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Health
Job highlights
- Gain a deeper insight into West African development challenges and solutions.
- Build advanced skills in data collection, analysis, and reporting—essential for global development, policy, and program management careers.
- Experience traditional dishes like palm butter and jollof rice, and appreciate Liberia’s unique historical ties to America.
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Apply by
June 15, 2026Know by
August 1, 2026Depart on
January 16, 2027Duration
9 monthsAbout the project
Looking for a rewarding way to share your monitoring and evaluation (M&E) skills with others? Liberian health workers are looking to strengthen their data collection and analysis skills.
Liberia continues to face significant public health challenges rooted in its history of prolonged civil conflict and a devastating Ebola epidemic. These events severely weakened the country’s healthcare infrastructure, limiting access to quality care and contributing to poor maternal and child health outcomes and frequent outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as Mpox and Lassa fever. Despite ongoing recovery efforts, gaps remain in health system accountability, data management, and program evaluation—especially at the county level.
As a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, you will work alongside county health teams to implement robust monitoring and evaluation systems. Together, you will help ensure health interventions are effective, transparent, and responsive to community needs. By strengthening local capacity in data collection, analysis, and reporting, you will contribute to improved health services and outcomes for vulnerable populations. Your work will leave a lasting impact by empowering local teams to make informed decisions and drive sustainable health improvements across Liberia.
Learn more about what Volunteers do in country by visiting our Liberia project page.
Required skills
Qualified candidates will have the following criteria:
Bachelor's degree in public health, international development, statistics, social science, or a related field.
AND
Two or more years of experience with monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), including the use of data collection and analysis software.
Language: There are no pre-requisite language requirements for this position.
Required behavioral competencies
These competencies are essential for all service assignments and are assessed in the application and interview process:
Motivation for and commitment to service
Adaptability and open-mindedness
Problem solving and resourcefulness
Behavioral maturity and professionalism
Photos from Liberia
How you and the community will make an impact together:
Support M&E frameworks implementation that aligns with national policies.
Conduct data collection, analysis, and reporting.
Encourage community participation in M&E activities to foster ownership.
Facilitate training sessions for the effective use of the health information system.
Train health workers and district health teams on M&E methodologies.
Foster partnerships with other non-governmental organizations to share best practices.
You may also work on additional projects that meet the community’s interests and priorities, such as youth engagement and leadership development, and hygiene promotion clubs.
The Volunteer will be posted in a regional capital and live in a self-contained apartment or house with a separate kitchen, bathroom, and sitting area. Housing may not have consistent running water or electricity, but it will include a bathroom with a western-style toilet that requires manual flushing and a shower for bucket bathing.
Learn more about the living conditions, including detailed information on culture, communications, housing, and health/crime statistics on our Liberia country page. You can also delve into stories about local communities by reading our blog or Volunteer stories.
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After a 2-week orientation on topics such as health and safety, you will move to an urban community where you will collaborate with county health teams. You will work with the partner and your community to assess the local needs and develop a work plan in line with their established goals.
Peace Corps/Liberia will equip you with Liberian English resources, and you may work with a local tutor who can help you build basic language skills to connect with the community.
No couples are accepted for this position.
Application process
From application to departure takes around nine months. Learn about the application process for Volunteer opportunities.
Medical/legal clearance
You will need to be cleared medically and legally in order to serve in Liberia. Review information on medical clearance and legal clearance to learn about the process.
