Institute Overview

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is a leading research organization in Africa with a strong track record in developing, testing and validating innovations for health. Driven by a core strategic mandate for research, training and services, the Institute's work now spans a wide spectrum, covering biomedical and ecological sciences, intervention studies, health-systems research, service delivery and policy translation.

Job Summary

Ifakara Heath Institute (IHI), under Begining Fund Program is seeking a Senior Knowledge Management Specialist, based in Dar es Salaam office. The candidate will ensure that evidence, data, and implementation experience generated through the program are systematically captured, translated, and used to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes, inform decision-making, and enable scale, sustainability, and global learning.

The candidate will be working closely with the MEL team, the role bridges implementation, evidence, policy, and practice, ensuring that learning does not remain passive but actively shapes program adaptation, government update, and future investment. The post holder will ensure that evidence from the program-supported interventions informs adaptive management and quality improvement; that learning supports government adoption, policy alignment, and institutionalisation; and that Tanzania contributes meaningful insights to regional and global learning.

Responsibility:

• Develop and implement a KM/KT strategy, aligning with national and global program learning agenda.
• Working with the IHI MEL team, MoH, and other IPs to capture implementation learning, clinical insights, and systems-level experience across program-supported sites.
• Translate complex data, evaluations, and learning into clear, actionable products for different audiences (MoH, PMO-RALG, managers, clinicians, donors, communities).
• Support development of decision-focused briefs, dashboards, scorecards, and synthesis products.
• Work with the Program Manager and Technical Leads to ensure learning informs program adaptation and scale decisions.
• Work with M &E teams to translate data and MEL findings into usable knowledge.
• Synthesising lessons on institutionalisation, financing, and government ownership to strengthen systems and scale.
• Establish and support a community of practice among clinicians, managers, and implementers.
• Facilitate learning exchanges, reflection workshops, and peer-to-peer learning at national and subnational levels.
• Lead development of high-quality knowledge products, including;
  • Dashboards, story Maps, reports, policy briefs, infographics, presentations, tools, datasets, videos, blogs, news stories.
  • Case studies and implementation guides.
  • Technical summaries and visual learning products.
• Ensure products are timely, user-centred, and aligned with government priorities.
• Coordinate dissemination through national platforms and partner networks.
• Support national reviews, TGWs, and policy processes with synthesised evidence.

Skill:

• Knowledge Management skills and Knowledge Translation skills.
• Data visualisation skills.
• Strategic communications leadership skills.
• Digital media strategy skills.
• Strong synthesis, communication, writing, and creative skills.
• Understanding of learning health systems, adaptive management, and the use of evidence.
• Ability to work across technical, policy, and implementation teams.
• Stakeholder collaboration and engagement skills.
• Strong facilitation skills.
• Strong proficiency in both written and spoken English and Kiswahili.

Qualification Required:

• Master's degree in Public Health, Communications, Multimedia, or related field.

Experience:

• At least 2-5 years of relevant working experience in knowledge management, learning, or evidence to policy roles in health programs.
• Demonstrated experience supporting large-scale maternal, newborn, and child health or health systems programs.
• Experience working with government counterparts, implementing partners, and donor-funded initiatives.
• Proven ability to translate complex evidence into clear, decision-focused outputs.

Preferred Language Skill:

Fluency in English; Swahili proficiency is highly desirable.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Ifakara Health Institute is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. We prohibit discrimination of any kind during recruitment and employment. All employment decisions are based solely on job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications, in compliance with the labor laws of Tanzania.

• Develop and implement a KM/KT strategy, aligning with national and global program learning agenda.
• Working with the IHI MEL team, MoH, and other IPs to capture implementation learning, clinical insights, and systems-level experience across program-supported sites.
• Translate complex data, evaluations, and learning into clear, actionable products for different audiences (MoH, PMO-RALG, managers, clinicians, donors, communities).
• Support development of decision-focused briefs, dashboards, scorecards, and synthesis products.
• Work with the Program Manager and Technical Leads to ensure learning informs program adaptation and scale decisions.
• Work with M &E teams to translate data and MEL findings into usable knowledge.
• Synthesising lessons on institutionalisation, financing, and government ownership to strengthen systems and scale.
• Establish and support a community of practice among clinicians, managers, and implementers.
• Facilitate learning exchanges, reflection workshops, and peer-to-peer learning at national and subnational levels.
• Lead development of high-quality knowledge products, including dashboards, story Maps, reports, policy briefs, infographics, presentations, tools, datasets, videos, blogs, news stories, case studies and implementation guides, and technical summaries and visual learning products.
• Ensure products are timely, user-centred, and aligned with government priorities.
• Coordinate dissemination through national platforms and partner networks.
• Support national reviews, TGWs, and policy processes with synthesised evidence.

• Knowledge Management skills and Knowledge Translation skills.
• Data visualisation skills.
• Strategic communications leadership skills.
• Digital media strategy skills.
• Strong synthesis, communication, writing, and creative skills.
• Understanding of learning health systems, adaptive management, and the use of evidence.
• Ability to work across technical, policy, and implementation teams.
• Stakeholder collaboration and engagement skills.
• Strong facilitation skills.
• Strong proficiency in both written and spoken English and Kiswahili.

• Master's degree in Public Health, Communications, Multimedia, or related field.