Monitoring and Evaluation Director Job at Tanzania Health Promotion Support

• Support the MEL needs of the project and ensure that robust M&E systems are in place to routinely collect, analyze and report on relevant project data
• Establish and/or maintain robust project MEL systems in line with relevant National policies and guidelines and in accordance with donor reporting requirements
• Lead and participate in quality assurance and improvement exercises, including standards settings and regular measurement of performance according to those standards
• Ensure the timely update of MEL plan and performance monitoring plan as per changes in donor, government requirement
• Ensure implementation and monitoring of weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual Activity progress reporting
• Strengthen and initiate collaborative partnerships with government, donor and other stakeholders in order to ensure harmonized and functional M&E systems in supported areas
• Provide technical leadership in documentation, results packaging and dissemination
• Maintain cohesive and motivated MEL team
• Compile all project level and donor reports; documents, best practices, package for national and international dissemination of THPS program results and lessons learned as approved by USAID/Tanzania
• Analyze project performance on monthly and quarterly basis and recommend appropriate actions in collaboration with technical team
• Work closely with the COP and THPS Executive Director on the strategic information agenda in order to meet the goals of the YES Activity
• Lead annual performance reviews, goal setting, and assist with professional development of supervisees

Qualifications and Experience:

• Master’s Degree demography, sociology, epidemiology, biostatistics, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in monitoring, evaluation, and research related to health development programs
• Demonstrated experience in target setting and reporting against development programs
• Excellent knowledge of data collection protocols for quality data collection and verification
• Exceptional ability to analyze multiple sources of data to identify data trends and provide recommendations on program performance and improvement
• 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 in managing and supervising a team
• Exceptional English written and oral communication skills; fluency in Swahili also required