Americares Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Specialist, Community Partnerships for Respectful Care (CPRC) Project Jobs in Tanzania
Americares Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Specialist, Community Partnerships for Respectful Care (CPRC) Project Jobs in Tanzania
Position SummaryThe Tanzania MEL Specialist will oversee all aspects of the CPRC monitoring, evaluation, and learning in Tanzania. Under the supervision of the Tanzania Project Director, the MEL Specialist will coordinate with HQ-based M&E and Project Teams, the Tanzania CPRC project three Technical Leads for Community Engagement & SBCC, MNH, and FP.
In addition, the Specialist will work closely with and build capacities to partner M&E teams and activities, particularly during data collection and analysis.
The Tanzania CPRC MEL Specialist will ensure the application of best practices for data collection, analysis, reporting, learning within the project team and with a larger audience, including donors and MOH stakeholders.
The position will require an emphasis on working closely with the HQ M&E Director or his designee and on creating externally relevant results and progress reports.
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Duties and Responsibilities
Monitoring Activities
Lead the MEL unit in supporting the CPRC project in tracking and measuring achievement and progress toward activity goals and results
Ensuring that CSOs, and other partners collect quality data that meets the USAID data requirements, including the different levels of disaggregation (sex, age, and geographic disaggregation)
Lead capacity building of technical, CSO staff and partners on MEL
Lead monitoring of program quality using quality benchmarks and ensure that findings from Key Program Indicators (KPIs) are shared with relevant stakeholders and explicitly fed back into program decision making
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Ensure data management information systems are in place and accessible to everyone at anytime
Lead data entry and data analysis with partners
Lead in data quality assessment for CPRC partners and CSOs by regularly verifying and validating data reported monthly, quarterly, and annually to ensure completeness, accuracy, and validity
Contribute toward continuous review of approaches used to implement activities and advise CPRC Technical Leads for Community Engagement & SBCC, MNH, and FP, and Project Director
Providing technical assistance in the development, selection, and application of MEL processes and tools. Evaluation Activities:
Lead CPRC Tanzania during baseline and end line activities, with the support of the Project Director
Lead in-country assessments and annual project evaluation to track achievements and changes toward reaching the CPRC project overall goal in Tanzania
Under the guidance of the COP, Technical Director, Tanzania Project Director, and HQ M&E Director perform additional or complementary analysis of data collected, including baseline and end-line data collected
Lead the development of terms of reference and methodology design for in-country program monitoring level reviews and evaluations to ensure that processes will generate relevant learning on respectful care
Support internal and external Activity evaluations as necessary. Learning:
Maintained detailed knowledge and lessons learned, best practices, and issues
Continuously support the program team and the sub-grantee in improving approaches, and processes
Inform and work with the Country Director in reviewing and, where appropriate developing and testing complementary tools to ensure high-quality implementation, risk management, stakeholder analysis, root cause analysis, project status report, quality management, minimum program standard, and implementation checklist
Contribute to developing presentations,
abstracts, articles and publications through data analysis, tabulation, visualization, and supporting data interpretation Reports and Updates:
Contribute to the development and implementation of learning efforts and documentation and sharing of findings and best practices
Submit monthly reports and weekly updates to the Tanzania CPRC Project Director that monitor implementation and achievements
Support the Project Director to prepare quarterly and annual reports for submission to USAID Coordination:
Maintain contact with partners and stakeholders to ensure timely and regular flow of information and data
Develop and roll-out capacity building and refresher training efforts to ensure full participation of sub-grantee and MOH stakeholder in all MEL efforts, with highly effective and application process
Develop on an annual-basis MEL work plan adapted from the project global M&E plan
Take full responsibility for the in-country MEL dashboard that present an overview of accomplishment, MEL needs, budget, and planning review
Lead the Tanzania MEL component during the regular project review **CORE AMERICARES
Responsibilities
Foster Americares values of responsiveness, results orientation, collaboration, efficiency, and integrity
Coach, support, and develop staff to increase individual and team effectiveness
Develop and manage the implementation of plans to increase team operating performance, including SOPs and other efficiency initiatives
Minimum Qualifications
Master’s degree in Health Monitoring and Evaluation, Public Health, Social Science, Epidemiology, Statistics, or related disciplines is required
Experience of working in RMNCAH, Family Planning, Nutrition, and community development projects is highly desirable, especially the ones involving capacity building for Sub-granted Local NGOs/CSOs in Tanzania context
Minimum of 5 years of work experience in monitoring and evaluating international health sector development projects, with a strong preference for candidates’ previous experience working with the public health sector in building and strengthening data collection and reporting systems
Demonstrated experience of working with USAID large-scale programs, including knowledge of USAID’s reporting requirements
Familiar with Tanzania health management information systems, including data quality assessments and manipulation of DHIS2, experience in presenting RMNCAH, FP, and Nutrition, data to MOH, PO-RALG, and other IPs is a credit
Experience in setting up M&E systems, design, and implementation
Strong technical and analytical skills, including ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative data using one or more statistical software packages, such as SPSS, Stata, SAS, Nvivo, Atlas.ti
Good knowledge in conducting qualitative and quantitative research studies and excellent in analytical and report writings skills
Proven experience and knowledge in the documentation of program outcomes and impact
Experience working with and being accountable to multiple stakeholders and multilayers settings, a huge plus
Excellent interpersonal skills and strong communications skills; ability to develop partnerships across sectors and cultures
Ability to coach, mentor, and build MEL technical capacity to fellow staff
Strong organizational skills, capacity to think strategically, and attention to detail
Excellent English-language writing skills and demonstrated experience meeting USAID and other donors reporting requirements
Proficiency in Office 365 including Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint, and SharePoint
Willingness and ability to travel as needed
Unrestricted authorization to work in Tanzania
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Americares Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Specialist, Community Partnerships for Respectful Care (CPRC) Project Jobs in Tanzania
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