JOB SUMMARY

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.
The post-holder will support the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) team to provide quality, and timely MEL support to the Global Operations (GO) Division. The MEL team collaborates closely with Global Programmes and Global Strategy teams towards effective delivery of programmes, including those funded through Official Development Assistance (ODA), business-as-usual operations, and grant-in-aid resources. The MEL team’s work also contrinutes to building a strong evidence base on the effectiveness of these programme including their contributing to public health security and alignment with good value-for money (VfM) principles.
In addition, the post-holder will support the design and delivery of internal reporting tools, dashboards, and data analysis products to inform decision-making, track operational progress, and strengthen the integration of MEL evidence across UKHSA’s internal governance systems.
The MREL team is accountable through the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Steering Group, which meets monthly to oversee the strategy’s implementation. This role is dynamic and often time-sensitive, requiring both strong technical expertise and excellent interpersonal skills. The position may involve international travel of approximately 2-4 weeks per year.
The responsibilities of the post-holder will include: supporting the embedding of the MEL framework across all staff / teams; helping identify lessons from across the Directorate of relevance to stakeholders; supporting the ongoing development and capability building for relevant staff in MEL tools and systems; and providing technical support to programmes and other partners.
For more information see the detailed job description below.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Support the embedding of the MEL framework across all staff/teams, and ensure compliance across projects.
• Take a role in identifying lessons from across the Directorate of relevance to stakeholders internally and externally.
• Support the ongoing development and capability building for relevant staff in MEL tools, systems and procedures through a variety of methods (i.e., training, written documents, mentoring, peer support, community of practise)
• Provide technical support to programmes and other partners to strengthen the evidence base of Global Operations.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of good practice and external developments in monitoring and evaluation of development projects and build the capacity of staff through training and support for effective implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems.
• Facilitate cross-projects knowledge sharing/learnings related to MEL tools and processes, evaluation findings etc.
• Develop and maintain internal dashboards and reporting tools that enable regular tracking of programme performance, operational delivery, and organisational priorities aligned with MEL data.
• Conduct basic to intermediate data analysis (e.g., trends, visualisation, descriptive statistics) to support MEL activities, reviews, and strategic decision-making.
• Collaborate with Business Management, Finance, and Programme teams to strengthen the use of MEL data for operational planning, risk management, and organisational reporting.
• Contribute to MEL input into internal governance mechanisms, such as monthly programme performance reports, quarterly assurance meetings, or strategic reviews.
  The above is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. You will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by the Division. The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the organisation. It should be noted that the work of the division is of a confidential nature and must not be communicated to other persons except where required for authorised purposes.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION

The MEL team provides support in five key areas:

• Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) related tools, systems and methodologies to improve the quality and availability of robust, tested evidence which harmonise across the portfolio of projects
• Capability strengthening to project staff in M&E related issues – to support the designated MREL official use MEL products within their project efficiently and effectively
• Quality assurance of external M&E products (i.e., Theory of Change, logframe, MREL plan, Annual Reviews) – work with Technical Leads to ensure all MEL related documents are relevant and fit-for-purpose
• Cross-project learning and reflection – support opportunities to learn from projects as well as relevant external stakeholders as part of the Division’s commitment to flexible, adaptive management
• Reviews and evaluations – either undertaking internal reviews (i.e., VfM or learning case studies) as well as supporting external evaluations (i.e., support and contract management of externally appointed evaluators)
• Development of reporting dashboards and visualisation tools to support internal monitoring, operational oversight, and data-informed decision-making across the Global Health Protection Directorate
• Coordination of internal reporting inputs, ensuring MEL insights are integrated into Directorate-level updates, senior leadership briefings, and other corporate requirements

The post-holder reports to the Monitoring Reporting, Evaluation and Learning Manager and plays a key role in the implementation of the Global Health Protection MEL Framework.
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS The post holder will develop working relationships and communicate regularly with a wide range of individuals, clinical and non-clinical, internal and external to UKHSA. This will include:

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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