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Monitoring & Evaluation Manager at Jacaranda Health

  • Job Type Contract
  • Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
  • Experience 5 – 7 years
  • Location Nairobi
  • Job Field Project Management 

Monitoring & Evaluation Manager at Jacaranda Health

Monitoring & Evaluation Manager

What You’ll Do:

Lead M&E Strategy and Systems

  • Design, implement, and oversee M&E strategies, logic models, and indicator frameworks across programs.
  • Ensure quality and consistency across all M&E systems and data collection frameworks
  • Lead the rollout and management of data collection tools (KoBo Toolbox, SurveyCTO, ODK) ensuring version control and data integrity.
  • Coordinate closely with Programs, Research, and Tech teams to ensure timely outputs and actionable learnings.

Oversee PROMPTS Biannual Surveys (Kenya & Ghana)

  • Manage all survey phases including planning, enumerator training, data collection, cleaning, analysis, and reporting.
  • Ensure survey protocols, sampling, and QA processes meet internal and global standards.
  • Translate findings into clear recommendations, driving program improvements and sharing learnings with stakeholders.

Lead Analysis & Reporting

  • Conduct regular and ad-hoc analyses of program data to monitor trends and program performance.
  • Develop program scorecards, donor reports, dashboards, and decision briefs for internal and external use.
  • Triangulate multiple data sources to validate results and deepen insights.

Build and Share Insightful Dashboards

  • Design, maintain, and improve integrated dashboards that visualize KPIs and guide decision-making.
  • Ensure dashboards are intuitive, visually impactful, and actionable.
  • Train program staff and partners to interpret and utilize dashboards effectively.

Drive Quality & Continuous Improvement

  • Maintain data quality through robust QA processes, cleaning routines, and documentation.
  • Facilitate data-use sessions with field and leadership teams to generate insights and drive course correction.
  • Maintain a learning agenda capturing key performance gaps and improvement priorities.

External Representation & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Serve as a key communicator of M&E findings to county leadership, government, and partners.
  • Contribute analytics to funding proposals, reports, and external publications.
  • Support thought leadership in evidence-based public health systems strengthening.

Team Leadership & Capacity Building

  • Line-manage and mentor M&E analysts, providing coaching on technical, strategic, and professional growth.
  • Promote documentation, peer review, and quality assurance practices across the M&E function.
  • Build the capacity of internal teams and local partners to use M&E data effectively.

Other Duties

  • Undertake any other tasks assigned to support division and organizational objectives.

​​​​​​​Requirements: 

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Public Health, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, or related fields.
  • 5–7+ years of progressive M&E experience, with at least 2 years managing teams or complex projects.
  • Experience engaging government health systems and cross-country stakeholders is an advantage.
  • Expertise in survey design, sampling, indicator frameworks, and M&E systems.
  • Proficiency in STATA, R, Python; familiarity with SQL, PowerBI, or Tableau preferred.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Jacaranda Health on jacaranda-health.hirehive.com to apply

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