Monitoring and evaluation officer

OVERVIEWThe Paediatric and Child Health Association (PACHA) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to advancing and improving children's health and welfare. Its mission is to ensure that children have access to the determinants of good health in Malawi and beyond.PACHA's membership includes healthcare professionals and other child health and welfare advocates. The organisation has been working in Malawi since 2011.With funding from the Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation, PACHA, in collaboration with Witten/Herdecke University, has established the Else Kröner Centre for Global Child Health.The Centre seeks to strengthen primary healthcare systems for children and young people, improve the quality of care, promote children's rights, and develop evidence-based strategies for sustainable health system strengthening.PACHA invites applications from well-experienced, highly motivated and suitably qualified candidates for the position of Monitoring and Evaluation Officer.JOB TYPE: Not specified in the advertApplication Deadline: Monday, 16th November 2026POSITION: MONITORING AND EVALUATION OFFICERJOB SUMMARYThe Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will support the development and implementation of effective monitoring and evaluation systems for the Centre and its affiliated projects. The role will involve developing performance indicators, coordinating data collection, conducting statistical analysis, supporting research activities, and preparing reports.DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIESThe Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will be responsible for:1. Monitoring and Evaluation FrameworksDesign and develop appropriate frameworks and supporting systems for effective monitoring and evaluation of the Centre's activities and affiliated projects.Assist in developing key performance indicators for all activities undertaken by the Centre.Develop feedback mechanisms to identify and address implementation deficiencies.2. Research Design and MethodologyCollaborate with the Centre's partners to propose research questions.Contribute to the development of study designs and selection of appropriate research methods.Support the application of suitable statistical analysis methods.3. Data Collection and ManagementCollaborate with relevant stakeholders to ensure the collation and compilation of data and statistics.Supervise data collection teams to ensure that collected data is complete and accurate.4. Data Analysis and ReportingConduct statistical analysis of activities undertaken.Prepare reports to support programme monitoring, evaluation and decision-making.Contribute to the preparation of reports using data and statistics collected from relevant stakeholders.