New Job Opportunity USAID at RTI International Tanzania – MERLA Director
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& Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning and Adapting (MERLA)
Director, USAID/ Tanzania Malaria Case Management and Surveillance
Activity
Africa, Tanzania, United Republic ofPosition: MERLA Director
RTI International’s Global Health Division is currently accepting
applications for a Surveillance & Monitoring, Evaluation, Research,
Learning and Adapting (MERLA) Director for an anticipated USAID-funded
malaria program in Tanzania. Under this activity, USAID/Tanzania will
fund malaria case management, malaria in pregnancy (MIP) through quality
improvement initiatives and malaria surveillance, MERLA, entomological
monitoring, drug efficacy monitoring, and monitoring of other drug-based
interventions. RTI anticipates this activity will also seek to improve
private sector engagement strengthening the existing linkages between
community health services/ community-level leadership and
facilities/District Health Teams that promote malaria prevention,
detection, and treatment in households.
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The
Surveillance & MERLA Director is the subject matter expert on
malaria surveillance. They provide technical assistance to NMCP/ZAMEP
regarding surveillance platforms and data use for decision-making. The
Surveillance & MERLA Director will also be primarily responsible for
the design, management, and implementation of information systems to
ensure quality monitoring and reporting of the Activity’s Monitoring,
Evaluation, and Learning Plan (MELP). They will be responsible for the
development and oversight of OMDM evaluations and the Activity’s
learning framework. The Surveillance & MERLA Director will provide
primary support to the team for timely, complete, and quality reporting
of all monitoring, evaluation, and research data from project
activities. S/he plans for and supervise intermittent performance
evaluations. S/he and the Surveillance & MERLA team will support the
NMCP and ZAMEP in improving their data quality for more rapid use and
improved evidence-based decision making. The position is based in Dar
es Salaam, Tanzania.
Responsibilities
- Provide
oversight of Project technical assistance for surveillance activities,
including support to routine malaria surveillance on Mainland and
enhanced surveillance and stratification activities in Zanzibar.
Coordinate training, IT support and other project activities to support
these efforts. - Provide expertise and capacity building in use of
surveillance data and other health information in evidence-based
decision making for malaria programming in support of the NCMD and
DHMTs. - Oversee MERLA efforts and work closely with COP and
technical staff to ensure they support and inform activity planning,
budgeting, and project decisions. - Lead the development,
implementation, refinement, and harmonization of the project’s MERLA
system and AMELP including develop and operationalize indicators;
monitor progress; support design of evaluations; and implement the CLA
plan. - Design and implement the project’s Collaborating,
Learning, and Adapting (CLA) activities, including the learning agenda,
providing leadership and facilitating project review meetings (‘pause
and reflect’ sessions), activity after action reviews and relevant
stakeholder collaboration meetings. - Work with technical staff
to oversee tools for data collection, storage, and analysis; and train
staff and partners on project Surveillance & MERLA system
operations, collection methods, and tools. - Ensure data quality and integrity through field visits and spot checks to verify data.
- Design
a routine project evaluation and performance improvement process that
uses evidence (indicator, evaluation, and qualitative data) to adjust
project activities. - Design needs-based, rigorous, operations
research studies and protocols to generate evidence for gaps in program
understanding, as prioritized with stakeholders. - Lead the
development of quarterly and annual progress reports on the status of
project implementation, including progress towards defined targets;
contribute to other project reports such as annual work plans and
technical briefs. - Supervise and mentor MERLA staff.
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Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum
of a Master’s in Public Health or relevant discipline and Minimum of 12
years of professional experience, or a combination of education and
experience, in a Surveillance, M&E position in the health field in
Tanzania. - Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in a
M&E position in the health field in Tanzania; experience with USAID,
PMI and/or other development partner projects preferable - Demonstrated
experience in establishing M&E systems and tools; designing and
implementing project evaluations, quantitative and qualitative research,
surveillance surveys, data analysis; CLA tools and methods; and
familiarity with research methodologies and sampling techniques. - Demonstrated
experience with computer and/or web-based performance data recording
and reporting systems and other technologies that improve the quality of
monitoring system integrity and data
collection/analysis/reporting/visualization; familiarity with DHIS2 a in
Tanzania preferable. Excellent proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
applications as well as data, management, and mapping platforms
(including DHIS2, STATA/SPSS/R). - Demonstrated capacity to use conduct analysis and use data for decision-making and experience training others to do so.
- Experience
and in-depth knowledge with global development priorities and
reporting requirements; experience with programs focused on health
impact considered highly desirable. - Ability to work effectively,
responsively, and collaboratively with government counterparts such as
government ministries, development and private sector partners, civil
society organizations, private sector, and academic/research
institutions. - Excellent management, communication, and organizational skills, as well as flexibility and capacity to multi-task.
- Demonstrated experience leading and building the capacity of MERLA staff in a decentralized setting.
- Demonstrated
track record in disseminating programmatic and research outcomes and
findings at national and international conferences, as well as in
published literature. - Excellent English language ability and strong interpersonal, written, and oral presentation communication skills.
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This
position is contingent upon award and funding; the anticipated award
date is June 2022. To apply, please upload your resume to the RTI
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