EngenderHealth Director of Evaluation, Monitoring and Research (MEandR Job Vacancy in Tanzania

lth Tanzania Country Office

• Director of ME&R, EngenderHealth/Tanzania
  (EHT) Management and Capacity Building
• Provide ME&R leadership and support for
  implementation of the EHT Country Strategy and Implementation Plan,
  including the EHT Knowledge Management Strategy;
• Manage ME&R staff across all EHT Projects;
• Develop ME&R technical capacity of staff from
  all EHT Projects and MOHSW;
• Manage a pool of ME&R staff to participate in
  the development of proposals and review and approve ME&R components of
  all proposals;
• Collaborate with Program Staff on the development
  of annual workplans for all EHT Projects, ensuring ME&R
  activities/studies are included and budgeted for in all Projects;
• Serve as the senior EHT ME&R representative
  in various fora, including technical working groups and task forces;
• Identify needs for and coordinate ME&R
  technical assistance, whether from EH internal resource persons,
  consultants or other institutions. Monitoring
• Provide technical review and approval for M&E
  plans for all EHT Projects, ensuring that they adhere to organizational
  reporting and donor requirements;
• In collaboration with local database specialists
  and programs and IT teams, ensure the development and maintenance of
  quality databases for all EHT Projects;
• In collaboration with ME&R and programs
  staff, ensure accurate data is regularly entered into external databases
  including TMEMS and PROMIS; Research
• Provide technical and ethical input, review and
  sign off for study protocols for all EHT Projects prior to submission to
  EHT COP and EngenderHealth/HQ;
• Oversee local IRB submissions for all study
  protocols in accordance with local laws and regulations;
• Develop or oversee production of journal articles
  and products from studies. Reporting
• Ensure timely submission of annual
  EngenderHealth/HQ indicator reporting for all EHT Projects;
• In collaboration with programs staff, ensure
  timely submission of quality donor reports for all EHT Projects;
• Work with other EHT and EH/HQ staff to document
  lessons learned and success stories, including publication of technical
  briefs and other products. Director of ME&R, RTP
• In collaboration with USAID and EHT management
  team, direct the development and implementation of the overall M&E
  approach and PMP for the Project, linking it to USAID’s results framework,
  reporting requirements, and relevant performance indicators.
• Coordinate with RTP staff to produce timely,
  quality USAID reports
• Working in collaboration with the RTP management
  team and HQ ME&R and clinical staff, design, implement as appropriate,
  and analyze practical research studies to measure impact of interventions
  and assess result information not captured through the routine monitoring
  system.
• Ensure routine data collection for RTP in
  collaboration with the MOHSW, including the provision of technical
  assistance to MOHSW to strengthen the MTUHA NHMIS system;

• PhD or equivalent in public health, demography,
  social science or related field is preferred; however, applicants with
  advanced post graduate degree in public health, demography, social science
  or related field with significant study design, implementation, and
  analysis experience are also encouraged to apply.
• Minimum of seven years of relevant experience in
  applying ME&R to international reproductive health projects, with a
  minimum of 5 years’ experience in a supervisory/management capacity.
• Experience working with USAID on large-scale
  reproductive health programs, including knowledge of USAID’s reporting
  requirements on both family planning and HIV/AIDS interventions is highly
  preferred.
• Familiarity with MOHSW structures and programs
• A successful track record in supporting proposal
  development.

• Demonstrated experience in designing and
  conducting qualitative and quantitative studies grounded in service
  delivery programs.
• Experience in strategic planning
• Experience in performing multivariate data
  analysis using STATA, SAS or SPSS
• Knowledge of qualitative data analysis programs;
  ATLAS is desirable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication
  skills.
• Proven ability to be flexible and adaptable.
• Exceptional interpersonal, teamwork, and
  partnering skills
• Exceptional ability to lead, mentor and support
  teams.
• Experience developing M&E plans for donors.
• Ability to tailor data collection approaches to
  local needs, interests, and capabilities.
• Ability to convey M&E results to
  non-technical stakeholders.
• Professionally bilingual in Kiswahili and
  English, strong ability to write in English
• Fluency in written and oral English required