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Senior Advisor, Performance Management and Analytics- PATH Integrated Health Project at PATH
PATH
October 12, 2026
Full-time
On-site
Responsibilities
Milestone Performance Management
Lead the design and implementation of a milestone performance management framework for a large fixed-amount award.
Maintain oversight of more than 170 milestones across 13 countries and multiple technical areas, including malaria, MCH, HIV, TB, and polio.
Establish standardized processes for milestone monitoring, verification, forecasting, and reporting.
Develop milestone attainment forecasts and performance projections to support financial and programmatic decision-making.
Monitor milestone achievement trends and identify potential risks to performance targets, payment schedules, and overall award success.
Ensure timely escalation of performance concerns and facilitate development of mitigation plans.
Performance Tracking Systems
Design, implement, and continuously improve a centralized milestone tracking platform that integrates data from global and country-level sources.
Develop automated dashboards, scorecards, and performance monitoring tools that provide real-time visibility into milestone status.
Create systems for monthly milestone reviews, checkpoint assessments, and performance forecasting.
Establish data quality standards, reporting protocols, and documentation procedures to ensure reliable and consistent milestone tracking.
Ensure the tracking platform supports decision-making at global, regional, and country levels.
Collaboration with MEL and Country Teams
Partner closely with global and country Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) teams to align milestone tracking systems with existing monitoring frameworks.
Support country teams in understanding milestone requirements, performance indicators, and tracking methodologies.
Facilitate regular performance review meetings with technical, MEL, finance, and program teams.
Provide technical guidance and capacity strengthening to country teams on milestone monitoring and risk management.
Serve as the primary coordination point between global leadership and country implementation teams on milestone performance.
Risk Identification and Adaptive Management
Establish early warning systems to identify milestones at risk of underperformance.
Analyze root causes of performance gaps and recommend corrective actions.
Work with program leads and country teams to develop and monitor implementation improvement plans.
Support adaptive management processes that enable timely program adjustments to maintain or improve milestone achievement.
Track implementation of mitigation actions and assess their effectiveness.
Data Visualization and Reporting
Develop executive-level dashboards and visualizations that communicate milestone performance, trends, risks, and forecasts.
Produce monthly performance summaries and portfolio-level status reports.
Translate complex performance data into actionable insights for senior leadership and program teams.
Create visual management tools that highlight milestones requiring intervention and support.
Strategic Performance Leadership
Promote a results-oriented approach to milestone achievement across the award.
Support annual planning, target setting, and performance review processes.
Collaborate with finance and award management teams to understand payment implications associated with milestone performance.
Advise leadership on performance trends, emerging risks, and opportunities for improving achievement rates.
Required Experience and Qualifications
Master's degree in Public Health, International Development, Monitoring and Evaluation, Data Analytics, Business Administration, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible experience in program performance management, monitoring and evaluation, data analytics, project management, or related fields.
Experience supporting complex donor-funded global health programs in low- and middle-income countries.
Demonstrated experience designing and managing performance tracking systems and dashboards.
Strong data analysis and visualization skills using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Excel, or similar platforms.
Experience working across multiple countries and coordinating diverse stakeholder groups.
Proven ability to translate data into programmatic and operational decision-making.
Strong project management and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
Must have legal authorization to work in the country of hire.
Preferred Experience
Experience working with fixed-amount awards, results-based financing mechanisms, performance-based contracts, or milestone-driven funding models.
Experience supporting malaria, MCH, HIV, TB, polio, or broader global health portfolios.
Familiarity with donor compliance, award management, and program finance concepts.
Experience leading development of enterprise performance management systems.
Knowledge of monitoring, evaluation, and learning frameworks and methodologies.
Professional fluency in French and English preferred
Milestone Performance Management
Lead the design and implementation of a milestone performance management framework for a large fixed-amount award.
Maintain oversight of more than 170 milestones across 13 countries and multiple technical areas, including malaria, MCH, HIV, TB, and polio.
Establish standardized processes for milestone monitoring, verification, forecasting, and reporting.
Develop milestone attainment forecasts and performance projections to support financial and programmatic decision-making.
Monitor milestone achievement trends and identify potential risks to performance targets, payment schedules, and overall award success.
Ensure timely escalation of performance concerns and facilitate development of mitigation plans.
Performance Tracking Systems
Design, implement, and continuously improve a centralized milestone tracking platform that integrates data from global and country-level sources.
Develop automated dashboards, scorecards, and performance monitoring tools that provide real-time visibility into milestone status.
Create systems for monthly milestone reviews, checkpoint assessments, and performance forecasting.
Establish data quality standards, reporting protocols, and documentation procedures to ensure reliable and consistent milestone tracking.
Ensure the tracking platform supports decision-making at global, regional, and country levels.
Collaboration with MEL and Country Teams
Partner closely with global and country Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) teams to align milestone tracking systems with existing monitoring frameworks.
Support country teams in understanding milestone requirements, performance indicators, and tracking methodologies.
Facilitate regular performance review meetings with technical, MEL, finance, and program teams.
Provide technical guidance and capacity strengthening to country teams on milestone monitoring and risk management.
Serve as the primary coordination point between global leadership and country implementation teams on milestone performance.
Risk Identification and Adaptive Management
Establish early warning systems to identify milestones at risk of underperformance.
Analyze root causes of performance gaps and recommend corrective actions.
Work with program leads and country teams to develop and monitor implementation improvement plans.
Support adaptive management processes that enable timely program adjustments to maintain or improve milestone achievement.
Track implementation of mitigation actions and assess their effectiveness.
Data Visualization and Reporting
Develop executive-level dashboards and visualizations that communicate milestone performance, trends, risks, and forecasts.
Produce monthly performance summaries and portfolio-level status reports.
Translate complex performance data into actionable insights for senior leadership and program teams.
Create visual management tools that highlight milestones requiring intervention and support.
Strategic Performance Leadership
Promote a results-oriented approach to milestone achievement across the award.
Support annual planning, target setting, and performance review processes.
Collaborate with finance and award management teams to understand payment implications associated with milestone performance.
Advise leadership on performance trends, emerging risks, and opportunities for improving achievement rates.
Required Experience and Qualifications
Master's degree in Public Health, International Development, Monitoring and Evaluation, Data Analytics, Business Administration, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible experience in program performance management, monitoring and evaluation, data analytics, project management, or related fields.
Experience supporting complex donor-funded global health programs in low- and middle-income countries.
Demonstrated experience designing and managing performance tracking systems and dashboards.
Strong data analysis and visualization skills using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Excel, or similar platforms.
Experience working across multiple countries and coordinating diverse stakeholder groups.
Proven ability to translate data into programmatic and operational decision-making.
Strong project management and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
Must have legal authorization to work in the country of hire.
Preferred Experience
Experience working with fixed-amount awards, results-based financing mechanisms, performance-based contracts, or milestone-driven funding models.
Experience supporting malaria, MCH, HIV, TB, polio, or broader global health portfolios.
Familiarity with donor compliance, award management, and program finance concepts.
Experience leading development of enterprise performance management systems.
Knowledge of monitoring, evaluation, and learning frameworks and methodologies.
Professional fluency in French and English preferred