Monitoring and Evaluation Lead

Position Details
Job title: Monitoring and Evaluation Lead
Location: Manyara, Kagera and Tabora
Primary Manager: Senior Strategic Results Manager
Dotted to: Senior Manager – M&E
Classification: Full-time
Number of Positions: Three (3)
How will you fight for an AIDS-free generation?
Monitoring and Evaluation Lead will play a key role in supporting Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) Tanzania’s projects. These include a comprehensive range of HIV/AIDS and TB activities. The Monitoring and Evaluation Lead will collaborate closely with the R/CHMT, Facilities staff, and the Technical team to monitor and report all project indicators, ensuring they are delivered within scope, on schedule. And within the approved Budget together with the Program team, he/she will work to strengthen the EGPAF digital health system and lead its roll-out across the region. Given the technical nature of our work, he/she will participate in the design process of digital systems, working closely with program partners and the Government of Tanzania to understand and document needs. This role will position EGPAF Tanzania as a leader in ending pediatric AIDS and driving improvements in HIV and TB services for children, adolescents, and their families.
No two days are alike at EGPAF, but what can you expect in this role?
Leverage EGPAF Tanzania’s programmatic and research expertise to position the organization as a thought leader in ending AIDS in children.
Monitoring and Evaluation Lead will be responsible for ensuring all data management activities essential for routine program data monitoring, reporting, and utilization are completed in the assigned region. This includes designing tools, conducting data quality assessments and reporting, responding to data inquiries from the program team and donors (through management), performing basic data analysis, creating data visualizations, presenting findings, and applying data for performance improvement strategies.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Oversee and ensure availability and use of national and programme data, M&E (recording and reporting) tools.
Plan, organize and contribute in conceptualization of evaluation studies relevant to the program
Develop and review data collection tools to address evaluation study objectives
Lead the Regional M&E Team and ensure they are all capacitated in all required routine M&E activities, and coordinate all M&E Regional Tasks.
Regional M&E focal person in ensuring that the entire Regional data request passes through him/her for approval.
Organize and provide technical support to other Regional Technical Teams in matters related to M&E, both to project staff and to Health providers at the facility and community level.
Plan, organize, and oversee all Data Review Meetings within the Region for all Project Staff and those done with programme staff with other Stakeholders.
Respond to all Regional Data queries and Regional Data requests.
Work in collaboration with project office personnel, facility data clerks, and CHMT focal persons to provide accurate and timely data for weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports as per set guidance.
Support routine implementation of Data Quality Assessments/Reviews following program and national standards, disseminate findings, and monitor over time
Demonstrate in-depth understanding and practice use of health information systems such as the CTC2 electronic HIV patient database, HTS module, Pharmacy database, MTUHA paper-based documentation and reporting, DHIS2, DATIM to mention some.)
Participate in the external meeting, programmatic workshops concerning M&E, QI, and other project activities as directed. This includes collaborating with PORALG, MOHCDGEC ( NASHCoP and NTLP) to ensure the complementarities of M&E activities as needed.
To be successful, you will have:
A bachelor's degree in health informatics, Statistics, Epidemiology, Public Health, Social Sciences, or related fields, with a focus on data management and analysis, is required for this role. Masters (MPH, Biostatistics, Data Science, Epidemiology, Monitoring and Evaluation) added advantage
Minimum of 5 years of proven experience in supervising and monitoring the implementation of HIV/AIDS, TB activities at health facility and/or community level including data collection, analysis, and reporting. Experience and understanding of the health system in Tanzania and the community structure required for the implementation of the integrated health program;
Prior experience working as a researcher in dedicated research organization or within programmatic settings
Excellent oral and written skills, including report preparation and presentation;
Good computer skills, including MS Office and internet/email
Experience working in a multidisciplinary team
Have critical thinking and be practical in analysis, and be able to work with little supervision
Methodical and organized, and know how to work within the guidelines and deadlines.
Have a spirit of creativity and the ability to overcome challenges;
Experience working with national/international NGOs and public sector institutions, including the Ministry of Health;
Bonus points if you have:
Previous experience in a similar position in an international organization,
Knowledge of donor laws and rules (US Government Funds)
Available to learn other software and databases such as STATA
Knowledge on research ethics and good clinical practices
Mastery of DHIS2
Proficiency in English language – professional level.
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Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
No