Manager, MLE, KMC Consultant

About Evidence Action

Evidence Action is a global nonprofit organization with an approach distinctive in international development—we exclusively scale interventions that are backed by strong evidence and can be delivered with exceptional cost-effectiveness. Since our founding in 2013, we have reached over 515 million people globally with our interventions. We deliver high impact for every dollar spent, as recognized by GiveWell, The Life You Can Save, and Charity Navigator.

We do development differently. We take a data-driven approach to identifying, scaling, and continuously improving programs that deliver immense impact, ensuring these solutions measurably improve the lives of millions. Our Deworm the World Program has helped governments in Africa and Asia deliver over 1.8 billion childhood deworming treatments, improving health, education, and incomes. Safe Water Now provides sustained safe water access to over 10 million people in Africa, preventing childhood illness and deaths. 

We drive innovation: Our Accelerator builds the next generation of exceptional programs, taking an approach most similar to a venture capital model. We are ruthless in exiting programs that do not meet our criteria; those that advance deliver outsized impact for millions of people. 

We are global. Across nine countries in Africa and Asia, our 700+ people are united by a tremendous passion for our mission and impact. We are strong because of our diversity of experience, geography, and background—with over 90% of our people in the countries where our impact is focused. 

We have big ambitions. Over the next decade, we’re setting our sights higher: We aim to reach over 600 million people globally to fulfill our vision of a world where hundreds of millions of people in the poorest places have better opportunities and their lives are measurably improved. We believe in bold and urgent action—because poverty doesn’t wait, and neither should we. 

We need great people. Our success to date is due to the collective work of our amazing staff. To achieve our ambitious goals, we are looking for people who share our passion for evidence, cost-effectiveness, and scale. We seek individuals who take an entrepreneurial approach, enjoy tackling hard problems, and have a bias to action and results. If our vision and approach excite you as much as they do us, we invite you to join us.

Job Purpose

Kangaroo Mother Care is a WHO-recommended intervention for preterm and low birth weight newborns shown to reduce neonatal mortality by up to 32% compared to conventional care. Despite strong evidence and national policy inclusion, KMC implementation in Liberia remains concentrated in a small number of major hospitals, leaving most facilities without the protocols, training, or quality systems needed to deliver KMC reliably. 

Evidence Action is launching a KMC technical assistance pilot working through MoH structures to build government capacity to support, monitor, and sustain high-quality KMC practice across pilot facilities. The pilot will span 12 months and focus on providing technical assistance to increase KMC coverage, improve KMC initiation timing, and minimize mother-infant separation during hospitalization.

Duties and Responsibilities

Formative research qualitative data collection and analysis

•     Lead focus group discussions and key informant interviews at pilot facilities and in surrounding communities 

•     Contribute to Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and Key Informant Interview (KII) guide design

•     Take primary responsibility for the quality of qualitative data collected, including probe depth, note completeness, and recording quality

•     Lead transcription review and initial thematic organization of qualitative data

•     Identify emerging themes, contradictions, and gaps in the qualitative data

Data collection logistics

•     Coordinate scheduling and logistics for data collection at pilot facilities

•     Manage data entry, transcription, and filing

•     Liaise with enumerators

Register and records support

•     Conduct facility register extraction at pilot sites on a regular schedule

•     Independently clean and format data before sending to the broader team for analysis, resolving routine issues without escalation

Monitoring

•     Routinely review registers and logs to confirm data fields are being filled out correctly

•     Identify gaps or inconsistencies and determine which require escalation versus independent resolution

Data quality checks

•     Run routine checks on incoming data, including missing values, out of range figures, and inconsistencies between registers and DHIS2 reporting

•     Resolve data quality issues independently where possible, escalating unresolved or high stakes issues 

Analysis and reporting

•     Compile data and analysis for program reports and review meetings

•     Proactively flag trends, risks, and areas needing program or MoH attention to leadership, rather than waiting for review meetings to surface them

Education: Master's degree in Public Health, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Statistics, Demography, or a related field preferred; Bachelor's degree with significant additional relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a Master's. 

Specialized knowledge: 

• Strong understanding of maternal/newborn health data systems in Liberia, including DHIS2, facility register structures, and MoH reporting requirements
• Solid grounding in MLE frameworks, indicator design, and data quality assurance methodologies
• Knowledge of KMC, MNCH, or related maternal/neonatal health programming an asset

Skills: 

• Advanced data analytics skills, including proficiency in at least one statistical software package (e.g., Stata, R, SPSS) for data analysis; strong Excel skills (pivot tables, advanced formulas, dashboards) required
• Experience with data visualization/reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) an asset
• Proven ability to design and manage data quality check systems (identifying missing values, out-of-range figures, register-vs-DHIS2 discrepancies) at scale across multiple sites
• Strong data management skills, including database structuring, cleaning large datasets, and building standardized data collection/monitoring tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, including report writing and presenting data to non-technical stakeholders; working knowledge of local Liberian languages an asset
• Supervisory/people management skills, including ability to coordinate and oversee enumerators or junior data staff

Abilities: 

• Ability to travel regularly to pilot health facilities, including those outside major urban centers
• Ability to manage multiple, competing facility schedules, data streams, and reporting deadlines simultaneously
• Ability to translate raw facility-level data into actionable insights for program and MoH decision-making
• Ability to work both independently and to lead coordination across MLE team members, enumerators, facility staff, and MoH counterparts

Other characteristics: 

• High level of integrity and discretion in handling sensitive patient/health data
• Strong analytical mindset with meticulous attention to detail
• Demonstrated reliability, sound judgment, and ability to problem-solve independently in a government facility environment
• Comfort operating in a matrixed reporting structure, liaising with both MoH structures and Evidence Action's broader MLE team

Professional Certification: Certification or formal training in M&E, biostatistics, or health information systems (e.g., DHIS2 certification) strongly preferred, though not mandatory with sufficient equivalent experience. 

Experience: 

• Approximately 10 years of progressive experience in data collection, data management, and data analysis, ideally within maternal/neonatal health, nutrition, or related public health programs
• Demonstrated experience analyzing health facility data and translating findings into reports or recommendations for program/technical audiences
• Prior experience working with DHIS2 or similar health management information systems required
• Experience supervising or coordinating data collection teams/enumerators required
• Experience working with an NGO and/or MoH-affiliated program in Liberia (or a comparable West/Central African context) strongly preferred
• Prior experience in a pilot or technical assistance program setting is an asset