Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Officers 18 Posts
(Ref: C3HP/MELO/12-21)
Background
Deloitte
Tanzania has been awarded a contract to implement a Comprehensive
Client-Centered Health Program HIV/TB LOC (C3HP) in Southern regions in
Tanzania. This is a five year project (November 9, 2021 to September 30,
2026) funded by the American People through USAID aiming at supporting
the Government of Tanzania’s (GOT) Ministry of Health and Social
Welfare, Elderly and Children (MOHCDGEC) and the President’s Office-
Regional Administration and Local Government (PORALG) at the central
level and in target Mainland regions to deliver high quality integrated
HIV and TB prevention, care and treatment services that will improve
health outcomes, particularly for youth and children. The program
intends to increase the demand for and use of quality integrated HIV and
Tuberculosis services in Iringa, Lindi, Morogoro, Mtwara, Njombe, and
Ruvuma regions by improving access to quality services in both
facilities and the surrounding communities, promoting positive health
seeking behaviors among Tanzania’s population, and enhancing the overall
policy environment for HIV & TB service delivery.
Deloitte is
therefore seeking for experienced, self-motivated, 18 highly competent
individuals with exemplary ethical conduct to join the C3HP program as
MEL Officers.
Job Purpose
Monitor and evaluate program performance through timely collection of accurate data.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead
and oversee implementation, monitoring and reporting of ART
retention/HIV and community linkage services in the region under C3HP
TB/HIV Southern Zone. - Oversee needs assessment, on HIV and
related programs in the region and organize efforts to address these
needs including areas of capacity building through on job training,
mentorship and supportive supervision and health system strengthening in
collaboration with the R/DACCs. - Provide technical assistance to
the Regional and district health management teams, QI teams and HFs in
planning, implementation, MEL and reporting of all indicators. - In
collaboration with RPM, the MEL officer is responsible for timely
development of efficient work plans for the region and the monitoring of
the progress versus planned activities and targets in the work plan. - Ensure
timely collection and submission of national HIV services and program
data as well as support strengthening of the related M&E systems. - In
collaboration with the RPM, the MEL officer is responsible for
distribution, follow up and weekly/monthly monitoring of set targets of
key performance indicators by the region, districts, and respective
health facility. - Provide program summaries and work with field
data teams to build capacity to provide summaries of the performance
indicators each quarter. - Work with district data officers to
develop and present quarterly, semi-annual and annual program
performance reports to program team and R/CHMTS during program review
meetings. - Participate in periodic data quality assessment
activities to track progress in data management at individual
facilities, district, and regional level. - Perform a final review
and verification of the quality and completeness of the quantitative
quarterly, semi annual, and annual reports from respective region,
district, and facilities. - Ensure programmatic trainings
conducted are done timely, are of the national standards following the
national curriculum and recorded timely in TranSMART. - Update
program databases such as DATIM, ProDMIS and CTC database in a timely
manner to ensure accessibility of program data to relevant parties. - Oversee
efforts to robustly analyse and utilize program data to inform plans,
priorities and resource allocation, write reports, best practices and
lessons learnt for wider dissemination and also for program evaluation. - Responsible
in coordination timely program monitoring and reporting program
activities by districts at regional level for efficient data collection,
compilation and timely reporting at site level. - Monitor the availability of reporting tools at the facility level and provide timely updates.
- Build
the capacity of health facilities in documentation through orientation
and supportive supervision of reporting tools (registers, tally sheets
and summary forms) on a quarterly basis. - Provide capacity
building through training, coaching and mentorships to facility-based
data-clerks, health care workers, CSOs and CHMT/RHMT on data quality
assurance on a quarterly basis. - Support implementation of
mHealth initiatives for the program (SMS Reminders, Unified Referral
Case Management system and Viral Load Tracking System).
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in science, business, social studies or related fields
- A minimum of one year’s relevant working experience
- Working knowledge of statistical software
Research skills
If
you believe you are the right candidate for the job, submit a cover
letter including your current and expected remuneration, detailed CV,
copies of your academic certificates and transcripts, and three referees
to [email protected]
For your application
to be considered, it MUST quote the job title, reference number and your
preferred region on the email subject line. Submission deadline is 10th
December 2021 at 4:30 p.m. Hard copy applications will NOT be accepted.
This
position is on a one-year renewable contract, subject to performance
and availability of funding from the donor. The job offer is conditional
to successful vetting, including professional reference checks and
limited lifestyle audit.
