*Senior Strategic Information Advisor needed at EPIC – Cameroon an International NGO*

Senior Strategic Information Advisor needed at EPIC – Cameroon
Locations, Yaounde, Cameroon
time type – Full time
Requisition – 2025200580
Deadline: 9/26/2025

Project Description
Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC), a global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Department of State (DOS), that provides strategic technical assistance and direct service delivery to achieve HIV epidemic control among all at-risk populations; strengthen global health security (GHS), including outbreak response; expand tuberculosis detection and treatment (TB), improve maternal and child health (MCH), address malaria; and promote health systems strengthening (HSS) including supply chain management.
The EpiC Cameroon buy-in will support the continuation and expansion of life-saving HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support services in Cameroon, building upon the foundational work of previous PEPFAR-funded initiatives. The focus will be on strengthening community-led platforms and integrating them with facility-based systems to increase access to quality HIV-related services, particularly for populations at higher risk of HIV, Children and Adolescents Living with HIV (C/ALHIV), HIV-exposed infants (HEIs), and their caregivers. The program will contribute to closing gaps across pediatric HIV cascades, ensuring children are healthy, safe, stable, and schooled through comprehensive case management. Collaboration with the Government of Cameroon (including the Ministry of Public Health and the National AIDS Control Committee), PEPFAR clinical partners, the Global Fund, and local community organizations will be essential to ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based, family-centered where necessary and population-specific interventions.
Job Description
The EpiC Cameroon Senior Strategic Information (SI) Advisor will report to the Project Director and lead the implementation of monitoring and evaluation activities, as well as data analytics and performance reporting within the targeted regions for the EpiC Cameroon project. The Senior SI Advisor will work closely with project leadership and country-level SI teams to strengthen or develop systems that track service delivery and performance in real time, with the goal of improving service quality and meeting reporting requirements. As the lead technical expert for strategic information s/he will work with EpiC project staff, implementing partners, government partners such as, Ministry of Public Health (MPH) Cameroon and National AIDS Control Committee (NACC), to ensure that M&E activities are appropriate and meet host country, Department of States (DoS) and EpiC monitoring and reporting requirements. S/he will lead efforts to strengthen partner M&E activities, and performance reporting across the country, including  working with program sub-partners and key stakeholders to monitor, document and analyze the performance of their community HIV services and activities, ensure data quality and support continuous quality improvement (CQI).  Additionally, the Senior Advisor will ensure that program strategies and activities are informed by global evidence and lessons learned from program data, applying expertise in monitoring and evaluation, knowledge management, and operations research.

Job Responsibilities:
•    Lead the design and implementation of M&E systems and tools and contributes to workplanning and reporting for the entire project;
•    Manages and coordinates with technical and programmatic staff members to ensure that activities are performed on time and target;

•    Build and maintain collaborative relationships with the partners regional teams, health service providers, local stakeholders and Cameroonian government partners, to provide support and guidance on project M&E activities, ensuring alignment with DoS and Cameroonian government partners reporting requirements.
•    Provide technical guidance, ensuring the CBO partners and zonal M&E teams are supported in the correct implementation and use of M&E tools and reporting platforms (as applicable), and adherence to complete, correct and timely reporting.
•    Train CBO partners and regional MEL staff in project M&E, especially data collection, management and analysis for use in decision-making and course correction.
•    Conduct routine monitoring visits to sites, conduct data quality assessments (DQAs) using approved tools and mentor implementing partners to strengthen data management and reporting capacity
•    Ensure that the quality of activities adheres to EpiC and PEPFAR standards by supporting the development and implementation of appropriate mechanisms to ensure quality.
•    Provide direct technical assistance and capacity building in the design and implementation of the M&E components of the activities in the communities served.
•    Work closely with the M&E team to assist in the development and maintenance of computerized data capture of the program and provide technical assistance and training to the staff at the sites responsible for data entry.

•    Provide technical assistance to the M&E team and CSO partner M&E staff in integrating EpiC data into the national HMIS.
•    Ensure data sharing collaboration between community partner M&E, clinical partner M&E and relevant stakeholders.
•    Document lessons learned and best practices in M&E, according to DoS and PEPFAR guidelines.
•    Ensure program learning is fed into result-based management, lead the documentation of program results and lessons learned for transmission to partners.
•    Remain informed of current issues regarding M&E of programs in the HIV/AIDS field by review of current literature and Cameroonian protocols, guidelines and standards.
•    Produce regular analytical reports, visualizations, and presentations to inform stakeholders and guide programmatic decisions.
•    Assist with the preparation of annual work plans, performance monitoring plans, and donor reports.

•    Participate in client / funder meetings and draft reports / presentations.
•    Perform other duties as assigned.

