Location: Maputo, Mozambique
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:
- Strategic Information Leadership and MEL Management: lead implementation of the EKN MEL framework at country level, provide technical leadership for monitoring, evaluation and learning, support community-led monitoring, and contribute to baseline, midline and endline assessments.
- Data Quality, Performance Monitoring and Reporting: oversee data collection, validation and quality assurance; monitor progress against indicators and targets; lead routine project reports and workplans; ensure compliance with donor reporting requirements.
- Data Systems, DHIS2 Integration and Information Management: strengthen project data systems, support integration with national health information systems and DHIS2, develop dashboards and reporting tools, and strengthen data governance and data protection.
- Data Analysis, Learning and Knowledge Translation: analyse project performance and trends, develop dashboards and reports, document lessons learned, and produce knowledge products such as conference abstracts, technical papers and case studies.
- Government, Partner and Community Data Engagement: build relationships with government and partner M&E counterparts, participate in technical working groups, and present project findings.
- Team Leadership and Capacity Building: manage and supervise Strategic Information Officers and MEL staff, and provide coaching, mentoring and technical guidance to provincial teams.
Requirements:
- 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.
- Minimum 8 years' experience in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, Strategic Information or Health Information Systems.
- Experience managing MEL systems within donor-funded projects, with DHIS2 and health information systems, and in HIV, SRHR, community or public health projects.
- Experience managing MEL or SI staff.
- Proficiency in English and Portuguese.
- Preferred: community-led monitoring, PEPFAR/Global Fund reporting, and NGO/INGO experience; DHIS2, Power BI or Tableau certification advantageous.
Reports to the Senior Project Director; collaborates with the EKN Strategic Information Lead (GSH).
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the mothers2mothers Breezy careers portal.
https://m2m.breezy.hr/p/3a685664156201-strategic-information-manager-mozambique/apply