Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant Job at Jhpiego – NGO Jobs

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Overview

Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, works at the heart of health innovation — designing smart, people-centered solutions to save and transform lives of women, children and their families. From ending preventable deaths of mothers and their newborns to protecting children with vaccines and ending life-threatening malnutrition in the first 1,000 days, we’re helping reimagine health that leaves no one behind. Our growing MNCH portfolio spans maternal, newborn and child health, immunization, nutrition, and digital health.

At Jhpiego Kenya, we don’t just collect data — we use it to save and change lives. We believe in data for action — not just for reporting. We’re part of a global movement transforming how health systems work for women, children, and communities. Our team supports everything from digital health tools to innovative maternal and child health programs — and behind all of that is smart, purposeful data.

We’re looking for an M&E Assistant who’s early in their career but big on curiosity, creativity, purpose, and potential. Someone who sees data not just as numbers, but as a tool for insightful and bold action to drive real-world change.

Responsibilities

As a M&E Assistant – you’ll be part of our Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) team — the engine that powers smarter programming. You’ll turn data into stories, dashboards into action plans, and help teams across Kenya learn and adapt in real time.

You’ll work alongside technical and programmatic teams to ensure high-quality data is collected, analyzed, and used — all while exploring new tools, smarter processes, and innovative approaches to M&E. Your responsibilities will include:

• Building tools that help track how many children received vaccines — and why some didn’t.
• Creating slick dashboards that make complex data understandable and actionable.
• Supporting health care workers make sense of results they are generating at the counties.
• Helping program teams make faster, smarter decisions based on real-time insights.
• Drafting learning briefs, graphics, or one-pagers that tell a compelling story with data.
• Attending county review meetings and hearing what frontline health workers really need.
• Test new tools, explore digital platforms, and find better ways to connect the dots.

Required Qualifications

If you’re the right fit:

• You’ve got a bachelor’s degree in M&E, public health, statistics, health informatics, demography or a related field.
• You’re early in your career with a minimum of 3 years’ experience but already itching to make impact.
• You’re a learner and self-starter, eager to try new tools and approaches, but open to learning different ways of doing things.
• You’re familiar with data systems, e.g., DHIS2, DATIM.
• You’re familiar with digital data collection tools (e.g., ODK, Kobo, SurveyCTO, etc.) and data analysis (e.g., R, STATA, SPSS).
• You’re not afraid of data — but you also love what it can do when shared clearly.
• You’re a data storyteller — you’re not just about numbers, but what they mean.
• You have excellent writing and visualization skills — you can make data make sense (e.g., using Power BI, Tableau).
• You believe health data should serve real people, not just reports.
• You’re organized but flexible, analytical but creative, and detail-oriented but people-aware and able to see the bigger picture. a collaborator, with strong interpersonal skills across cultures and roles.
• A Kenyan national who brings lived experience and local insight to the work and is committed to advancing innovation in local health systems.

We want someone who is:

• A problem-solver.
• A learner, excited to grow and experiment.
• A communicator, who can break down complex ideas for different audiences.
• A team player, who thrives in cross-cultural, collaborative environments.

Please submit as one continuous document:

• A one-page cover letter telling us:
  • Why M&E excites you
  • A challenge you’ve solved using data.
  • What you want to learn in your first year
  • What makes you a unique fit for this role.
• Your CV

The gross annual salary range for this role, subject to statutory deductions, is KES. 1,654,244 – KES. 2,107,543.5. This is a fixed term contract valid to September 2026.

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