Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting Officer
Job Context
Duty Station: Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Dhaka
Contract Duration: Initially for 1 (one) Year. Continuation or renewal is subject to a formal satisfactory performance evaluation, operational requirements, and the continued availability of funding from the donor.
Contract Type: Contractual
Contract Start Date: 1 January 2027
Reporting to: Monitoring and Evaluation Expert (Epidemiologist)
A. Background
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) has transitioned its portfolio in Bangladesh from siloed, disease-specific management structures into a unified Program Management Unit (PMU) under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). This centralized model is designed to harmonize project management, lower transaction costs, and provide portfolio-level assurance across the national Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health (RSSH) interventions.
To strengthen coordination, accountability, efficiency, and standardized portfolio management, an integrated Program Management Unit (PMU) has been established for Global Fund-supported programmes, providing coordinated leadership, grant management, technical oversight, financial stewardship, performance monitoring, and operational support across the portfolio. The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer provides operational support for field monitoring, implementation verification, routine performance tracking, and data-quality assurance under the supervision of the M&E Expert (Epidemiologist). The position maintains regular contact with implementation sites and helps translate monitoring evidence into timely corrective action, with approximately 50–60% of official working time devoted to field monitoring and supportive supervision.
B. Objective of the Position
To strengthen grant implementation and accountability through systematic field monitoring, supportive supervision, indicator and source-data verification, timely reporting, evidence-based follow-up, and documented closure of programme and data-quality actions.
C. Scope of Work
Under the supervision of the M&E Expert (Epidemiologist), the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer implements a risk-based field-monitoring and supportive-supervision plan across grant components and implementers; tracks implementation against approved work plans, milestones, Performance Framework indicators, and PMU KPIs; conducts routine source-data and indicator verification and supports DQA, RDQA, and OSDV activities; maintains issue and corrective-action trackers and verifies the timely and effective resolution of agreed actions; prepares monitoring reports, dashboards, performance summaries, and inputs to quarterly and annual reviews; and supports implementer capacity, learning, compliance, grant reporting, and coordination with Government and partners.
Job Responsibilities
D. Key Duties and Responsibilities
A. Risk-Based Field Monitoring and Supportive Supervision
Prepare a risk-based annual monitoring plan, site-visit calendar, and sampling approach for approval by the M&E Expert.
Conduct field visits to verify activities, results, service standards, and operational risks using approved tools.
Provide practical feedback, agree corrective actions, and prepare evidence-based monitoring reports.
B. Programme Performance and Indicator Tracking
Monitor assigned indicators and work-plan milestones by programme, implementer, location, population, and reporting period.
Review reporting timeliness, completeness, and performance against targets and identify unusual or underperforming results.
Prepare monitoring summaries and maintain an implementation-issue tracker for management review and follow-up.
C. Data Verification and Quality Assurance
Verify reported results from source records through aggregation and approved reporting systems, maintaining full traceability.
Check data completeness, accuracy, consistency, duplication, calculations, denominators, and disaggregation.
Support DQA, RDQA, and OSDV activities, document discrepancies, and monitor agreed data-quality improvements.
D. Corrective-Action and Recommendation Follow-Up
Maintain a consolidated tracker for actions arising from monitoring, performance reviews, data-quality assessments, audits, and LFA reviews.
Record action owners, deadlines, evidence requirements, status, and escalation needs.
Verify completion and effectiveness through desk or field follow-up and report overdue or high-risk actions.
E. Monitoring Reports, Dashboards and Documentation
Prepare field reports, monitoring summaries, dashboards, and management briefs using approved formats and definitions.
Maintain an organized monitoring database and evidence archive with reports, tools, actions, and verification records.
Provide quality-assured monitoring inputs to grant reports, reviews, and presentations and document practical lessons.
F. Capacity Development and Continuous Improvement
Identify recurring monitoring, reporting, and data-quality capacity gaps.
Provide orientation, coaching, and job aids on indicators, source documentation, reporting, data checks, and action tracking.
Assess capacity-building results and recommend improvements to monitoring tools, workflows, and supervision methods.
G. Risk, Compliance, Coordination and Professional Conduct
Identify and promptly report monitoring, implementation, data-quality, safeguarding, and access risks.
Follow applicable policies, grant requirements, and ethical, confidentiality, safety, and quality standards.
Support audits and reviews, coordinate with relevant stakeholders, and maintain impartial, factual, and transparent monitoring practices.
H. Additional Responsibilities
Undertake any other reasonable and relevant responsibilities assigned by the M&E Expert (Epidemiologist), commensurate with the skills and experience required for the position.
E. Qualifications and Experience
Education
Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Statistics, Biostatistics, Public Health, Demography, Social Sciences, or another relevant discipline from recognized institutions.
Training in M&E, programme management, supportive supervision, quality improvement, data verification, DQA/RDQA/OSDV, or Global Fund monitoring is desirable.
Experience
At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in M&E or programme monitoring of public-health programmes, including at least 3 years supporting donor-funded programmes.
Demonstrated experience in field monitoring, supportive supervision, indicator verification, data-quality assessment, action tracking, analysis, and technical reporting.
Experience with Government and development partners; Global Fund-supported TB, HIV, malaria, or RSSH programmes, DHIS2, or health-systems strengthening is highly desirable.
F. Competencies
Technical Competencies
Field monitoring and supportive supervision.
Programme performance and results tracking; Global Fund Performance Frameworks.
Source-data and indicator verification; DQA, RDQA, and OSDV.
Sampling and evidence documentation.
Corrective-action management.
Basic statistical analysis and visualization.
DHIS2 and health-information systems.
Dashboards, reporting, Microsoft Office, and high-quality communication in English and Bangla.
Behavioral Competencies
Analytical thinking, objectivity, and attention to detail.
Organization and deadline management; clear communication.
Coaching and coordination; problem solving and adaptability.
Integrity, accountability, and confidentiality; encourages openness and transparency.
Cultural sensitivity, respect for diversity, and willingness to travel extensively; commitment to continuous improvement, with a readiness to develop and encourage new and innovative solutions.
Additional Information
G. Expected Deliverables
Approved annual risk-based Field Monitoring Plan, site universe, calendar, and visit tracker.
Monthly field-monitoring, supportive-supervision, and programme-performance reports and dashboards.
Routine indicator-verification and DQA, RDQA, and OSDV support reports with documented evidence.
Current implementation-issue, Data Quality Improvement, and consolidated corrective-action trackers.
Verified inputs to quarterly and annual performance reviews and Global Fund and Government reports.
Updated monitoring database and complete, retrievable monitoring and action-closure archive.
Capacity-development outputs, technical briefs, and documentation of lessons and effective practices.
Compensation & Benefits
H. Remuneration and Benefits
Monthly remuneration will be determined in accordance with the PMU HR guideline
Group health insurance will be provided as per the PMU HR guideline
Monthly mobile and internet bills will be provided as per the PMU HR guideline
Special Instruction
All these positions are open for Bangladeshi Nationals only. All candidates, irrespective of gender, religious and ethnic backgrounds can apply for the vacancies. Female candidates are highly encourged to apply.
Only short-listed candidates shall be invited for written test/interview. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
Last Date of Application: 20 November 2026 (23:59 PM)
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