FHI 360 Jobs in Tanzania; Director, Monitoring, Evaluation & Research

Job Title: Director, Monitoring, Evaluation & Research

Job ID: 14825

Job Location: Dar es Salaam-Tanzania

Employer: Family Health Initiative (FHI360)

Contract Type:Full Time

About FHI 360:

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 60 countries, all 50 U.S. states and all U.S. territories. We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of: Director of Monitoring, Evaluation and Research 

Job Overview:

The Director of Monitoring, Evaluation and Research will lead the research, learning and adaptation component of the project, testing and evaluating local solutions to health and social welfare systems bottlenecks and community barriers impeding the provision of quality services to key and vulnerable populations.

This position will be based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.  Availability of this position is contingent upon successful award of the project to FHI 360 and selected candidate is subject to USAID approval.

Job Duties:

• Lead the monitoring, evaluation and research component for the CP2 program, designing and implementing mechanisms for continuous learning, collaboration and adaptation;

• Lead efforts to identify key research questions and develop research studies related to addressing health outcome barriers for target populations at the community, regional and national levels, spanning a range of issues such as health financing, quality service provision, demand generation, and policy harmonization;
• Take final accountability for baseline size estimation, mapping and formative research activities; sampling and analysis of service statistics to measure saturation; evaluation of novel pilot interventions for key and vulnerable populations, including girls ages 15-24; and implementation science to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of program interventions;
• Lead development and testing of the integrated core and expanded service package of health and social services tailored to the needs and contexts of KVP and contribute to the identification of successful models for scale-up to achieve saturation;
• Oversee the dissemination of information on successful and promising approaches, lessons learned and other program results to local, regional and national levels, intergovernmental bodies, donors, partners and other stakeholders; promote forums that facilitate collaboration, learning and action as a result of this information;
• Lead learning and adaptation including dissemination of program results through various forums and publications; deliver presentations at professional meetings and conferences;
• Oversee the program monitoring and evaluation component, including data collection, data quality assurance, analysis and reporting;
• Ensure that data from CP2 link with national and regional health management information systems and promote data use among stakeholders for learning, programming and policy development;
• Build capacity of CP2 staff, government and other stakeholder counterparts and implementing partner staff in program monitoring and evaluation, data collection and management, and research and learning methods;
• Ensure all research and evaluation conducted under the project include a gender focus that promotes gender equitable programming;
• Contribute to reports and papers summarizing project results and evidence;
• Ensure research implementation adheres to company policies and standard operating procedures and remains technically and ethically sound;
• Provide leadership and team building at the task level;
• Monitor and maintains relevant protocols, instruments, data sets, manuals, training materials and reports;
• Respond to requests and inquiries from internal and external staff.
  

Job Minimum Requirements:

• Master’s Degree or higher in Public Health, Social Sciences, or other relevant discipline;

• Minimum eight years working on monitoring, evaluation and research in the health communication field, managing data intensive programs and designing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) methodologies and tools, with progressively increasing responsibility;
• Demonstrated expertise in the design and implementation of rigorous quantitative and qualitative research studies, rapid appraisals, etc., and methods for data analysis;
• Hands-on practical experience setting up and managing M&E systems for health programs in developing countries, and the ability to coach and train others in their use;
• Proficiency managing complex sets of quantitative data, including data collection, conducting data quality checks, and analyzing data;
• Expertise with data analysis software for quantitative and qualitative data analysis e.g., Epi Info, Stata, SPSS, NVivo, or similar databases;
• Knowledge of M&E issues and indicator development for system strengthening/capacity building;
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across a broad range of stakeholders including government representatives, for-profit private sector entities, local community organizations, donors and other stakeholders;
• Strong interpersonal, communication, problem solving and team-work skills with excellent ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing; superior presentation skills, both written and oral; Samples of writing will be required;
• Has sensitivity to cultural diversity and understanding of the political, contextual, and ethical issues in Tanzania;
• Demonstrated capacity to coordinate and implement evaluations, including experience developing terms of reference, recruiting, training and managing a diverse team;
• Familiarity with PEPFAR indicators and reporting results to USAID;
• Experience in knowledge management and dissemination of research findings;
• Proficiency in SPSS, Excel, Word and other MS Office software;
• Work experience in Tanzania preferred;
• Current work authorization in Tanzania preferred.
  

Deadline Date: 02/12/2014 (YCI accepts applications on a rolling basis.)

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