Position Title: M&E Advisor 

Reports to: SI Director 

Supervises: Data Analyst(s) 

Employment Type: Full-time 

Job Location: Dar es Salaam 

Travel: Up to 40% in intervention districts outside of job location 

Under the supervision of the SI Director, the M&E Advisor ensures the integrity and  completeness of program data and supports processes and timelines for data verification  and routine analysis. S/he is responsible for developing and implementing the project  evaluation and performance management plan and corresponding standard operating  procedures and other tools to capture timely, accurate data for project stakeholders at all  levels. The M&E Advisor is responsible for data analysis to support facility- and community based HIV prevention, care, and treatment initiatives and ensures the integrity of program  monitoring and evaluation, surveillance, and health information systems. The M&E Advisor  also works with the Technical Advisor for Quality Improvement (QI) to ensure that QI is  integrated into project activities and the Data Quality Advisor to ensure that data quality  planning and assessment activities are undertaken as designed and have the intended  impact. The M&E Advisor will ensure timely preparation and submission of donor reports  including project performance data for presentation in partner management meetings and  other donor performance presentations. In collaboration with IT department and the informatics manager, the M&E Advisor will participate in designing and implementation of innovative systems/tools that respond to more frequent data collection and reporting  (weekly/daily) for timely program monitoring. 

Specific Responsibilities and Duties: 

• Conduct internal data monitoring and analysis to ensure integrity of data and  integration of data from community and facility sources. 
• Work with Technical Director, SI Director, central technical team and key  stakeholders to implement, monitor, and strengthen data systems to capture routine  data from community and facility-based service points.  
• Ensure robust electronic systems are in place to manage and use project monitoring  and evaluation data.  
• Oversee analysis of key process and outcome indicators and identify and present  trends, gaps, and strengths to ICAP staff and key stakeholders 
• Develop and manage implementation of a data use capacity building plan to improve  skills of staff at the community, facility, council and regional level to analyze and use  data for informed decision making. 
• Monitor performance at the regional and council levels and provide feedback to  technical teams to ensure they are aware of progress to targets. 
• Produce routine and focused analysis and visualizations of routinely collected data in  response to donor requirements and for program review and planning by the  Country Director and technical team. 
• In coordination with the Country Director, Technical Director, and SI Director,  prepare consolidated reports that include concise narratives and relevant tables and  graphs to meet reporting requirements for all donors and stakeholders.
• Participate in monthly and quarterly project planning and evaluation meetings with  corresponding CDC staff and local partners, as needed. 
• Conduct regular analysis of facility- and community-based HIV prevention, care, and  treatment initiatives and ensure the integrity of program monitoring and evaluation,  surveillance, and health information systems. 
• Conduct internal data monitoring and analysis, including capacity development in  designing of dashboards and slides to track progress over time with appropriate  disaggregation. 
• Participate in monthly and quarterly project planning and evaluation meetings with  corresponding CDC staff and local partners. 
• Perform any other tasks as assigned by the supervisor. 

Qualifications, Knowledge, and Skills 

• Required Education: Master’s degree or higher in a public health related discipline:  epidemiology, biostatistics, knowledge management, informatics, demography, data  management, monitoring & evaluation, or related field 
• Required Technical Experience: Minimum 6 years’ work experience in monitoring  and evaluation and SI of large-scale HIV programs funded by PEPFAR, with extensive  experience in M&E and SI for facility and community-based programs. 
• Required Managerial Experience: Minimum 4 years’ work experience directly  supervising a team of minimum five staff in SI in a public health setting • Demonstrated experience in facilitating the dissemination and use of routine  program data, including through development and deployment of data visualization  dashboards. 
• Demonstrated competence in knowledge management. 
• Strong data management and analysis skills, and advanced knowledge of electronic  medical records and aggregate data systems, preferably DHIS2 and DATIM and  deployment and implementation of data systems for patient and program  monitoring.  
• Experience working with CDC, PEPFAR, United States government, or other bi-lateral  donors; familiarity with CDC reporting requirements preferred.  
• Familiarity with the monitoring and evaluation tools and health information systems  used in the Tanzania health system 
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and strong problem-solving  skills.  
• Flexibility to work after normal working hours and on weekends with significant  travel outside of duty station. 
• • Familiarity with Tanzanian context; fluency in English and Kiswahili.