New Job Opportunity at RTI International Tanzania – Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning & Adaptation Officer
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Africa, Tanzania, United Republic ofPosition: Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning and Adaptation (MERLA) Officer
Position Summary:
Act
to End Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) | East is a five-year project
funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) that
helps national NTD control programs for the control and elimination of
five targeted NTDs: lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis,
schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminths, and trachoma. RTI seeks a
MERLA Officer who will support the Ministry of Health, Community
Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MOH)’s national neglected
tropical disease (NTD) control program to ensure quality data
collection, analysis, and reporting in Tanzania under the Act to End
NTDs | East program. She/he will provide a first line review for the
monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of program performance and results
for Tanzania-led activities and assist in facilitating learning using
those results. The MERLA Officer will work under the MERLA Advisor to
conduct regular program data analysis, identifying areas for additional
support., and identify how results will be used for program improvement
through programmatic adaptation.
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Location: Dodoma
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
MOH Support
- Support the design and implementation of a M&E plan in line with the National NTD program framework.
- Support the process of report writing for program activities and timely dissemination as required by MOH and other partners.
- Participate in the planning of MDA activities including the collection of data relevant for drug forecast.
- Participate in the planning and implementation of disease specific assessments, surveys, and surveillance activities.
- Under
the direction of the MERLA Advisor, participate in strategic planning
of the NTD program with partners at the central, regional, and district
government levels, NGOs, FBOs, and CBOs ensuring that M&E components
are made part of the overall strategic plan. - Work with local
partners to integrate NTDs into the mainstream health care delivery
systems at district levels, aligning the NTD M&E components to the
Ministry of Health’s MTUHA system. - Liaise closely with
Council Health Management Teams (CHMT) as well as other relevant local
partners for harmonized operations of M&E components in program
activities. - Facilitate the capacity building of partners at
the district and local levels to collect and analyze data and prepare
reports for both the CHMT and the NTD program.
Data collection, monitoring, and reporting
- Supports
MERLA activity tracking, including ensuring that activities are
implemented in accordance with approved work plan and budget. - Performs
first line data reviews for specific program activities (e.g. surveys,
mass drug administration, training) to ensure data accuracy and
completeness. - During routine and ongoing data review,
communicates any problems with data quality to the Program Manager to
ensure accurate data collection and reporting. - Fills out
routine project reporting tools and forms according to the program
schedule (work planning, two semi-annual reporting periods, and
additional as needed), collaborating with the Program Manager. - Draft accurate and timely responses to ad hoc data requests.
- Supervise
various field activities to support high quality data collection and
reporting, identifying any challenges and providing on-the-spot
solutions.
Survey development, implementation, and analysis
- Assist
developing protocols and reports for disease-specific assessments, data
analysis to inform action-oriented conclusions, and the application of
learning. - Support the submission of survey outputs which
include, but are not limited to, survey reports, raw survey data, and
clean datasets. - Support disease specific assessment outcome evaluations.
Program learning and adaptation through data use
- Review
country-level work plans and semi-annual reports to ensure they
appropriately incorporate the relevant data, including accurate and
high-quality reporting and using data to inform strategy and activities. - Analyze/use project MERLA data to identify trends/patterns/outliers (e.g., low-performing districts).
- Assist
stakeholders to regularly input information into and use the national
data storage platform, such as the Integrated NTD Database, including
using it to submit high quality data to WHO (including Joint Application
Package [JAP], and elimination dossiers), etc. - Provide technical assistance to MOHCDEC to facilitate high quality submission of JAP.
- Collaborate
with country and HQ staff to identify opportunities for learning and
program adaptation, including operationalizing learning agenda action
items. - Assist in coordinating and facilitating periodic pause
and reflect activities, including but not limited to after action
reviews post mass drug administration and disease specific assessments,
utilizing the Data for Action Guide, etc. - Support capacity
strengthening efforts to the MOHCDEC to conduct MERLA activities and
institutionalize the approaches for said MERLA activities.
Minimum Required Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s
degree in public health, epidemiology, bio-statistics, or other
analytics field (a must), plus 3 years of experience; or a master’s
degree in public health plus 1 year of experience in global health/
governance/ nutrition/ environment programs (preferred).
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Skills & Abilities:
- Travel up to 50% of the time.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
- Knowledge of MERLA methods and approaches, as learned through coursework, internship, or work experience
- Experience managing electronic data capture and working with real-time monitoring of data (preferred)
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines under pressure
- Capacity to prioritize and manage multiple tasks
- Strong organizational skills
- Detail-oriented
- High level of integrity
- Ability to communicate respectfully in a multi-cultural environment
- An understanding of development issues
- Competency in English (required)
Individuals interested in working for RTI please note that as of
November 1, 2021, unless prohibited by law, RTI will require all staff
in the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union to
certify that they are fully vaccinated in order to enter an RTI
facility, undertake business travel, or interact with other people,
in-person, on RTI’s behalf. Those who cannot get vaccinated for medical
or religious reasons can request an accommodation where required by law.
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