Education Qualification/ Skills & Experience
•    Master’s degree or its international equivalent in public health, epidemiology, social work, monitoring & evaluation, demography, biostatistics, analyses or other relevant disciplines, with 12  years’ work experience
•    Minimum 12 years working on designing, establishing, and managing monitoring and evaluation systems, ensuring data quality, and analyzing data to support performance improvement of programs funded by PEPFAR.
•    Knowledge of health and development programs in Cameroon including familiarity with the national health information management system (HMIS) and national protocols, guidelines and standards for HIV service provision and M&E;
•    Experience with MER indicators and community HIV service data.
•    Knowledge and experience in national-level M&E system implementation;
•    Experience in programs serving at-risk populations and people living with HIV (PLHIV);
•    Experience in technical capacity building and supervision of sub-partners , especially those working with PLHIV and at-risk populations.

•    Previous experience working with U.S. government or PEPFAR supported programs;
•    Proficiency in data analysis and visualization software such as Power BI.
•    Familiarity with DHIS2, DHIS2 tracker, Open Data Kit (ODK), or Kobo Toolbox.
•    Ability to manage projects and plan for the successful implementation of activities.
•    Excellent report writing, analytical and communication skills, including oral presentation skills.
•    Familiarity with Cameroon public health sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs)  in Cameroon is highly desirable.
•    Cultural sensitivity and sound understanding of the needs of vulnerable populations.
•    Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and well-developed computer skills.

•    Ability to interpret financial and other quantitative information and reports.
•    Good report writing and documentation skills.
•    Ability to travel within Cameroon as needed.
•    Fluency in French and English preferred.

The position will be based in FHI 360’s office in Yaounde, Cameroon with travel throughout the country. Preference is for Cameroonian national candidates.

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Senior Strategic Information Advisor – EPIC – Cameroon
Locations, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Contract Type – Full Time
Job Reference – 2025200580
Deadline: September 9, 2025 

Project Description

Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) is a global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Department of State (DOS) that provides strategic technical assistance and direct services to control the HIV epidemic among all at-risk populations, strengthen global health security (GHS), including epidemic response, expand tuberculosis (TB) testing and treatment, improve maternal and child health (MCH), combat malaria, and promote health systems strengthening (HSS), including supply chain management.
Cameroon’s membership in EpiC will support the continuation and expansion of lifesaving HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support services in Cameroon, building on the foundational work of previous PEPFAR-funded initiatives. The focus will be on strengthening community platforms and integrating them into hospital systems to improve access to quality HIV services, particularly for populations most at risk of infection: children and adolescents living with HIV (C/ALHIV), HIV-exposed infants (HEIs), and their caregivers. The program will help address gaps in pediatric HIV cascades, ensuring children are
healthy, safe, stable, and in school through comprehensive case management. Collaboration
with the Government of Cameroon (including the Ministry of Public Health and the National AIDS Control Committee), PEPFAR clinical partners, the Global Fund, and local community-based organizations will be essential to ensure the implementation of high-quality, evidence-based interventions that are family-centered where needed and tailored to the population.

Job Description
The EpiC Cameroon Senior Strategic Information (SI) Advisor will report to the Project Director and lead the implementation of monitoring and evaluation activities, as well as data analysis and performance reporting in the EpiC Cameroon project target regions. The Senior SI Advisor will work closely with project management and country-level SI teams to strengthen or develop systems that enable real-time monitoring of service delivery and performance, with the aim of improving service quality and meeting reporting requirements. As the lead technical expert on strategic information, he/she will work with EpiC project staff, implementing partners, government partners such as the Cameroon Ministry of Public Health (MPH) and the National AIDS Control Committee (NACC), to ensure that monitoring and evaluation activities are appropriate and meet the monitoring and reporting requirements of the host country, the Department of State (DoS), and EpiC. He/she will lead efforts to strengthen partners’ monitoring and evaluation activities and performance reporting across the country, including collaborating with program sub-partners and key stakeholders to track, document, and analyze the performance of their community-based HIV services and activities, ensure data quality, and support continuous quality improvement (CQI). In addition, the Senior Advisor will ensure that program strategies and activities are informed by global data and lessons learned from program data, leveraging expertise in monitoring and evaluation, knowledge management, and operational research.
Job Responsibilities:
• Lead the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems and tools and contribute to work planning and reporting for the overall project;
• Manage and coordinate technical and program staff to ensure
activities are delivered on time and in line with objectives;
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with regional
partner teams, health service providers, local stakeholders and
Cameroonian government partners to provide support and guidance on
project monitoring and evaluation activities, ensuring they comply with
DoS and Cameroonian government partner reporting requirements
.
• Provide technical guidance, ensuring that
community-based organization partners and regional M&E teams are supported in the
correct implementation and use of M&E tools and reporting platforms (where applicable), and in meeting requirements for complete, correct, and timely
reporting . • Train community-based organization partners and regional project M&E staff , particularly on data collection, management, and analysis for use in decision-making and course correction. • Conduct regular monitoring visits to sites, conduct Data Quality Assessments (DQAs) using approved tools, and mentor implementing partners to build their capacity in data management and reporting. • Ensure that the quality of activities is consistent with EpiC and PEPFAR standards by supporting the development and implementation of appropriate mechanisms to ensure quality . • Provide direct technical assistance and capacity building in the design and implementation of M&E components of activities in the communities served. • Work closely with the M&E team to assist in the development and maintenance of a computerized program data entry system and provide technical assistance and training to site data entry staff. • Provide technical assistance to the M&E team and partner civil society organization M&E staff for the integration of EpiC data into the national Health Care Management Information System (HMIS). • Ensure data sharing collaboration among community M&E partners, clinical M&E partners, and relevant stakeholders. • Document M&E lessons learned and best practices in accordance with DoS and PEPFAR guidelines. • Ensure that lessons learned from the program are integrated into results-based management, lead the documentation of program results and lessons learned for sharing with partners.• Keep abreast of current issues concerning program monitoring and evaluation

