Vacancy title:
Health Management Information System & Monitoring & Evaluation, Senior Technical Advisor-ID: 13-10144

Jobs at:
Management Sciences for Health (MSH)

Deadline of this Job:
24th August 2018

Duty Station:
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: 17th August 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

JOB DETAILS:
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is a non-profit organization with a mission to save lives and improve the health of the world's poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health. For more information please visit our website www.msh.org .

MSH is seeking to recruit dynamic and result-focused professionals for the Tanzania Technical Support Services (TSSP) Project, a President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-funded project in Tanzania. The goal of the project is to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly, and Children (MOHCDGEC) and to Public Health institutions (PHIs) in Tanzania to lead and manage the country's HIV response and build sustainable health systems.

Position Summary
The Senior HMiS/M&E Advisor will lead the project M&E activities including systems development and implementation, strategy and guidance document development. capacity building, quantitative and qualitative data analyses, program evaluation. and routine program monitoring activities. to provide the needed advisory and capacity building support to the MOHCDGEC and PHIs and to meet the CDC development assistance goals in Tanzania.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

• The ideal candidate should have an advanced degree in epidemiology, public health or related Health, medical, or social science discipline,’ doctoral-level degree preferred.
  
• A minimum of seven (7) years’ of progressively responsible experience including provision of technical assistance to government agencies and/or to large international NGOs in developing and strengthening health systems, senior-level strategic information (including M&E and HIVIIS) expertise, and responsibilities on international HIV or other health projects.
  
• S/he should have demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with senior-level colleagues, particularly interacting productively, proactively, and comfortably with government agencies, NGOs, private sector groups, CDC and other donor organizations,
  
• The candidate should have proven track record of fostering team collaboration in order to achieve goals, meet milestones, and produce high quality written qualitative, quantitative, and narrative deliverables. Capacity in designing and establishing IVI&E and data quality improvement systems, developing and implementing Performance Monitoring Plans. development of quantitative and qualitative research instruments, designing and conducting program evaluations, conducting data analysis and use, and IVI&E capacity strengthening workshops.
  
• S/he should have advanced statistical analysis and data management skills using excel and presentation skills. Good understanding of the Tanzania Health System, the National Health
  
• Management Information system and the HIV CTC information systems, should have sound knowledge of DHIS 2, with capacity to assist the MOHCDGEC to strengthen its DHIS2 national instance and HIV specific strategic information. Familiar with PEPFAR program requirements and PEPFAR's Data for Accountability Transparency and Impact (DATIIVI] online platform. Sound knowledge of DHIS 2, with capacity to assist the MOHCDGEC to strengthen its DHIS2 national instance and HIV specific strategic information. Experience designing or working with dashboards and other web based health program data management and presentation tools.