Manager, Field Monitoring, MLE

Evidence Action's mission is to fill the gap between what is effective in global health and development and what is implemented at scale. One of our flagship programs is the Deworm the World Initiative, which envisions a world where all at-risk children have improved health, increased access to education and better livelihoods potential as a result of being free of intestinal worms. We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Manager, Field Monitoring, MLE

Location: Abuja

Employment Type: Full-time About The WCA MLE - Delivery Team The MLE-D team implements the Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation (MLE) activities for Evidence Action's programs within the WCA. 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. The Manager, MLE - IDG Pilot will implement the Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation (MLE) activities for Evidence Action's Immunization Demand Generation (IDG) pilot in Nigeria from start to finish: co-developing the MLE design with the MLE Strategy team, then running field operations, tool digitization, data management and cleaning, analysis, reporting, and learning. This is a hands-on manager role. The Manager will do the MLE work for the pilot directly rather than supervise others doing it: preparing and submitting IRB applications, digitizing tools, training and supervising field teams, cleaning and analyzing data, writing reports, and leading learning sessions. Reporting to the Senior Manager, MLE Delivery, West and Central Africa,

Key Responsibilities

MLE design and planning Co-develop the IDG MLE plan with the MLE Strategy team, including indicators, sampling, survey and monitoring tools, and data analysis plans, and implement the agreed design Prepare and submit IRB applications, amendments, and renewals for the baseline, routine monitoring, and endline, and manage correspondence with the review boards Lead budgeting and activity planning for MLE activities, and track spending against the MLE budget Draft the terms of reference for the independent monitoring firm, lead its recruitment, and manage its contract, deliverables, and payments Field operations and team management Lead day-to-day field operations for MLE activities in Nasarawa and Oyo States across the baseline (household census, caregiver survey, and health facility survey), routine monitoring, and the endline survey Develop and maintain field plans, schedules, and logistics for data collection across pilot LGAs, wards, health facilities, and catchment communities, factoring in access and security conditions Lead the onboarding, training, and field testing of the independent monitoring firm and/or enumerator teams, and manage their performance against agreed quality standards and deliverables Lead enumerator training on survey content, informed consent, research ethics, and interview protocols for caregivers and health workers, including field practice and pre-testing Supervise fieldwork through spot checks, back-checks, accompanied interviews, and daily debriefs, and resolve field challenges quickly Ensure fieldwork complies with IRB approvals, informed consent requirements, and data protection and confidentiality protocols, including secure handling of personally identifiable information (PII) such as child date of birth and caregiver phone numbers Coordinate with the IDG program team, including State and LGA coordinators, to align MLE activities with pilot milestones such as health worker training, enrollment, and monthly review meetings Liaise with State Primary Health Care Development Agencies (SPHCDAs), LGA health officials, and facility in-charges to secure access and buy-in for data collection Tool digitization and data systems Digitize and program the caregiver survey, health facility survey, phone surveys, and other monitoring tools in SurveyCTO, including skip logic, validation rules, and local-language versions (Hausa and Yoruba) Test and troubleshoot tools before deployment, manage form versions, and set up and maintain enumerator devices and server access Maintain Excel-based register data extraction tools with built-in error and consistency checks Co-design routine monitoring protocols and tools with the MLE Strategy team, including phone surveys of caregivers and ambassadors, caregiver phone number validation, vaccine stock monitoring, and use of digital reminder delivery and incentive distribution data Document data collection protocols, codebooks, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) so that processes are repeatable across states and survey rounds Data quality assurance and cleaning Run high-frequency checks (HFCs) throughout data collection, including missing values, outliers, duplicates, interview duration, and enumerator-level patterns, and follow up on issues with field teams in a timely way Clean and format baseline, monitoring, and endline datasets in Stata, document all cleaning steps, and maintain de-identified, analysis-ready datasets with unique identifiers Reconcile immunization register data, DHIS2 reporting, and caregiver-reported vaccination status, and flag discrepancies Resolve routine data quality issues independently and escalate unresolved or high-stakes issues to the Senior Manager, MLE Delivery Routine monitoring during pilot implementation Coordinate monthly and bi-monthly monitoring data collection, including phone surveys with caregivers and ambassadors, health facility register data, and vaccine stockout follow-ups Track key performance indicators, such as message receipt and recall, ambassador reach, incentive receipt, and vaccination uptake, and monitor implementation fidelity at pilot facilities Proactively flag trends, risks, and underperforming facilities or LGAs to the program team and MLE leadership, rather th