in the field of HIV/AIDS by reviewing current literature and
Cameroonian protocols, guidelines and standards.
• Regularly produce analytical reports, visualizations and presentations to
inform stakeholders and guide programmatic decisions.
• Assist in the preparation of annual work plans, performance monitoring plans and
reports to donors.
• Participate in meetings with clients/donors and draft
reports/presentations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience
• Master’s degree or international equivalent in public health, epidemiology, social work, monitoring and
evaluation, demography, biostatistics, analytics or other relevant disciplines, with 12
years of professional experience
• At least 12 years of experience in designing, implementing and managing
monitoring and evaluation systems, ensuring data quality and analyzing data to
improve the performance of PEPFAR-funded programs.
• Knowledge of health and development programs in Cameroon, including a
good understanding of the national Health Management Information System (HMIS) and
national protocols, guidelines, and standards for HIV service delivery and
monitoring and evaluation (M&E);
• Experience with MER indicators and community-based data for
HIV services.
• Knowledge and experience in implementing the M&E system at the
national level;
• Experience with programs for at-risk populations and
people living with HIV (PLHIV);
• Experience in technical capacity building and supervision of sub-partners, particularly those working with PLHIV and at-risk populations. • Previous experience working with the US Government or PEPFAR-supported
programs ; • Proficiency in data analysis and visualization software such as Power BI. • Knowledge of DHIS2, DHIS2 tracker, Open Data Kit (ODK), or Kobo Toolbox. • Ability to manage projects and plan for the successful implementation of activities. • Excellent report writing, analytical and communication skills, including oral presentation.• A good knowledge of the public health sector in Cameroon and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Cameroon is highly desirable.

• Cultural sensitivity and a good understanding of the needs of vulnerable populations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and good
computer skills. • Ability to interpret financial and other quantitative
information and reports . • Good report writing and documentation skills. • Ability to travel within Cameroon if necessary. • Fluency in French and English preferred. The position will be based in the FHI 360 office in Yaoundé, Cameroon and will require travel throughout the country. Preference will be given to candidates who are Cameroonian nationals.  This job posting summarizes the primary functions of the position. It does not prescribe or limit the exact duties that may be assigned to fulfill these functions. This document should not be construed as an employment contract. Management reserves the right to review and modify this document at any time. FHI 360 is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Our Values ​​and Safeguarding Commitments: FHI 360 is committed to preventing all types of abuse, exploitation, and harassment in our work environments and programs, including sexual abuse, exploitation, and harassment. FHI 360 takes steps to protect the well-being of all individuals who engage with our organization and programs and requires all personnel, including staff members and volunteers, to share this commitment and sign our Code of Conduct. All offers of employment will be subject to appropriate checks, including reference, criminal record, and terrorist financing checks. FHI 360 also participates in the interagency Misconduct Disclosure Program (MDS), facilitated by the Humanitarian Assistance Steering Committee. In accordance with the MDS, we will request information from job applicants’ former employers about any substantiated findings of sexual abuse, exploitation, and/or harassment during their employment with their former employers. By applying, applicants confirm that they understand these recruitment procedures and consent to these reviews.

FHI 360 will consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable national and local laws.

FHI 360 will never ask for your username or password on the recruitment site, and we will never ask you for money, goods, or services during the application, recruitment, or hiring process. If you have questions or concerns about our correspondence, please email CareerCenterSupport@fhi360.org.

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