Consulting -Strategy &Operations - USAID Boresha Afya Program- Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

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Company Description

Deloitte is a leading provider of world-class professional services dedicated to providing value added solutions to our clients. We take pride in our reputation for providing a globally consistent quality service, an integrated approach and world-class expertise. Deloitte is renowned for its innovative and collaborative culture, where talented people work closely with like-minded individuals to achieve collective success.

Deloitte East Africa provides seamless cross-border services to multinationals, large national enterprises, small and medium sized enterprises and the public sector, across four (4) countries of the region: Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda.Deloitte Tanzania has an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified individual to join our USAID Boresha Afya Program  as a Monitoring and Evaluation officer in our Mtwara office.

About the Program

The USAID Boresha Afya is a five year (1 October 2016 – 30 September 2021) program supported by the American People through United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The program is implemented by Deloitte Consulting Limited in 43 councils of Iringa, Njombe, Morogoro, Lindi, Mtwara and Ruvuma regions with its technical partners; Family Health International (FHI360), EngenderHealth and Management and Development for Health (MDH). The purpose of USAID Boresha Afya is to increase access to high quality, comprehensive, and integrated health services, in communities we serve especially women and youth. USAID Boresha Afya is set to create a dynamic, integrated platform for delivery of health services that emphasizes intensified coordination and collaboration between the government, health facilities and communities, towards achieving HIV epidemic control while integrating Family Planning (FP), Tuberculosis (TB), Maternal and Neo Natal Child Health (MNCH), Malaria care and Nutrition through innovative integration approaches at all levels and opportunities.

Main purpose of the job

The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will be responsible for supporting the regional and/or district sub-grantees to collect, analyse and report quality data while ensuring that they comply with all data management and quality dimensions requirements of the program.  He/ She will take lead in identifying Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) capacity needs of the sub-grantees and provide support in building their capacity at all levels.  He/ She will oversee the use of agreed national M&E tools and ensure timely, quality and reliable data reporting. He/ She will be responsible for covering all requirements of the component of the program and maintain conducive working relationships with facility staff, the RHMT & CHMT and other relevant partners working in their region of operations.

This position reports to the Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Lead and administratively to the Regional Program Manager.

Job Description

What you will do/Specialized Competencies:

  • Work in close collaboration with facility health care workers, RHMT/CHMT, HMIS & FP’s to ensure coordination and complementarities of monitoring and evaluation activities to enhance regular data collection and submission;
  • Work in collaboration with the regional project technical teams to review program performance and service statistics of each site and facilities;
  • Contribute  to the development  and presentation of periodic reports to key stakeholders;
  • Contribute to documentation and dissemination of best practices and  lessons learnt;
  • Build the capacity of the facility based data-clerks and health care workers  on data quality assurance;
  • Support development and implementation of data quality improvement and quality assurance (QA/QI) plans for the program;
  • Coordinate quarterly data collection and analysis at site/district/regional level;
  • Assist in the compilation of Semi and Annual Progress Reports (S/APRs), including quarterly reports;
  • Producing a variety of written documents e.g. success stories, abstracts, data summaries, workshop reports, etc.;
  • Actively participate in routine internal and external data quality assessments;
  • Support sub grantees in preparation of  implementable annual work plans;
  • Certify completion of Milestones by sub grantees as per prior agreed specifications;
  • Performing any other related duties as assigned from time to time.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor Degree in Demography, Nursing, Medicine, Statistics, Social Sciences (Sociology, Development studies, Social work), Population, Health Informatics or Monitoring & Evaluation or any medical degree;
  • A minimum of 3 years working experience in monitoring and evaluation;
  • Good computer literacy in basic Microsoft packages, any data management and visualization software (excel, access, Tableau, etc.);
  • Ability to use any  statistical analysis software such as R, SAS, Stata;
  • Proven Computer skills and strong knowledge of MS Office applications especially Excel
  • Working experience in a donor-funded health programs as an M&E;
  • Good planning and organization skills;
  • Experience and understanding of the use of data in the health sector’s HIV, Malaria and RCH/FP programs using routine program data (DHIS2, CTC2 data) is an added advantage.

 

Additional Information

Technical Competencies

  • Strong communication skills both verbal and written English;
  • Strong organizational skills with the demonstrated ability to priorities and handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment;
  • Advanced computer skills i.e Advanced Excel, MS Word, Power point, etc.
  • Knowledge of USAID rules and regulations.

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Leadership/Behavioral Capabilities

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- Influence - Influences clients, teams, and individuals positively, leading by example and establishing confident relationships with increasingly senior people

- Strategic Direction - Understands key objectives for clients and Deloitte, aligns people to objectives and set priorities and direction

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To the successful candidate the firm will offer a competitive and performance driven remuneration package, a highly energized team environment comprising individuals who are committed to working together to make an impact that matters.

Closing date: 23 February 2020

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