*Research Associate Planning and Coordination Advisor: Bangladesh* * * MEASURE Evaluation, a global USAID-funded project focusing on population, health and nutrition monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities based at the Carolina Population Center (www.cpc.unc.edu), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has an immediate opening for a Research Associate to lead the planning and coordination activities as part of a Technical Assistance Support team for the newly established Programme Management and Monitoring Unit (PMMU) in the Planning Wing of the Bangladesh Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW). The Technical Assistance Support Team will support the PMMU to plan, coordinate, analyze and use research, evaluation and routine data to monitor and manage the implementation of the Health Population and Nutrition Sector Development Program (HPNSDP) and promote evidence-based decision making. The position will report to the Chief Technical Advisor, Technical Assistance Support Team. The position will be based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and is co-located with PMMU. Serving as the Planning and Coordination (P&C) Advisor, the incumbent will supervise two to three specialist positions and will collaborate with one or more local organizations in support of the PMMU GOB staff in coordinating and planning for regular performance monitoring, verification and evaluation responsibilities under the HPNSDP Strategy. Working with the Deputy Chief/Senior Assistant Chief, the P&C Advisor will provide strategic and programmatic guidance related to planning, coordination and governance of HPNSDP implementation. The P&C Advisor will provide technical assistance for the overall coordination and planning for regular performance reviews of the HPNSDP. Find out more at: https://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/about/employment/jobs/research-associate-planning-and-coordination-advisor -- ---- MEASURE Evaluation, a MEASURE project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under terms of Leader with Associates Cooperative Agreement GHA-A-00-08-00003-00. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the U.S. government. MEASURE Evaluation is the USAID Global Health Bureau's primary vehicle for supporting improvements in monitoring and evaluation in population, health and nutrition worldwide. Learn more about MEASURE Evaluation at http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure. Access CANCHID archives at: https://listserv.yorku.ca/archives/canchid.html plus CANCHID subscription management. CANCHID is a joint service of the Canadian Society for International Health < http:www.csih.org > and the Distributed Knowledge Project at York University. Queries to: [log in to unmask]