Deputy Director: Monitoring and Evaluation

About this role

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health is looking for a Deputy Director to lead monitoring and evaluation for its Strategic Health Programme. The post is based at Head Office in Pietermaritzburg. The job focuses on tracking programme performance, checking data quality and reporting on HIV, TB and maternal, child and women’s health.

What you’ll do

• Set up and run the provincial strategic health monitoring and evaluation system.
• Check that approved indicators and targets are used, and recommend improvements where progress is slow.
• Compile monthly, quarterly and annual reports for HAST and MCWH programmes, including dashboards and reports for DORA, the APP, MTDP, the MEC Budget Speech and Treasury.
• Analyse ART quarterly cohort data in depth and work with research institutions on findings.
• Support and train M&E staff in the districts, and give districts monthly feedback on data completeness and accuracy.
• Support new health information systems, including technical support to users at facility level.
• Review and update policies, and monitor compliance with them.

What you need

• Matric certificate (Grade 12).
• A degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics or Statistics.
• At least three (3) years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation in public health programmes at junior management level (Assistant Director).
• Computer literacy and proficiency in word processing, databases, spreadsheets and presentation graphics.
• A valid driver’s licence.
• Strong knowledge of the NSP HIV, TB and STI 2023–28, the KZN PSP HAST 2023–28, the DORA framework and the Departmental M&E Framework.
• Demonstrated experience with statistical software such as STATA, SPSS or Power BI, and with data visualisation tools.
• Experience in data mining, cohort reports and webDHIS indicators in the public health sector.
• Strong analytical, project and time management skills.
• Excellent report writing, facilitation, interpersonal and communication skills.

Is this job for you?

This post suits a senior public health professional who understands health data and programme reporting. You should be comfortable with statistics, working across districts and presenting findings to managers. Public sector reporting and policy compliance experience will help you settle in quickly.

Tips before you apply

• Have your Z83 form originally signed, initialled and dated, and complete every section. Incomplete forms are disqualified.
• Write a detailed CV that shows your M&E years, the programmes you worked on and the tools you used, such as STATA, SPSS or Power BI.
• Ask your employers now for proof of work experience, endorsed and stamped, as shortlisted candidates must provide it before the interview.

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