SSA - Monitoring, Evaluation, And Learning Expert, Papua New Guinea

Organizational Context

The World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and Papua New Guinea's National Department of Health (NDoH), is implementing a four-year health initiative (2025-2028). This collaboration aims to strengthen health systems, improve health outcomes, enhance service delivery, and bolster health security in PNG, with a focus on cross-cutting priorities. The role of the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Expert is crucial for operationalizing and strengthening the MEL framework.

Job Purpose

The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Expert will play a pivotal role in ensuring the effective implementation, performance monitoring, reporting, and adaptive learning of the WHO-DFAT-NDoH Partnership in Papua New Guinea. This position is designed to strengthen the partnership's MEL systems, encompassing planning, indicator tracking, reporting tools, and learning processes. By supporting evidence-informed decision-making, the expert will document progress, identify emerging risks, capture lessons learned, and facilitate necessary course corrections. Additionally, the role involves providing targeted assistance to the NDoH Aid Coordination Unit to establish a practical development partner mapping and tracking mechanism, thereby enhancing overall coordination and accountability within the health sector.

Responsibilities

The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Expert will be responsible for strengthening the MEL framework and implementation plan for the WHO-DFAT-NDoH Partnership, ensuring alignment with DFAT standards and WHO principles, and integrating cross-cutting priorities like gender equality and climate change. A significant portion of the role involves supporting adaptive management by preparing progress reports, mentoring staff and counterparts on MEL tools, and facilitating the use of MEL findings for informed decision-making. The expert will also document lessons learned, emerging risks, and course corrections. Furthermore, the role includes developing a partner monitoring framework and dashboard for the NDoH Aid Coordination Unit to improve partner coordination and performance tracking, and organizing field missions for the partnership team.

Work Experience

A minimum of three years of relevant work experience is required, specifically in MEL for complex health or development programs, including monitoring, evaluation, learning, program management, reporting, or results-based management. Experience with donor-funded programs, particularly DFAT, is essential. Experience with international organizations like WHO/UN, previous work in Papua New Guinea or the Pacific, and demonstrated experience integrating gender, disability, and climate change into MEL systems are desirable.

Skills

Strong organizational, coordination, and time management skills. Ability to monitor progress and manage multiple actions. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail. Proficiency in maintaining organized documentation and evidence management systems. Collaborative work ethic with government counterparts, WHO teams, and stakeholders. Demonstrated ability to analyze programs and projects. Excellent interpersonal working relations. Competence in Excel, Access, BI tools, or similar data management and visualization tools. Good communication and programming skills. Initiative and willingness to learn and share ideas. Excellent English proficiency.

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