MEL & Evidence-Pack Lead, Uganda Data-Activated Architecture for Resilient Transition (DART)

Location: Kampala, Uganda, with national and regional travel as required. Current work authorization in Uganda is required; visa sponsorship is not available.

Company

hirify.global is a global consulting and implementation company delivering development, infrastructure, health, energy, climate, environmental, and digital transformation projects in partnership with governments, businesses, investors, and communities.

What you will do

• Lead the development and maintenance of the project MEL plan, indicator reference sheets, data collection tools, verification protocols, reporting calendar, and evidence-pack architecture.
• Establish quality-assurance processes for milestone evidence, including procurement, installation, asset, testing, training, operations, site acceptance, and third-party verification records.
• Coordinate verification readiness across technical workstreams and ensure evidence is compiled continuously.
• Develop dashboards, progress-review tools, risk tracking, learning agendas, and adaptive management documentation.
• Prepare quarterly and annual reports, success stories, learning products, and donor reporting inputs.
• Coordinate with MOH, USG/GOR, third-party verifiers, LFA representatives, and internal teams on data quality, evidence review, corrective action, and staff capacity building.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in public health, monitoring and evaluation, statistics, economics, health informatics, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of experience in MEL, performance management, donor reporting, verification, audit readiness, or results-based financing.
• Strong skills in indicator design, data quality assurance, evidence management, dashboards, reporting, and technical writing.
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, stakeholder coordination, and English communication skills.
• Current work authorization in Uganda is required.

Nice to have

• Experience with USG-funded programs, fixed amount awards, milestone-based mechanisms, or government-to-government verification.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on DART, a digital health project supporting Uganda’s Ministry of Health.
• Project scope includes facility digitization, EMR readiness, data warehouse stabilization, health information exchange operations, cybersecurity, workforce certification, survey modernization, responsible AI adoption, and service-delivery data reporting.
• Work involves collaboration with government institutions, donors, third-party verifiers, and technical teams.
• National and regional travel is required.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and may close once a suitable candidate is identified.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Successful candidates undergo safeguarding-focused interviews and rigorous due diligence.