Responsibilities
- Conduct rigorous epidemiological and statistical analyses of malaria surveillance and program data (e.g., routine HMIS, surveys, operational research) to generate actionable insights.
- Organize and merge available datasets, assess data quality and suitability for analysis, and apply relevant statistical methods including regression, time series, and other approaches.
- Analyse geographic and spatial data using GIS software, including descriptive and predictive mapping of malaria burden and intervention coverage.
- Develop subnational epidemiological situation analyses and malaria burden estimates to guide resource allocation and programmatic prioritization across Cameroon's regions.
- Synthesize evidence from global and regional literature to inform CHAI and PNLP's technical and strategic decisions.
- Lead the design and implementation of a comprehensive M&E framework for CHAI Cameroon's malaria program, including performance monitoring plans, indicators, data collection tools, and reporting templates aligned with CHAI and donor requirements.
- Develop and maintain a program-level performance tracking dashboard to enable real-time monitoring of progress against key milestones and targets.
- Design and oversee routine data quality assessments to ensure accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and reliability of program data across reporting channels.
- Coordinate midterm, end-of-project evaluations, and impact assessments including the development of evaluation protocols, data collection instruments, and summary reports.
- Lead documentation of lessons learned, best practices, and program insights, and disseminate findings to internal and external stakeholders to support continuous learning and adaptive management.
- Support the rollout and monitoring of new and existing surveillance platforms for improved data collection, reporting, management, automated analysis, and visualization.
- Design, manage, and validate data systems and analytical products, ensuring data quality, integrity, and accessibility for government counterparts and partners.
- Support the PNLP in strengthening and operationalizing malaria surveillance systems by ensuring a functional national malaria surveillance technical working group.
- Support the NMCP to operationalize quality subnational programmatic data review through adoption of data review meetings and tools at the district level to review facility-based reporting, case-based surveillance, and community-level data collection.
- Strengthen the culture of data use by promoting routine analysis and interpretation of surveillance data for decision-making at all levels.
- Support the review, development, and updating of national malaria strategic plans, policies, and guidelines, ensuring alignment with WHO recommendations and emerging evidence.
- Review and provide feedback on relevant program documents including surveillance guidelines, SOPs, M&E plans, lessons learned, and operational manuals.
- Monitor and evaluate malaria intervention implementation, identify gaps, and provide technical recommendations to improve coverage, equity, and efficiency.
- Contribute to the development of funding proposals by providing the evidence base, M&E frameworks, and results frameworks as requested.
- Translate analytical findings into clear, high-quality reports, policy briefs, manuscripts and presentations for the NMCP, partners, and donors.
- Produce compelling data visualizations and analytical products to communicate findings to diverse audiences, including government officials, donors, and technical partners.
- Disseminate results through national and subnational platforms, ensuring evidence is accessible, actionable, and aligned with national priorities.
- Contribute to the preparation of high-quality donor reports, program updates, and presentations, ensuring data accuracy and adherence to reporting requirements.
- Serve as a primary technical resource and day-to-day partner for the PNLP M&E unit, providing mentorship, on-the-job coaching, and technical assistance to strengthen national data systems, analytical capacity, and evidence use.
- Collaborate with government counterparts, technical partners, and donors to build national capacity in data analysis and epidemiological methods.
- Represent CHAI in relevant technical working groups, inter-agency coordination meetings, and donor forums as requested.
- Foster and maintain strong working relationships across government, NGOs, academia, and donor partners at national and subnational levels.
- Facilitate coordination and knowledge-sharing between the PNLP, partner organizations, and CHAI's global and regional malaria teams.
- Design, implement, analyse, and disseminate operational research projects related to surveillance, intervention effectiveness, and entomology.
- Support implementation science activities including the development of study protocols, data collection tools, analysis plans, and research outputs.
- Contribute to research and innovation that advances malaria surveillance, epidemiology, and data-driven program design in Cameroon.
- Perform other responsibilities aligned with CHAI's mission and program needs as required.
Requirements
- Outstanding analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills
- Ability to work independently
- Deep personal commitment to producing results
- Resourcefulness, tenacity, adaptability, patience, humility, and high ethical standards
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (implied by context)
- Experience in epidemiology, data analytics, or public health (implied by role focus)
Work Arrangement
On-site — Yaoundé
Team
Reports to: Cameroon Malaria Program Manager
Additional Information
- Travel to subnational regions as required
- Position based in Yaoundé
- CHAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer
- Values diversity and inclusion
- Majority of staff based in program countries
