to need; mobilizing the appropriate quantity and quality of key health systems inputs related to health workers, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare technology and facilities; and strengthening models of governance for the health sector that recognize core functions for government, responsibilities/accountability of key actors and enhance competencies for governance across levels (local, national, regional and global) and sectors (public/private/civil society, as well as government sectors such as education, transport, social protection, etc.). Health Department The World Bank Group (WBG) supports countries’ efforts towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and to provide quality, affordable health services to everyone —regardless of their ability to pay — by strengthening primary health care systems and reducing the financial risks associated with ill health and increasing equity. For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/health The Health Department is led by a Director, who has overall responsibility for the GP. The Department works with and across multiple sectors, in recognition of the fact that Health outcomes often depend on actions that lie outside the health sector. Accordingly, a capacity to work across GP boundaries, forge coalitions and influence multi-practice solutions are essential for achieving the major objectives of improving health outcomes. Unit Context Global Financing Facility Context The Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF) is a multi-stakeholder global partnership housed at the World Bank that is committed to ensuring all women, children and adolescents can survive and thrive. Launched in July 2015, the GFF supports 36 low and lower-middle income countries with catalytic financing and technical assistance to develop and implement prioritized national health plans to scale up access to affordable, quality care for women, children, and adolescents. The GFF also works with countries to maximize the use of domestic financing and external support for better, more sustainable health results. The GFF is squarely focused on prioritizing and scaling up evidence-driven investments to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition through targeted strengthening of primary health care systems – to save lives and as a critical first step toward accelerating progress on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The GFF has pioneered a shift from traditional development approaches to a more sustainable way forward where governments lead and bring global partners together to support a prioritized, costed national plan. Through this partnership, the GFF aims to mobilize additional funding through the combination of grants from a dedicated multi-donor trust fund (the GFF Trust Fund), financing from International Development Association (IDA) and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), and the crowding in of additional domestic and external resources. To date, the GFF has mobilized more than $2.5 billion in trust fund resources. This approach and these resources have catalyzed high-impact investments for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition in the world’s most vulnerable countries. More information is available at: www.globalfinancingfacility.org The GFF partnership is led by the GFF Director; the day-to-day management of the GFF team is the responsibility of the GFF Manager. The GFF secretariat, which is based at the World Bank and is situated in the Health Department, works to deliver on the GFF objectives. This includes working with countries to develop quality investment cases, managing the GFF Trust Fund, technical assistance to regional teams, and supporting the GFF Investors Group, the governance mechanism for the GFF. Background The GFF’s Frequent Assessments and Systems Tools for Resilience (FASTR) rapid-cycle analytics and data use initiative was designed to institutionalize timely, low-cost, actionable analytics — integrating routine service data, facility assessments, and household survey data to enable continuous analyze–learn–act cycles within Ministries of Health. FASTR is operating at scale in 25 GFF partner countries as of March 2026, using a newly introduced an open-source, web-based statistical platform with embedded AI that transforms how countries operationalize real-time health systems intelligence atop national data systems. The FASTR analytics platform ingests data directly from country data systems, automates data quality diagnostics and statistical adjustments, and runs advanced analyses across priority indicators — producing high-quality visualizations and reports in minutes. AI is embedded throughout the workflow to retrieve indicators and analysis, interpret results, synthesize findings across data sources, and generate audience-tailored briefs and slide decks. Users can interact with an AI chat bot to ask learning questions, refine analyses, unpack methods, and tailor outputs to audiences. We are looking for a Sr Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Specialist to co-lead FASTR, as part of the GFF’s Results and Learning workstream. Experience with rapid cycle analytics and data use, routine health information systems, management of large and complex data sets spanning multiple sources and AI-enabled solutions is required. Experience working directly with Ministries of Health and other national and sub-national government stakeholders to adapt, deploy, and use the above M&E solutions is also required. Specific areas of responsibility will include leadership of the FASTR analytic platform, its AI-enabled features, and FASTR’s pillar of work on analysis of data from routine systems including both technical oversight of the platform and methods as well as training and competency building support to countries.

Requirements

A PhD in public health, statistics or data sciences, with at least 8 years of relevant experience.
Demonstrated track record in leading complex analytics and translating findings into clear, actionable, and user-friendly visuals and written outputs. The ability to inform and influence high-level policy, resource allocation and program improvement discussions through both written and oral communication is critical.
In-depth knowledge of data systems and analytical capacities within GFF partner countries, including RMNCAH-N specific applications and analyses, such as effective coverage estimation that incorporates HMIS data alongside other sources.
Experience with applications of AI to synthesis and interpretation of data and evidence, including establishment of guardrails needed to ensure quality and accuracy of AI outputs.
Proven ability to engage effectively in dialogue with M&E units and other officials and technical staff in Ministries of Health, particularly on highly technical topics such as large-scale analysis with routine administrative data and AI applications.
Proven experience designing and leading country-based training and TA work programs.
Proven ability to work collaboratively with development partners, including multilateral development banks, UN agencies, bilateral partners, foundations and technical institutions.
A strong record of accountability and high standards for work products, including meeting deadlines, managing competing priorities, collaborating effectively within a team, and ensuring delivery of high-quality outcomes in a timely manner.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with the World Bank would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

Lead the further development, maintenance and use of the FASTR analytic platform and AI-enabled features, with strengthened institutionalization within Ministries of Health of GFF partner countries.
Lead the routine data pillar of FASTR, including regular and timely analysis of Health Management Information System (HMIS) data, and FASTR’s data quality assurance protocols.
Lead the integration of other routine data sources within the FASTR analytic platform and their analysis and use alongside HMIS and survey data. Priority sources to integrate include Logistics Management Information Systems, Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response systems, geospatial data, climate data and resource mapping and expenditure tracking data.
Lead GFF’s efforts to help strengthen country competencies necessary for analysis, interpretation and use of data through FASTR, as part of a partnership approach with global, regional and in-country institutions and experts.
Develop and maintain close partnerships with M&E units within Ministries of Health in GFF partner countries, and foster ownership and institutionalization of FASTR approaches, together with GFF country teams and World Bank task teams.
Ensure clear strategic focus on the multiple use cases of FASTR within national and sub-national systems, within World Bank operations, and within the GFF partnership, with documentation of data use cases and their outcomes.
Collaborate closely with other GFF team members on applications of the FASTR analytic platform to GFF’s regular data cycle, including the annual data request process and portfolio-wide analytic needs.
Engage with key global partners and stakeholders to develop opportunities for collaboration and ensure alignment of country approaches.
Make strategic, technical and operational contributions to the development and implementation of the results monitoring and evaluation strategy, in support of the overall vision and strategy for the GFF.
Provide technical support to countries, WB task teams and GFF staff on monitoring and evaluation, and associated data analysis in GFF countries.
Contribute to development of knowledge products including development and dissemination of tools, analytical work, country case studies and workshops at regional and global level, in collaboration with the other teams within GFF and the World Bank Group.

Benefits

The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

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