The SickKids Centre for Global Child Health provides a dedicated hub for global child health-focused activities and connects researchers and health-care professionals around the world. The Centre is dedicated to improving the lives of children and their families in resource-poor environments through collaboration in ground-breaking research, sustainable capacity building through education, and the active communication of results through knowledge translation, networks and advocacy. More information on the CGCH can be found at www.sickkids.ca/globalchildhealth/
Launched in 2023, Increase Gains in Nutrition by Integration, Education, Evaluation, Empowerment (IGNIT3) is a sustainable capacity-building project in Ghana, Malawi and Pakistan led by The Centre for Global Child Health at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), in collaboration with Nutrition International and WaterAid Canada. With funding from the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada, this project aims to improve nutrition for women, adolescent girls, and children in Ghana, Malawi and Pakistan over a span of five years (2023-2028) through targeted, integrated nutrition, health, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programming. Local implementing partners include Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives (GCNM), Aga Khan University (AKU), Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS) and WaterAid country offices in Ghana, Malawi and Pakistan and Nutrition International countries offices in Malawi and Pakistan. The project aims to directly impact beneficiaries in health facilities, communities and education institutions. More information on the project can be found at www.sickkids.ca/en/news/archive/2023/sickkids-centre-for-global-child-health-receives-funding-from-canadian-government-to-help-address-malnutrition-in-ghana-malawi-and-pakistan/
Position Description
Reporting to the Director of Capacity Building, the MEL Specialist will serve as the technical lead on capacity building through education projects focusing on the health of women, children adolescents and their families in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The MEL Specialist is a key member of the Increase Gains in Nutrition by Integration, Education, Evaluation, Empowerment (IGNITE) project team and will provide support to other SickKids Centre for Global Child Health capacity building projects as required. The MEL Specialist will use evidence-based knowledge to lead and facilitate Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) activities for IGNITE. Working closely with the IGNITE MEL Sub-Committee and project teams in Canada, Ghana, Malawi and Pakistan the MEL Specialist will drive the development and implementation of the IGNITE MEL plan, monitor progress, evaluate effectiveness, and disseminate results. The MEL Specialist will be required to coordinate and ensure the quality of all MEL activities; maintain strong working relationships with external project stakeholders, including in-country academic partners, funders, and government representatives; draft reports, manuscripts and other project outputs; and manage numerous knowledge translation activities
Here’s What You’ll Get To Do:
Here’s What You’ll Need:
Required Qualifications
Preferred qualifications
Employment Type
Location: Toronto, Ontario with travel for up to 2 weeks at a time approximately three times per year
Contract Length: 2 years with possibility of extension
FTE: 1.0
Employment Type: Hybrid (onsite and remote). Laptop provided.
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Published:
October 23, 2023
Deadline:
October 28, 2023
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Location:
Toronto
Organization:
SickKids Centre for Global Child Health
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