Job
at Tanzania Health Promotion Support(THPS)
TITLE:
KVP Strategic Information (SI) Advisor (1 position)
Tanzania Health Promotion Support (THPS) is an indigenous
NGO established in 2011 under nongovernmental organisation act No 24 0f 2002.
Since 2012, THPS has worked in partnership with the Ministry of Health,
Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC), Ministry of
Health of Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar and President Office, Regional
Administration and local government (PORALG). Programs supported include provision
of HIV prevention, care, treatment and support services in Kigoma, Pwani,
Mtwara and Zanzibar with support from Centres for Diseases Prevention and
Control (CDC). THPS is also funded by the Joint UNAIDS to support demand
creation among women living with HIV (WLHIV) and other low income women for
cervical cancer prevention, screening and treatment in four regions of mainland
Tanzania i.e. Geita, Njombe, Tanga, and Songwe.
THPS has just been awarded funds to implement the Global
Fund program in mainland Tanzania as a Sub Recipient to AMREF – Health Africa
in Mwanza, Mara, Shinyanga, Simiyu, Morogoro, Dodoma, Singida, Tabora, Pwani,
Tanga, Mtwara, Mbeya, Manyara, Kilimanjaro and Arusha regions. The focus is to
support HIV Prevention programs for Key and Vulnerable Populations (KVP)
through collaboration with civil society and local government authorities in
the specified geographical regions and districts.
THPS is currently seeking highly experienced, committed and
motivated Tanzanians to fill in the following position:
TITLE: KVP Strategic Information (SI) Advisor (1 position)
REPORTS TO: Director of Monitoring and Evaluation (THPS)
LOCATION: Central Office Dar es Salaam (with frequent field
travel up to 75%)
OVERALL JOB FUNCTION: To provide overall technical support
in the planning and implementation of monitoring and evaluation activities
required for Key and Vulnerable Population Project within District and regions
supported by THPS. Work with the Director of M&E to build sustainable
capacity of Regional and District health teams (RHMT and CHMTs) as well as
ZIHTLP and CSO’s in managing health information systems related to KVP programs
under THPS support. This includes capacity to quality data management and its
use for program improvement.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for the overall coordination of Monitoring and
Evaluation of KVP activities
Provide leadership on timely reporting of quarterly,
semi-annual and annual reports
Provide leadership on reviews of database managers and
hiring of data managers
Coordinate KVP M&E team meetings and work plans and
track of the outputs
Assist to refine KVP M&E materials and data management
systems
Provide technical support in the process of data quality
assurance, data cleaning and summarization
Provide leadership for capacity building of the KVP ME team
to improve national M&E systems, use of data and timeliness of reporting.
Conducts rigorous data analyze and work closely with project
team, prepare all technical and program documents in high standard 6
Provide inputs on funding applications and renewals
Monitor regional implementation plans and progress to KVP
targets by the CSOs
Conduct supportive supervision to CSO sites
Document experiences, prepare program and site visits
reports, presentations, briefs and articles/success stories
Work collaboratively with other project team members to
ensure necessary program planning, development, and management activities
function smoothly and efficiently and in an integrated manner
Monitor and assess the performance of CSOs and quality of
data submitted
Monitor and assess community response at the project wards
and districts in the region
Conducts M&E capacity development regularly for project
staff, counterpart staff and sub-grantees to ensure quality data collection and
use.
Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
Required: Bachelor Degree in epidemiology, biostatistics,
public health, international health, or a related discipline. A background in a
medical-related field is an advantage
Advance degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health
or related discipline will be an added advantage
Required: Working for 4+ years of experience in the design,
implementation and management of health monitoring and evaluation systems.
HIV/AIDS or KVP epidemiological experience preferred. Experience with primary
collection of clinical data, design of forms and data collection instruments,
and data analysis is an advantage
Required: Extensive experience with Microsoft Access and
Excel and one or more of the following statistical analysis packages (SAS,
SPSS, STATA)
Excellent communications skills in English and Swahili
Leadership skills, team building and good interpersonal
skills
How to apply:
Interested applicants should send application cover letter
one-page maximum and CV four pages maximum by March 31st 2018 with the Posititon
title in the subject line to hr.thps@gmail.com. Only shortlisted applicants
will be contacted. Please do not attach any certificates when submitting
online.
THPS is an equal opportunity employer; Women, People living
with HIV/AIDS and People with disability are encouraged to apply.