Data.FI Kenya Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Lead

Data.FI Kenya Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Lead

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Palladium is a global leader in the design, development, and delivery of Positive Impact-the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world's most pressing challenges. For more than 50 years, Palladium has been helping clients achieve impact through innovative strategies, practical approaches, and measurable results.

Project Overview and Position Summary

Data.FI is a global project funded by the U.S. Department of State to strengthen health information systems, health financing and improve the use of data for decision making. In Kenya, Data.FI will support the Ministry of Health (MoH) through the Digital Health Agency (DHA), National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP), the National Public Health Institute (NPHI) and other relevant state agencies to enhance digital health governance, public health surveillance, and health financing integration.

The Monitoring,

Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Lead will provide technical leadership for

performance monitoring, data analytics, and learning under Data.FI Kenya. The

role will ensure that project indicators, data systems, and learning activities

generate high-quality evidence for decision making. The MEL Lead will

coordinate with the Global Data.FI MEL team, NMCP, and other stakeholders to

ensure that data use drives accountability, adaptive management, and

sustainability.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities :

• Lead Data.FI project support offered to the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) in national and subnational malaria analytics, including epidemiological profiling, surveillance performance reviews, and strategic interpretation of routine and community-level malaria data.
• Support NMCP in translating analytical findings into actionable policy recommendations, contributing to the development or evolution of national malaria policies, strategic plans, malaria program integration and M&E frameworks.
• Support the NMCP in the production of malaria epidemiology and control profiles, ensuring data-driven targeting of interventions and improved program effectiveness.
• Provide technical leadership for malaria investment cases, including consolidation of funding requests, alignment with national priorities, and coordination of multi-stakeholder contributions.
• Mentor multi-disciplinary technical teams, ensuring high-quality deliverables, coherent work planning, and effective coordination across partners and government counterparts.
• Support health information system strengthening efforts, including malaria system assessments, point of care system workflows, data capture review, data quality assurance, and the development of relevant reporting guidelines.
• Design and implement evaluation protocols, data quality assessments, and research studies with the malaria program among other domains.
• Conduct advanced statistical analyses using tools such as Stata, R, and Power BI, and translate outputs into accessible insights for policymakers, donors, and technical partners.
• Produce high-quality reports, policy briefs, and evidence summaries to inform strategic decisions at national and donor levels.
• Engage with national programs, donors, and financing mechanisms, including participation in Global Fund coordinating bodies, oversight structures, and technical working groups.
• Support malaria surveillance and cross-country data quality improvements.
• Contribute to publications, knowledge products, and technical evidence generation.

Required Qualifications :

Location : Nairobi, Kenya

Reports To : Country Director / Governance and Policy Lead

Type : Full-time, National Position

Safeguarding

Palladium is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults, and expects all staff and partners to share this commitment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

Interviews conducted on a rolling basis.

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