Director, Data Systems, MERL; Global Health

Position Title:

Director, Data Systems, MERL

Position Type:
Regular Full-Time

Department: COO's Office (MOMENTUM)

Location:

Washington, DC - Hybrid

Salary Range: $102,000 - $132,500 - $163,000

Note:

The posted salary range reflects the full range of Corus' Director pay grade and does not represent the anticipated hiring salary for this position. The target hiring range for the Director, Data Systems, MERL is expected to fall between the minimum and midpoint of the pay grade, based on program budget, internal equity and experience.

Corus International provides a competitive, growth-oriented, yet fiscally responsible compensation program.

Additionally, Corus provides a comprehensive and competitive employee benefit package to protect our valued and dedicated staff and their families. Our benefits include three medical plan options with comprehensive prescription drug coverage, low-cost dental coverage with 100% paid vision insurance. Corus also provides a generous retirement plan and PTO to include vacation, sick, holiday, parental, jury, international travel, and bereavement leave;

employer-sponsored basic life/AD&D insurance; employee wellness incentives, and employee work/life balance and assistance programs.

Corus International is seeking a Director, Data Systems, MERL to join the MOMENTUM team in the Washington, DC office. This hybrid position is based at our headquarters in Washington, DC, with in-office days on Tuesday and Wednesday each week.

The Director, Data Systems, MERL reports to the Senior Director, Technical Services, MERL and serves as the technical and thought leader for monitoring, evaluation, and data systems management across the Lifesaving Health Assistance (LHA) program. LHA is a U.S. Department of State-funded, fixed-amount, performance-based award operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Mali, and South Sudan. the Director leads milestone tracking and verification, data quality assurance, and management of the project's data system.

The Director also provides technical leadership and capacity building to country M&E teams and leads MERL data systems coordination across LHA and MIHR, including the DRC Ebola Response, to promote consistency, integration, and shared learning across data systems and MERL practices.

This position is funded through a specific project and is subject to the continued availability of funding.

• Direct day-to-day implementation of the LHA M&E Plan across all four project objectives: service delivery; health information systems, supply chains, laboratory networks; outbreak readiness and response; and sustainable transition.
• Oversee milestone verification, ensuring that required deliverables, supporting data sources, and documentation are complete and accurate before submission to DoS for payment.
• Direct target-setting and monitor progress against the Milestone Plan, identifying and escalating risks to achievement in a timely manner.
• Oversee baseline data collection during award start-up, leveraging existing DHIS2 records and routine data sources where feasible.
• Oversee periodic Data Quality Assessments (DQAs) and ensure timely implementation and follow-up of corrective actions with country teams.
• Direct preparation of milestone status updates and data inputs for quarterly and annual performance reports submitted to DoS.

• Direct the configuration and management of the LHA data system, collaborating with country teams and the data system consultant to support the collection, storage, and reporting of milestone and performance data.
• Guide the extraction and integration of data from country DHIS2/HMIS instances into the project data system in accordance with data-sharing agreements and national data protection laws.
• Ensure the accuracy and currency of project data dictionaries, dashboards, and data-flow documentation to support reliable movement of data from facility and district levels through DoS reporting.
• Establish and enforce data security and access protocols, including the removal of personally identifiable information before data is shared.
• Coordinate with IMA's central Data and Data Management team on platform configuration, troubleshooting, and application of organization-wide data standards to LHA.
• Review and approve costs and invoices for the data system consultant and other MERL data systems-related contracts and advise on the LHA MERL data systems budget…