Technical Director – CDC Capacity Building for Global, Regional, and National Immunization Programs (Global)

Corus International•Washington, DC

About The Position

IMA World Health, a member of Corus International, is seeking a Technical Director to lead monitoring, evaluation, and learning efforts for an anticipated five-year, CDC-funded project, “Capacity Building for Global, Regional, and National Immunization Programs.” The project aims to strengthen immunization programs in priority countries so they can better prevent, control, and eliminate or eradicate vaccine-preventable diseases, reduce illness and death, and respond to emerging global health threats. Activities include improving immunization services and disease surveillance, expanding outbreak preparedness and response capacity, reaching high-risk groups who are un- or under-immunized, supporting evidence-based decisions through National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups, and strengthening program evaluation and sustainability. In coordination with the MERL Director and under the supervision of the Project Director, the Technical Director will lead the project’s data-quality, monitoring, evaluation, learning, and performance-improvement work. The role oversees primary evaluation and performance-monitoring data collection, data quality assessments and validation using health management information systems such as DHIS2, and the analysis and interpretation of primary and secondary data. The Technical Director designs strategies and systems that strengthen immunization data collection, quality, analysis, reporting, and use for timely decision-making; provides technical assistance to implementing partners and national and sub-national stakeholders; and documents and shares lessons learned and best practices. The position reports to Corus headquarters and may be remote, depending on circumstances. Travel to project sites may be required as needed.

Requirements

Master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, or a closely related field.
At least 7–10 years of experience with HMIS, immunization, or health-related monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning, with emphasis on global health and epidemiology.
Proficiency in managing DHIS2 and other databases, and in IT tools and Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Strong quantitative, qualitative, and analytical skills, with the ability to present technical information clearly and effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.
Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills, and demonstrated ability to develop and communicate a common vision among partners.
Professional fluency in written and spoken English.
Ability to travel to project sites as needed.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience on a CDC-funded project is highly desirable; experience in monitoring and evaluation for CDC-funded projects is desirable.
Five or more years of experience with the DHIS2 platform is highly desirable.
In-depth understanding of CDC global immunization support, disease surveillance activities, performance monitoring, logical frameworks, and reporting plan indicators is highly desirable.
Proven experience using data for performance improvement is highly desirable.
Experience analyzing data with quantitative and qualitative software is a plus.
Extensive training in health, epidemiology, multisectoral health-related risk analysis, or a related area is an asset.
Working fluency or better in another language, especially French, or potentially Spanish or Arabic, is an asset.
Experience working in fragile contexts is preferred.

Responsibilities

Design and lead the strategy for strengthening collection, entry, verification, analysis, and reporting of immunization data against project objectives, including identifying trends and reporting findings and conclusions.
Promote data quality improvement through regular audits and assessments that verify and validate data accuracy and reliability for decision-making.
Work with project management and local stakeholders to develop and implement a learning program that advances continuous learning, collaboration, adaptation, and the project learning agenda.
Oversee and implement project monitoring and evaluation activities.
Design and implement quantitative and qualitative data collection methods and tools, and establish context-appropriate systems for data collection, quality assurance, analysis, and reporting of outputs, results, and program quality.
Train project staff on data quality, data use, and monitoring and evaluation systems and tools.
Support recruitment of consultants and temporary field staff for monitoring and evaluation activities as needed.
Oversee data collection and analysis, including analysis by potential risk factors, and ensure findings are used to guide programming.
Ensure data integrity, security, ethical standards, and procedures comply with national guidelines, information systems, and reporting requirements for primary research involving human subjects and monitoring and evaluation activities.
Conduct analyses and contribute to required and ad hoc project reports, capturing performance results and integrating lessons learned into implementation to improve intervention quality and results.
Monitor the learning program to identify best practices, lessons learned, and opportunities for adaptive management and knowledge sharing.
Provide training, mentoring, and coaching on data use to project staff, consultants, and local stakeholders as needed.
Use IMA World Health’s DHIS2 platform to support regular data flow and use, provide information on performance and activities, and contribute to strategic decision-making and project planning.
Participate in relevant technical working groups and data-quality and performance-improvement coordination mechanisms; collaborate with CDC, stakeholders, and project staff on project-related monitoring and evaluation as appropriate.
Contribute to developing and sharing information and knowledge products with relevant stakeholders in a timely manner.
Organize quarterly coordination and data-review meetings with project stakeholders to harmonize understanding of activity progress and data.
Provide technical assistance to implementing partners and national and sub-national stakeholders on evaluation design, data quality, data utilization, and immunization data-related issues.
Actively participate in project coordination mechanisms.