Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University. For 50 years and in over 155 countries, Jhpiego has worked to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families.

Jhpiego Corporation has been providing technical support to the Ministries of Health in partner countries across the globe in a variety of technical areas including cervical cancer treatment and prevention, community health, HIV and AIDS, maternal and newborn health, health workforce capacity development family planning, malaria, and IPC/WASH.

Jhpiego Tanzania is in preparation for the startup of a donor-funded project, with a period of performance from September 1, 2026- September 30, 2026. The project will provide technical assistance, service delivery support, research, and cross-cutting health system innovations to strengthen country-led health programs. In Tanzania, ASCEND will support the Ministry of Health and partners to improve the quality, availability, and use of high-impact maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition (MNCH-N) services, while strengthening the systems required for sustainable delivery. Targeted technical assistance will include quality improvement, health workforce capacity development, health information systems, supply chain, referral systems, and other health systems strengthening approaches that support improved outcomes for women, newborns, and children.

The project will work with the government at national and regional levels to strengthen coordination, standards, human resources for health (HRH), and oversight for MNCH-N services. ASCEND will support high-quality, life-saving services across the continuum of care, including antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care; essential and small and sick newborn care; child health services; and maternal, infant and young child nutrition. The project will strengthen clinical quality and provider capacity, referral and follow-up systems, routine data use and quality improvement, and community linkages to increase timely access to and continuity of high-quality MNCH-N services.

The project is seeking a start-up Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) candidate to support the project’s start up in Tanzania for a period of one month.

Responsibilities or duties

• In collaboration with the Jhpiego MEL consultant, Jhpiego’s start-up team and Jhpiego Global Team, provide technical MEL oversight to the start up for the ASCEND Tanzania project
• Provide technical review and inputs into the project’s Tanzania workplan including the performance monitoring plan (PMP).
• Provide budget inputs aligned with the MEL requirements of the workplan to the Jhpiego Finance and Operations Manager
• Work with the Jhpiego M&E global team and Jhpiego MEL consultants to develop targets at different service levels (national, regional, council and facility/community levels)
• Provide technical review of the partner subaward documents in relation to targets and data management and reporting requirements
• Develop SOP for verifying sub partners timely reporting into MoH data reporting system
• Conduct consultation meetings with MOH and partners (as required) to develop data processes and reporting requirements.
• Develop SOPs, data processes and requirements including the stipulated data reporting timelines and data quality to meet USG requirements.
• Provide inputs to the Jhpiego MEL Consultant on the needed MEL staffing pattern to meet needs for MEL support and mentorship for the Jhpiego Tanzania project
• Review Job Descriptions for the MEL positions to be hired for the Jhpiego Tanzania project
• Participate in interviews as a subject matter expert for hiring of MEL positions for the Jhpiego Tanzania Project.
• Alongside the Jhpiego MEL Consultant, ensure Jhpiego technical and SI teams understand all project and national MNCH-N reportable indicators, indicator definitions, data sources, reporting requirements, and targets.
• Work closely with Jhpiego MEL consultant to test, refine and finalize the Jhpiego Tanzania health management information system (HMIS), including its alignment with the national system
• Develop MEL orientation, training and roll-out on new hire processes for Jhpiego Tanzania MEL team

Experience needed

• At least 7 years of experience in monitoring, evaluation, learning and/or strategic information for maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition (MNCH-N) programs in sub-Saharan Africa required.
• Hands-on experience with national and donor MNCH-N reporting requirements, indicator frameworks, routine health information systems, and data quality processes.
• Demonstratable experience on digital data systems including DHIS2 and PowerBI
• Expert skills in data management, analysis and reporting
• Experience leading MEL teams supporting donor-funded MNCH-N programs, including routine performance monitoring, data quality, analysis, visualization, and use of data for program improvement.

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

• Excellent verbal, written interpersonal and presentation skills in English
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Ability to travel nationally to project sites

• In collaboration with the Jhpiego MEL consultant, Jhpiego’s start-up team and Jhpiego Global Team, provide technical MEL oversight to the start up for the ASCEND Tanzania project
• Provide technical review and inputs into the project’s Tanzania workplan including the performance monitoring plan (PMP).
• Provide budget inputs aligned with the MEL requirements of the workplan to the Jhpiego Finance and Operations Manager
• Work with the Jhpiego M&E global team and Jhpiego MEL consultants to develop targets at different service levels (national, regional, council and facility/community levels)
• Provide technical review of the partner subaward documents in relation to targets and data management and reporting requirements
• Develop SOP for verifying sub partners timely reporting into MoH data reporting system
• Conduct consultation meetings with MOH and partners (as required) to develop data processes and reporting requirements.
• Develop SOPs, data processes and requirements including the stipulated data reporting timelines and data quality to meet USG requirements.
• Provide inputs to the Jhpiego MEL Consultant on the needed MEL staffing pattern to meet needs for MEL support and mentorship for the Jhpiego Tanzania project
• Review Job Descriptions for the MEL positions to be hired for the Jhpiego Tanzania project
• Participate in interviews as a subject matter expert for hiring of MEL positions for the Jhpiego Tanzania Project.
• Alongside the Jhpiego MEL Consultant, ensure Jhpiego technical and SI teams understand all project and national MNCH-N reportable indicators, indicator definitions, data sources, reporting requirements, and targets.
• Work closely with Jhpiego MEL consultant to test, refine and finalize the Jhpiego Tanzania health management information system (HMIS), including its alignment with the national system
• Develop MEL orientation, training and roll-out on new hire processes for Jhpiego Tanzania MEL team

• Expert skills in data management, analysis and reporting
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

• Bachelor’s degree in epidemiology, health-related programs, and statistics (MPH preferred).
• At least 7 years of experience in monitoring, evaluation, learning and/or strategic information for maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition (MNCH-N) programs in sub-Saharan Africa required.
• Hands-on experience with national and donor MNCH-N reporting requirements, indicator frameworks, routine health information systems, and data quality processes.
• Demonstratable experience on digital data systems including DHIS2 and PowerBI
• Experience leading MEL teams supporting donor-funded MNCH-N programs, including routine performance monitoring, data quality, analysis, visualization, and use of data for program improvement.
• Excellent verbal, written interpersonal and presentation skills in English
• Ability to travel nationally to project sites