• Dhaka

RTI is looking for MERLA Director – USAID Bangladesh Strengthening Local Level Health Systems Activity 2023 in Dhaka

Job Responsibilities: 

Primary Responsibilities: 

  • Provides oversight of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) efforts and ensures efforts are informed by and feed into program decisions.  
  • Leads the development, implementation, refinement, and harmonization of project’s MEL system; develops and operationalizes indicators, sets targets, and monitors progress.  
  • Oversees all project activities to capture data on indicators and to identify best practices and lessons learned as required by USAID.  
  • Works with technical staff to oversee tools for data collection, storage, and analysis, train staff and partners on MEL system operations, collection methods, and tools.   
  • Designs needs-based operations research studies and protocols to generate evidence for which innovations work, which do not work, and why.   
  • Ensures methodological rigor of research is undertaken. 

Research Triangle Institute (RTI) has over 30 years’ experience assisting governments, communities, and the private sector. As a not-for-profit, independent research institute based in North Carolina, USA, RTI has roughly 6,000 employees with global experience implementing international development projects.

Location:

Bangladesh

Benefits

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Eligibilities

Job Requirements: 

  • Bachelor’s Degree and 12 years of experience, Master’s degree and 10 years of experience, or PhD and 6 years of experience in public health, economics, data science or a related field.   
  • Minimum of 4 years of experience with M&E systems, ideally relevant to health sectors in Bangladesh.  
  • Solid experience with impact evaluations, quantitative and qualitative research methods, surveillance surveys, research methodologies, data analysis, sampling techniques and establishing M&E systems. 
  • Demonstrated experience with computer and/or web-based performance data recording and reporting systems and other technologies that improve the quality of monitoring system integrity and data collection/analysis/reporting/visualization.  
  • Demonstrated experience conducting social science research.  
  • Experience with USAID development sector priorities and reporting requirements.  
  • Ability to work effectively, responsively, and collaboratively with government counterparts such as government ministries, development and private sector partners, civil society organizations, private sector, and academic/research institutions.    
  • Excellent management and organizational skills (attention to detail is required).  
  • Must be fluent in English.  
  • Ability and willingness to work throughout Bangladesh required. 
  • Bangladeshi nationals are strongly encouraged to apply. 
Eligible Regions: Bangladesh

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