SHDEPHA+ - Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Organization Background

SHDEPHA+ is a National Non-Governmental Organization, registered on 21 November 1994 with registration number SO 8216, and have received a new compliance registration number 00NGO/R1/00384 under the NGO act 2002. The organization aim to mobilize resources to help people living with HIV/AIDS and to fight the spread of the Disease. Although originally focusing on people living with HIV/AIDS, over the years SHDEPHA+ has expanded beyond HIV/AIDS and related issues to other development interventions and now covers both infected and affected by HIV/AIDS with over 10 branches countrywide.

SHDEPHA+ Head office is based in Kahama Municipal-Shinyanga Region with operations office across 9 Regions in Tanzania mainland the organization has been working with both National and International Donors, Local and Central Government and other stakeholders toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The Organization works with the Key and vulnerable Groups including Women, Children, Youth, People with special needs; and it gives special attention to the underserved and Marginalized populations such as People Living with HIV(PLHV).

Vision

A democratic Community that is free of Poverty, Hunger, and Diseases and enjoys a good quality of education, standards of living, and social well being.

Mission

SHDEPHA+ is committed to reducing income and non-income poverty, hunger, human suffering, diseases, and the impact and spread of HIV/AIDS by empowering marginalized and vulnerable people, most at-risk populations, and communities in general to achieve Community-based and sustainable human development.

Goal

Using SHDEPHA+ core values and mission to work toward the Millennium Development Goals to improve the lives of marginalized and vulnerable groups, most at risk populations, and communities in general.

Vacancy Details

Background

SHDEPHA+ is implementing a PEPFAR-funded project funded by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) of the Department of Defense (DoD) through HJFMRI Tanzania, as part of the HIV Prevention Care and Support Program in the Southern Highlands (SHL). This program focuses on collaborating with the Ministry of Health (MOH), PO-Regional Authorities and Local Government, and MCDGWSG to provide comprehensive community-based HIV prevention, care, treatment, and support services across the Southern Highland regions, including Mbeya, Songwe, Ruvuma, Rukwa, and Katavi.

The partnership with HJFMRI is aligned with the goal of reaching UNAIDS’ 95-95-95 targets: ensuring 95% of people living with HIV know their status, 95% of diagnosed individuals are on antiretroviral therapy (ART), and 95% of those on ART achieve viral suppression. For FY25, SHDEPHA+ will implement this HIV/AIDS Care and Support Program in Mbeya, with a focus on three key areas: HIV/AIDS prevention, community-based HIV services (CBHS), and HIV testing and counselling services (HTS).

To meet these goals, SHDEPHA+ provides services that address gender-based violence (GBV), community HIV testing (HTS), pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), especially for adolescents and youth aged 15-24. The program also focuses on key and vulnerable populations (KVP) at higher risk for HIV. In addition to prevention and testing, SHDEPHA+ engages in tracing clients who have missed appointments (MISSAPs) and those experiencing interruptions in treatment (IIT) to ensure continued care and contribute towards achieving the 95-95-95 targets.

Job Type

Full-time

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (1 Position)

Location

Mbeya, Tanzania

Reports To

Program Coordinator - HIV Prevention, Care and Support Program

Contract

1 Year (renewable based on the performance and funds availability)

Job Objective

The primary objective of the M&E Officer is to design, implement, and manage a robust monitoring and evaluation framework to track and assess the progress and impact of the HIV Care and Support Project. The M&E Officer will ensure accurate data collection, analysis, and reporting to inform decision-making, improve program outcomes, and contribute to the achievement of UNAIDS’ 95-95-95 targets. This role will involve continuous evaluation of program activities, identification of best practices, and recommendations for improvement to enhance HIV prevention, care, and treatment services. Additionally, the M&E Officer will support the project’s accountability to stakeholders by ensuring compliance with donor requirements and fostering a data driven approach to achieving program goals.

Roles and Responsibilities

Work with the project team to design and implement Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems for collecting, managing, and disseminating data, reporting progress towards program objectives.
Ensure timely availability of routinely collected data presented in user-friendly formats for program monitoring.
Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on all indicators for both donor and organizational purposes.
Conduct regular data quality assessments and joint supportive supervision with Regional and Council Health Management Teams (R/CHMT) to maintain the highest standards of program data quality.
Maintain security of data tools, ensuring confidentiality of records and data.
Evaluate system performance and suggest improvements in software, hardware, and data storage.
Track referral forms and verify completed referrals and linkage outcomes through facility registers and databases.
Develop and implement procedures for effective data management, formulate techniques for quality data collection, establish data sharing rules, and support others in utilizing data systems.
Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor both from SHDEPHA+ and HJFMRI.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in health informatics, Information technology, computer science, statistics or related field.
Proficiency in data dissemination, interpretation, and presentation.
Over 3 years of experience in designing, implementing, and managing health monitoring and evaluation activities, under PEPFAR programs.
Experience in primary collection of clinical data, form design, data collection instruments, and analysis.
Familiarity with MOH/MCDGWSG/PEPFAR data systems including DHIS (HMIS Tanzania), CTC2 Database, HJF Data Warehouse and DATIM.
Proficiency in Microsoft Access and Excel, and one or more statistical analysis packages (SAS, SPSS, STATA).
Excellent communication skills in English and Swahili.
Strong leadership, team-building, and interpersonal skills.

How to Apply

If you meet the criteria given above and interested in the vacancies, please send an application letter and CV combined in as one document indicating your present/recent employer and position, daytime telephone contact, names and addresses of three referees.

In addition, it is mandatory to fill in the form provided in the link below: https://forms.gle/QBJbt9NBrtetx1Pf6

Deadline

To be considered, your application must be received by 17.00 HOURS on Monday 15th October 2024. The subject line of your job application email should mention the job position that you are applying as it appears in this advertisement. Failure to do that your application may not easily be retrieved.

All correspondences and applications should be emailed to: recruitments@shdepha.org

Disclaimers

SHDEPHA+ is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices based on Age, Race, Color, Religion, Sex, National origin, Political affiliation, Marital status, Disability, Membership in an employee Organization, or other non-merit factors. Your job description here SHDEPHA+ is committed to the principles of safeguarding in workplace and will not tolerate any form of abuse, wherever it occurs or whoever is responsible”
Any Applicant attempting to communicating to SHDEPHA+ Management or Staff through phone calls, SMS, text emails and other means will automatically be disqualified from this opportunity. All communications should be channeled to the provided official correspondence email above
No application fee will be required to apply for this position.
SHDEPHA+ regrets that only short-listed candidates will be contacted

For more information about the organization, please visit https://shdepha.org/