Project Summary: USAID/Zambia through the Evidence for Health (E4H) Activity intends to: 1) strengthen the national Health Management Information System (HMIS) owned and managed by the Government of Zambia's (GRZ) Ministry of Health (MOH); 2) improve monitoring, evaluation and research capacities within key government and non-governmental institutions, and 3) expand the evidence base for existing approaches to health programming in malaria, nutrition, family planning, maternal and child health, and HIV. The E4H activity supports the strategic objectives of USAID/Zambia, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI).

**Please note: Only Zambian citizens are eligible for this position

Position Summary: The M&E Specialist will focus on improving the evidence base for health programming generated by USAID/Zambia health implementing partners (IPs). The primary task of the M&E Specialist will be to help build the capacity and offer M&E support to the USAID/Zambia Health Office staff and their IPs, including coordinating the USAID IP M&E Community of Practice, managing the Health Office research and learning agenda, and supporting utilization of the Health Office data analytics and knowledge management platform. They will be responsible also for tracking and reporting on E4H's Activity Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan (AMELP). The M&E Specialist reports to the Senior Advisor Knowledge Management/Data Demand and Use (KM/DDU).