Director, Monitoring, Evaluation and Knowledge Management X 1 at FHI 360

Application deadline 2017-08-15

Location

Other Dar es Salaam District Dar Es Salaam

Description

The Guardian 1/8/2017
FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in Health, Education, Nutrition, Environment, Economic Development, Civil Society, Gender, Youth, Research and Technology- creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today's interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 60countries. Currently, FHI360 is seeking qualified candidates to fill various below positions for its USAID funded TULONGE AFYA Project (formerly Comprehensive Platform for Integrated Communications Initiative (CPICI) in Tanzania. The project seeks to improve health status, especially of women and youth, through the promotion of positive health practices in households and communities.

Position Description:
The M&E/KM Director will work in close collaboration with the Chief of Party to ensure M&E and Knowledge Management strategies are sound and support the results and goals of the project. S/he will monitor project results and be 'responsible for the quality and accuracy of technical results and reporting.
Position Responsibilities include
• Leading the design and implementation of the project's (a) M&E activities-i.e developrnent Performance M&E Plan; development and monitoring of indicators; implementation (baseline and monitoring studies oversight of data collection and analysis; synthesis of data; (b) research activities including performance/impact evaluations and rapid/special studies.
• Leading efforts to ide,ntfty 'key research questions and developing studies that test innovative strategies for addressing improving the quality and uptake of health services.
• Overseeing dissemination of information on successful approaches; lessons and other results' to local, national, and regional-level intergovernmental bodies, donors, partners and stakeholders.
• Ensuring that data from the project is fed into the national HMIS, and promoting its use among stakeholders for learning and policy development and programming,
• Managing teams of M&E staff; building capacity of staff, implementing partners, government counterparts and stakeholders in M&E, data collection and management, knowledge management and research.
• Ensuring all research and evaluation conducted under the project includes a gender focus that promotes gender equitable programming
• Monitoring and maintaining relevant protocols, instruments, data sets, manuals. training materials and reports.

Position Requirements:
• Master's Degree or higher in monitoring and evaluation, public health, demography, health management, social science, biostatistics, statistics, or a related field required;
• 7+ years' experience in M&E and research related to large scale health development programs ; Experience working in one or more of the following areas is required:
• Family Planning/Reproductive Health; Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health; Malaria, HIV/AIDS; Tuberculosis
• Three years' experience with management of M&E systems for USG health initiatives is highly desired; also, demonstrated experience in target setting and reporting against USG health initiatives
• Strong quantitative or mixed-method and analytical skills and ability to articulate technical information clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences;
• Excellent knowledge of data collection protocols for quality data collection and verification.
• Ability to analyze multiple sources of data to identify data trends and provide recommendations on project implementation
• Demonstrated experience and familiarity with behavioral surveillance surveys, research methodologies, qualitative and quantitative research methods, data analysis, sampling methods, and establishment of M&E systems in developing country contexts
• Demonstrated experience leading and building the capacity of M&E officers in a decentralized setting
• Excellent English verbal and written communication; excellent report ' writing skills,
• Proven ability to work as an effective team member
• Demonstrated interpersonal and negotiation skills and experience working in collaboration with partners, donors, and NGOs.
• Ability to set priorities while multi-tasking, and meet deadlines


APPLICATION
Send your Application, Curriculum Vitae (CV)/Resume, Photocopies of Certificates and Names and Addresses of three (3) D referees to:
-e mall: tz_recruitment@fhi360.org/ OR mail by post to Human Resources
Department FHI360 P.O. Box 78082, Dar es Salaam. Closing Date: August 15,2017
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.