Ipas
201 - 500 employees
Ipas works to advance reproductive justice by expanding access to abortion and contraception, using a comprehensive approach that addresses health, legal and social systems. We believe every person should have the right to bodily autonomy and be able to determine their own future. Across Africa, Asia and the Americas, we work with partners to ensure that reproductive health services, including abortion and contraception, are available and accessible to all.
Senior MERLA Advisor
🕒 May 26
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Ipas
201 - 500 employees
Ipas works to advance reproductive justice by expanding access to abortion and contraception, using a comprehensive approach that addresses health, legal and social systems. We believe every person should have the right to bodily autonomy and be able to determine their own future. Across Africa, Asia and the Americas, we work with partners to ensure that reproductive health services, including abortion and contraception, are available and accessible to all.
📋 Description
• Acts as a steward of Ipas’s global monitoring, evaluation, research, learning, and adapting (MERLA) framework for Ipas’s global strategic plan • Works closely with Ipas network nodes across Africa to provide context-specific technical support • Facilitates collaboration between nodes and supports MERLA skill strengthening initiatives • Onboards and mentors new MERLA hires including in-person and remote training • Provides responsive and proactive technical assistance support to MERLA staff • Leads/supports adaptation to local contexts of global tools, guidance, and processes for data management • Ensures that global monitoring and evaluation aligns with country needs • Supports across country and regional research to address evidence gaps • May represent Ipas in regional meetings, conferences, working groups
🎯 Requirements
• Minimum Masters’ degree in social science or public health discipline, or equivalent professional experience • 8+ years’ work experience in global reproductive health programs, especially experience in MERLA • Experience in MERLA for global health programs, especially SRHR; including experience training others in MERLA related skills and processes • Experience managing research and/or evaluation teams • Experience using mobile data collection apps using ODK programming, CommCare, or similar programs • Demonstrated ability to use data for decision-making and quality improvement • Experience with word-processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software • Experience with use of databases • Experience with communicating data to various audiences and use of data visualization software (Power BI, Tableau, Excel, or others) • Fluency in English, excellent written and verbal English, ability to effectively use language translation tools when needed • Experience working in multiple African countries • Willingness to travel internationally, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa, up to 40% time
🏖️ Benefits
• Competitive salary • Remote work options • Professional development opportunities
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