Monitoring & Evaluation Manager

Monitoring & Evaluation Manager

Location: AHF Malawi Country Office, Lilongwe
Employment Type: Full-time
Number of Positions: 1
Closing Date: 21st November 2026

ABOUT AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Malawi is inviting applications from suitably qualified and experienced professionals for the position of Monitoring & Evaluation Manager.

The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership and technical oversight of the organisation's monitoring, evaluation and reporting activities in Malawi. The role will involve strengthening M&E systems, ensuring data quality, tracking programme performance and generating evidence to support informed decision-making, programme improvement and accountability.

The position reports to the Country Program Manager and works closely with the Director of M&E for the Africa Bureau to ensure alignment with AHF global standards and Malawi's national reporting requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

1. A Master's Degree in Statistics, Epidemiology, Public Health, Economics, Demography, Health Informatics, Monitoring and Evaluation or another relevant field from a recognised university.
2. At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in implementing and managing M&E systems for HIV/AIDS, public health or international development programmes, including supervisory or team-lead responsibilities.
3. Demonstrated experience in designing M&E frameworks and performance-monitoring plans, including indicator selection, target setting, database management, reporting and utilisation of findings for programme improvement.
4. Proven experience in conducting data-quality assessments, supportive supervision, programme evaluations, operations research or mixed-method studies.
5. Excellent analytical, report-writing, presentation, facilitation and stakeholder-management skills, with strong English communication abilities.
6. Ability to lead teams, manage competing priorities, work independently and meet deadlines in a dynamic working environment.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Monitoring & Evaluation Manager will be responsible for:

1. Providing strategic leadership and technical guidance on country-level monitoring, evaluation and reporting in line with AHF global standards and Malawi Government requirements.
2. Developing, implementing and strengthening results-based M&E frameworks to track programme inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes and impact.
3. Leading indicator definition, target setting, performance monitoring and periodic programme reviews, while identifying performance gaps and coordinating corrective actions.
4. Developing and maintaining data-collection tools, reporting procedures, databases, dashboards and data-management systems.
5. Conducting routine monitoring visits, supportive supervision, data validation, data-quality assessments and audits.
6. Preparing plans and budgets for monitoring activities, data audits, assessments, evaluations and data-quality improvement initiatives.
7. Producing monthly, quarterly, semiannual and annual statistical and narrative reports.
8. Providing programme-performance data to technical and quality-improvement teams to support management decisions.
9. Leading and coordinating operations research, programme assessments, evaluations and other studies.
10. Collaborating with the Ministry of Health, district authorities, implementing partners and other stakeholders to align M&E activities with national systems.
11. Promoting a strong data-use and organisational learning culture through participatory data reviews, programme-review workshops and documentation of best practices.
12. Developing and implementing programme communication and knowledge-management plans to share results, evidence and success stories.
13. Ensuring proper data governance, confidentiality, access controls, backup procedures and compliance with relevant policies.
14. Supervising M&E Officers and providing mentorship, technical guidance and performance oversight to data officers, data clerks and other reporting staff.
15. Performing any other duties as assigned.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested and suitably qualified candidates should submit their CV and Cover Letter to the following email address:

Email: HR.Malawi@aidshealth.org

Application Deadline: 21st November 2026

Please note that shortlisting will be conducted on a rolling basis. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) does not charge any fees at any stage of its recruitment process. Applicants are strongly advised to be cautious of individuals requesting money in exchange for employment opportunities.