Ipas is a global organization that works to advance and protect women’s reproductive health and rights. A nonprofit established in 1973, the organization is o
Senior MERLA Advisor
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South Africa + 8 moreAll locations: South Africa | Côte D'ivoire | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Ethiopia | Kenya | Malawi | Mozambique | Nigeria | Zambia
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48 days ago
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Senior MERLA Advisor
Ipas
Role Description The Senior MERLA Advisor, Africa acts as a steward of Ipas’s global monitoring, evaluation, research, learning, and adapting (MERLA) framework for Ipas’s global strategic plan. This role works closely with Ipas network nodes across Africa to provide context-specific technical support, facilitate collaboration between nodes, and support MERLA skill strengthening initiatives. Specifically, this role primarily supports Ipas’s African country nodes to: - Onboard and mentor new MERLA hires, including in-person and remote training, guidance, and support on MERLA skills and adhering to Ipas Network Quality Standards. - Provide responsive and proactive technical assistance support to MERLA staff in African country nodes, including in-person and remote support to build MLE plans, develop research and evaluation protocols, develop and test indicators and new data collection tools, train data collectors, and liaise with other Program Evidence and TEX staff to expand project capacity. - Lead/support adaptation to local contexts of global tools, guidance, and processes for data management, analytics, donor reporting, data auditing, and data visualization and use. - Play a key role in ensuring that global monitoring and evaluation is driven by and aligns with country needs and developments in the field. - Lead and/or support across country and regional research to address evidence gaps in the field of abortion and SRHR. - May represent Ipas in regional meetings, conferences, working groups, etc. Qualifications - Masters’ degree in social science or public health discipline, or equivalent professional experience. - 8+ years’ work experience in global reproductive health programs, especially experience in MERLA. - Experience in MERLA for global health programs, especially SRHR; including experience training others in MERLA related skills and processes. - Experience managing research and/or evaluation teams. - Experience using mobile data collection apps using ODK programming, CommCare, or similar programs. - Demonstrated ability to use data for decision-making and quality improvement. - Experience with word-processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software. - Experience with use of databases. - Experience with communicating data to various audiences and use of data visualization software (Power BI, Tableau, Excel, or others). - Fluency in English, excellent written and verbal English, ability to effectively use language translation tools when needed. - Experience working in multiple African countries. - Willingness to travel internationally, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa, up to 40% time. Requirements - Proficiency in French and/or Portuguese, in addition to English. - Experience using statistical analysis computer packages (Stata, SPSS, SAS, R, or others) for inferential statistics. - Experience with qualitative data analysis and software (Dedoose, NVivo, Atlas.ti, or others). - Research and/or evaluation budgeting experience. Competencies - Supportive of a woman's right to choose and to have access to safe abortion services. - Committed to uphold the highest ethical standards in MERLA practices. - Well-organized with the ability to track multiple projects and deadlines. - Ability to work successfully in a cross-cultural, team-based, global environment. - Understanding of and commitment to gender equity and social inclusion in a local and international context. Benefits - Ipas is strongly committed to providing a work environment that is free from all forms of harassment, discrimination, and inequity. - We recruit, employ, train, promote, and compensate our personnel without regard to race, age, sex, religion, national origin, color, creed, ancestry, citizenship, caste, ethnicity, regional identity, tribal identity, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, sexual orientation, or any other personal characteristic protected by law or outlined by Ipas policy. - Ipas acknowledges that these personal characteristics may differ in different contexts.
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