MEAL & Strategic Information Lead

JOB ADVERTISEMENT : MEAL & Strategic Information Lead, Global Health Security (GHS) - EVIHDAF Evidence pour les Systèmes de Développement Humain Durable en Afrique - ONG Cameroon
MEAL & Strategic Information Lead, Global Health Security (GHS)
EVIHDAF (www.evihdaf.com) is an international research and development organization headquartered in Yaoundé, Cameroon, which serves the West and Central Africa region. We have an office in Niamey, Niger, and a Data Unit satellite office in Parakou, Benin. Utilizing a diverse array of approaches rooted in rigorous design, adaptive, cutting-edge, and locally relevant methods, we provide services in Health Program Implementation and Scale-Up; Research, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (RMEL); Data Systems for Decision-Making; and Capacity Strengthening. We are positioned to serve as a Regional Hub for the coordination of various initiatives in West & Central Africa. Our practice areas include Health and Health Systems, Nutrition and Food Security, Climate Change Preparedness and Resilience, and Population Migration and Displacements.
Position Overview

📌 ### 📌 EVIHDAF and its partners are looking for an experienced Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) and Strategic Information (SI) Lead in anticipation of a Global Health Security (GHS) project funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The MEAL/SI Lead is responsible for designing and implementing the project’s comprehensive monitoring, evaluation, learning, and data use strategy. Reporting to the Project Director, the Lead ensures that the project delivers high-quality, reliable data on Global Health Security (GHS) outcomes—across surveillance, laboratories, One Health, and emergency preparedness—in strict alignment with the America First Global Health Strategy. This position requires a high degree of flexibility, the ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced environment, and a strong capacity to track the transition of health functions to partner governments under new Bilateral Agreements on Global Health Cooperation.

/>Specific Responsibilities
MEAL/SI System Design and Management
Lead the development and implementation of the Activity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plan (AMELP), including the theory of change, results framework, indicators, and targets that align with Bilateral MOU benchmarks for co-investment and sustainability.
Design and oversee project data systems to capture routine and periodic data from multiple technical components, while streamlining performance monitoring to reduce non-frontline investment and maximize efficiency.

📌 ### 📌 Ensure all MEL systems are in strict alignment with CDC reporting requirements and integrate seamlessly with national HMIS/HIS platforms to support interoperable digital tools.

Data Collection, Quality, and Analysis

/>Develop and adapt data collection tools and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to specifically track the 7-1-7 target regarding infectious disease outbreaks.
Oversee routine data collection, entry, cleaning, and verification processes; lead regular Data Quality Assessments (DQAs) to ensure the integrity of reported information.
Conduct and supervise the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data to demonstrate the project’s impact on protecting the American people and reducing foreign dependence on U.S. taxpayers.
Learning, Adaptive Management, and Evaluation
Lead the project’s learning agenda, identifying key learning questions related to GHS outcomes and the effectiveness of faith-based and private sector engagement in health service delivery.
Facilitate “pause-and-reflect” sessions, after-action reviews (A