Strategic Information Director at EDC (Education Development Center)

Company Description

Education Development Center (EDC) is a global nonprofit that advances lasting solutions to improve education, promote health, and expand economic opportunity, with a focus on vulnerable and under-served populations.  Since 1958, we have been a leader in designing, implementing, and evaluating powerful and innovative programs in more than 80 countries around the world.

EDC promotes equity and access to high quality education and health services and products that contribute to thriving communities where people from diverse backgrounds learn, live, and work together. We support an inclusive workplace culture that embraces many perspectives and broadens our understanding of the communities we serve, enhancing and enriching our work.   

EDC is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Project Description

The goal of the South Africa School-Based Sexuality Education and HIV Prevention Activity is to reduce new HIV infections among youth, specifically AGYW, through the implementation of school and community-based HIV and violence prevention interventions and technical assistance targeted to reach in school youth, community gatekeepers and leaders (such as parents, school governing body members, religious leaders) who regularly engage with youth. The Activity will annually reach a minimum target of 350,000 AGYW in some of the highest HIV burden districts in South Africa over a four-year period. This Activity supports the attainment of achieving HIV epidemic control in South Africa and specifically contributes to the achievement of PEPFAR DREAMS goals.

Job Description

The Strategic Information Director (SID) will lead monitoring, data analysis, reporting, evaluation, and research interventions for the Activity and serve as senior technical specialist in data quality and data analytics. They will be responsible for data quality and accurate results reporting. The SID will be responsible for providing both written and visual data results that can be incorporated into programming and the communications strategy to support CSE within the Department of Basic Education system. The SID will lead efforts to strengthen monitoring and evaluation, and performance reporting within all the geographic areas of Activity, which may include overseeing support to provinces and districts to monitor, document and analyze the performance of their HIV services and activities and ensure data quality. The SID will analyze relevant data under the MER and custom indicators and provide analysis on performance trends. The SID will liaise with relevant technical advisers and counterparts responsible for district and provincial level strategic information and monitoring and evaluation and support coordination with national education management information systems. The SID will manage the Monitoring and Evaluation team.

Qualifications

Education:

Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in public health, health sciences, data analytics, or a similar relevant field.

Skills and Experience:

• A minimum of 10 working on monitoring, evaluation and research in the HIV and AIDS, education, social welfare, and health fields;

• Data analytics and monitoring and evaluation experience in health programs, education programs or other similar fields;

• Demonstrated experience managing data and designing monitoring and evaluation methodologies, indicators, and tools, with progressively increasing responsibility;

• Demonstrated expertise in the design and implementation of rigorous quantitative and qualitative research reviews, rapid appraisals, etc., and methods for data analysis;

• Hands-on practical experience setting up and managing M&E systems for education and/or health programs in developing countries, and the ability to coach and train others in their use;

• Demonstrated supervisory experience, interpersonal skills and team building experience;

• Knowledge of the South African landscape including health, education and social development; and

• Experience with USAID, specifically, PEPFAR-funded DREAMS programing is a benefit. 

• Experience in monitoring, evaluation and research within the South African school system is preferred.

Additional Information

Please Note: This position is not eligible for relocation or posting allowances and the salary will be paid in South African Rand.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Applications are encouraged to be submitted via SmartRecruiters.

Due to the volume of applications submitted, only finalists will be notified.  No phone calls, please.

Job closing date: December 16, 2021