Job Description

M&E Data Advisor - Lesotho Consultant

This project will catalyze the transition of supply chain management technical support to the Government of Lesotho (GoL), phasing out standalone international donor-supported projects in favor of directly embedding technical expertise in the Lesotho Ministry of Health Supply Chain Management Directorate (SCMD). It is envisioned that embedded technical assistance positions may transition to a government-to-government (G2G) mechanism before being fully absorbed managerially and financially by GoL.

This consultancy will be embedded within MOH SCMD, reporting to the SCMD director or their designee, to deliver evidence based technical support that strengthens supply chain functions that include forecasting, quantification, and commodities management. The advisors will also contribute to the achievement of the USG-GoL Joint Health MOU Implementation Plan supply chain activities by advising MOH SCMD and serving on MOU-related task teams and technical working groups as assigned. . It is anticipated that GoL and USG will work closely to ensure that the positions are funded, recruited, and absorbed as regular MOH SCMD staff during the implementation of the health MOU.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Sustain LMIS reporting quality and coverage while advancing e‑LMIS rollout and interoperability with WMS.
• Prepare and disseminate monthly national LMIS reports CMS and District data.
• Create dashboards, visualizations, and provide data-driven recommendations for supply chain stakeholders.
• Develop predictive models for demand forecasting; conduct statistical analysis/data mining for trend identification.
• Develop/review the M&E plan for SCMD, including indicator reference sheets.
• Identify, document, and track data sources (including secondary/external sources) for project and departmental M&E.
• Organize and oversee KPI data collection; brief staff on indicator rationale and data collection methodology.
• Monitor and report on KPIs to track progress against project and SCMD objectives.
• Facilitate Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) strategies for real-time, data-driven decision-making.
• Organize periodic learning days and act as focal point for monitoring reviews, evaluations, and After-Action Reviews (AARs).
• Provide training/mentoring in M&E and data management across supply chain system levels.
• Support refinement of results frameworks in line with project/MOH strategic objectives.
• Collaborate with technical managers, MOH-programs, MOH-procurement, MOH-finance, MOH-admin, MOH-HR, and Planning Unit to build tracking/reporting systems.
• Contribute to annual work plan development and periodic review of M&E plan relevance/targets

Example Key Deliverable within 6 months:

• Data source inventory
• Staff briefings on indicators
• Data verification/triangulation
• Predictive forecasting model (pilot)
• Draft M&E plan/indicator sheets

Required Qualifications:

The Advisor must meet the following requirements in education and professional experience:

Education: Degree in Economics or Statistics with five year’s work experience in monitoring and evaluation.

Professional Experience: The Advisor is required to have a minimum of five years of experience implementing supply chain strengthening activities in Lesotho, including experience working with Ministry of Health Supply Chain Management Directorate and/or the National Drug Supply Organisation (NDSO). A working knowledge of relevant U.S. government foreign assistance programming and Lesotho government policies and laws is required.

The Advisor must have excellent interpersonal and networking skills and the ability to liaise authoritatively with representatives from the Government of Lesotho, U.S. Government, and other relevant actors and stakeholders.

Initial Period of Performance: 6 months

Interviews conducted on a rolling basis.

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