Location: Lusaka, Zambia
The Strategic Information Manager provides leadership and oversight of all Strategic Information, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) functions for the EKN HIV Instrument Project at country level. The role is responsible for ensuring the availability of high-quality project data, supporting evidence-based decision making, strengthening data quality and reporting systems, coordinating community-led monitoring processes, and ensuring compliance with project monitoring, evaluation and reporting requirements. The position serves as the primary country focal point for strategic information and works closely with project teams, government stakeholders, implementing partners, community organisations and regional project structures.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead implementation of the EKN MEL framework at country level and provide technical leadership for monitoring, evaluation and learning activities, including community-led monitoring and baseline, midline and endline assessments.
- Oversee data collection, validation and quality assurance; monitor progress against indicators, targets and milestones; lead preparation of routine project reports and ensure compliance with donor and organisational reporting requirements.
- Strengthen project data systems and support integration with national health information systems and DHIS2; develop dashboards and reporting tools; ensure data governance, protection and ethical data use.
- Analyse project performance and trends, facilitate data review and learning sessions, and produce evidence and knowledge products including conference abstracts, technical papers, articles and case studies.
- Build relationships with government and partner counterparts, participate in technical working groups, and present project findings to donors and stakeholders.
- Manage and supervise Strategic Information Officers and other MEL staff; build MEL and data-use capacity among project teams and partners, including coaching and mentoring provincial teams.
Qualifications and experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, Public Health, Epidemiology, Statistics, Demography, Biostatistics, Data Science, Health Information Systems or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
- Certification in DHIS2, Power BI, Tableau or similar platforms advantageous.
- Minimum 8 years' experience in MEL, Strategic Information or Health Information Systems, including managing MEL systems within donor-funded projects.
- Experience with DHIS2 and health information systems; HIV, SRHR, community health or public health projects; data quality assurance, reporting and analysis; and managing MEL or SI staff.
- Proficiency in Bemba is an added advantage.
- Preferred: community-led monitoring, PEPFAR/Global Fund or major donor reporting frameworks, and NGO/INGO experience.
Reports to the Senior Project Director; collaborates with the EKN Strategic Information Lead (GSH); supervises the SI Officer. Full-time, based in Zambia.
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the mothers2mothers careers portal: https://m2m.breezy.hr/p/b3cbae45dfc901-strategic-information-manager-zambia/apply