EngenderHealth’s vision is a world where sexual and reproductive health rights are respected as human rights, and women and girls have the freedom to reach their full potential. This emphasis on rights directly underpins EngenderHealth’s values and principles: choice, quality, and excellence. To achieve transformational change leading to true social and economic progress, EngenderHealth partners with diverse organizations across sectors with the shared goals of highlighting women’s value to sustainable development.

EngenderHealth is seeking expressions of interest from qualified candidates to fill the position of Monitoring & Evaluation Associate.

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:

EngenderHealth’s vision is a world where sexual and reproductive health rights are respected as human rights, and women and girls have the freedom to reach their full potential. This emphasis on rights directly underpins EngenderHealth’s values and principles: choice, quality and excellence. To achieve transformational change leading to true social and economic progress, EngenderHealth partners with diverse organizations across sectors with the shared goals of highlighting women’s value to sustainable development.

PROJECT SUMMARY:

DFID funded programme - Scaling Up Family Planning in Tanzania is a 5-year programme that aims to scale up access to FP in rural and urban areas, enabling women to safely plan their pregnancies and improve their sexual and reproductive health and rights. The programme will integrate a comprehensive range of services including care for victims of sexual violence and post abortion care and will seek innovative ways to reach people with disabilities, refugees and young people with family planning (FP) services.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Monitoring and Evaluation Associate is responsible for providing support and technical assistance to the Ministry of Health, Community development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MOHCGEC) service providers in integrating family planning services, with a focus on LAPRC and PMs into post-abortion care (PAC) services. H/she will be responsible for providing technical assistance to EngenderHealth’s Operationalizing Family Planning within Post Abortion Care. The Monitoring and Evaluation Associate will also represent EH Tanzania at district and regional FP/PAC meetings and conferences.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Primarily responsible for assisting Zonal Coordinator in managing and supporting project monitoring and evaluation (M&E) functions, including collecting and processing data for project indicators, supporting implementation of the project research agenda, and documenting project activities. This will require working closely with and assisting project staff, health facility staff, and research consultant/agency staff.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in developing, implementing, and updating Performance Monitoring Plan
• Assist in developing and implementing data collection tools and data management systems
• Assist in the writing of donor and study reports
• Liaise with health facility staff for the collection of routine monitoring data
• Support design and implementation of baseline, midline, and end-line evaluations
• Conduct periodic data quality assessments
• systematically document and share program activities, challenges and lessons learned
• Liaise with Program Manager and HQ M&E Officer to ensure harmonization/standardization of data collection and program documentation
• Support the development and implementation of knowledge management plan, including supporting the preparation of journal articles, project briefs, presentations, and other knowledge management products
• Perform other duties as assigned

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree in demography, public health, epidemiology, statistics or any other related field
• Personal and professional commitment to reproductive health
• Advanced Diploma/Degree in medical background will be an added advantage

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of relevant national and international indicators related to family planning and reproductive/maternal health with emphasis on PAC-FP.
• Experience with evaluation design and implementation.
• Ability to apply qualitative and quantitative methodologies in M&E.
• Ability to convey results to non-technical stakeholders, generate interest in the use of M&E results, and help programmatic staff apply them to make program improvements.
• Ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary and international team.
• Ability to work independently and deliver on time to meet organizational and donor timelines.
• Strong skills in data analysis and reporting, including statistical analysis software (such as Stata, SPSS).
• Strong skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Fluent in English and Swahili.
• Exceptional writing skills.

• Ability to travel independently to 25% of time.
• Proven ability to be flexible and adaptable