2026 dvance Global Health Equity as a Remote Monitoring & Evaluation Manager with The Max Foundation

Are you passionate about using data to improve lives? The Max Foundation is seeking an experienced Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Manager to support its global health programmes and strengthen evidence-based decision-making. This remote contract opportunity is open to professionals based across Africa, offering the chance to contribute to life-changing healthcare initiatives that improve access to cancer treatment and critical medicines in low- and middle-income countries.

About The Max Foundation

For more than 28 years, The Max Foundation has worked to accelerate health equity by connecting patients with life-extending treatments and strengthening healthcare systems worldwide. The nonprofit has supported over 100,000 people living with cancer and other critical illnesses, partnering with healthcare providers, governments, and pharmaceutical companies to expand access to essential medicines where they are needed most.

The organization believes that no one should be denied quality healthcare because of where they live, and its programmes continue to transform lives across the globe.

About the Monitoring & Evaluation Manager Role

Reporting to the Senior Director of Monitoring & Evaluation, the Monitoring & Evaluation Manager will play a central role in measuring programme impact, generating evidence, and supporting strategic decision-making across the organization’s global portfolio.

This position combines project management, data analysis, technical writing, research coordination, and cross-functional collaboration. The successful candidate will ensure that monitoring and evaluation projects remain organized, data-driven, and aligned with The Max Foundation’s mission to improve global health outcomes.

The role is available remotely, with preference for candidates based in Nairobi (Kenya), Pretoria (South Africa), or elsewhere in Africa.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• Coordinate monitoring and evaluation projects, including work plans, timelines, budgets, and deliverables.
• Support proposal development, technical concept notes, and project budgeting.
• Manage collaboration with consultants, vendors, technical experts, and internal teams.
• Coordinate research ethics, conference abstracts, publications, and institutional submissions.
• Maintain organized project documentation, reporting trackers, and datasets.
• Develop and strengthen monitoring and evaluation frameworks and performance indicators.
• Design and support surveys, assessments, evaluation methodologies, and data collection tools.
• Analyze programme data to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improving patient outcomes.
• Produce high-quality reports, grant proposals, publications, presentations, and evidence briefs.
• Create dashboards, charts, infographics, and visualizations that communicate findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Conduct literature reviews and background research to support evidence-generation activities.

Who Should Apply?

The Max Foundation is looking for an experienced monitoring and evaluation professional with strong analytical and project management skills.

Ideal candidates should have:

• A bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Global Health, Epidemiology, Statistics, International Development, Data Science, Social Sciences, or a related field (master’s degree preferred).
• At least five years of experience in monitoring and evaluation, programme evaluation, global health, research, or project management.
• Experience managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, indicators, surveys, and reporting systems.
• Experience with quantitative and qualitative research methods.
• Familiarity with proposal development, project budgeting, and technical writing.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, with knowledge of tools such as SPSS, REDCap, SurveyMonkey, or similar platforms considered an advantage.
• Excellent English communication skills, with additional languages such as French or Spanish viewed favorably.

Candidates with experience in oncology, health systems strengthening, access to medicines, or programmes focused on low- and middle-income countries will be especially competitive.

Why Join The Max Foundation?

This role offers an opportunity to contribute directly to global health equity while working with an internationally respected nonprofit organization. Your work will help generate the evidence needed to improve healthcare programmes, strengthen patient outcomes, and expand access to life-saving treatments for vulnerable populations around the world.

You’ll collaborate with diverse international teams, researchers, healthcare professionals, and technical experts while enjoying the flexibility of remote work.

Compensation and Application

This is a remote contract position, with compensation based on the successful candidate’s experience. Relocation assistance is not provided.

Applicants should submit:

• An updated résumé
• A cover letter

If you’re passionate about using monitoring, evaluation, and data to improve healthcare access worldwide, this is an outstanding opportunity to build your career while making a measurable impact on global health.

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