Job Opportunity at FHI360, Senior Strategic Information Advisor

Senior Strategic Information Advisor  

FHI360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, localy driven solutions. Our staff include experts in Health, Education, Nutrition, Environment, Economic Development, Civil Society, Gender, Youth, Research and Technology; creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today’s interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 60 countries. Currently, we are seeking suitably qualified candidates to fill in various positions as listed below for its EpiC project in Tanzania.

The Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) is a 5 year global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), dedicated to achieving and maintaining HIV epidemic control. The project provides strategic technical assistance and direct service delivery to break through barriers to 95-95-95 and promote self-reliant management of national HIV programs by improving HIV case-finding, prevention, and treatment programming. In Tanzania, EpiC will be implementing an HIV service delivery project among key and priority populations, adolescent girls and young women; and orphans and vulnerable children which aims to reduce HIV infections in pursuit of reaching 95-95-95 goals. To achieve this goal, the program will support targeted prevention and case finding strategies at community level amongst the targeted populations.


Senior Strategic Information Advisor based in Dar es Salaam

Main Function/Responsibilities:
The position will be leading monitoring and evaluation for the HIV project, under the oversight of the Project Director. Will be the lead technical expert responsible for all strategic information responsibilities related to the program, including al monitoring, evaluation, analytics, and reporting of performance and results. Additionally, will help enhance or develop systems across sites to monitor service delivery, demand creation activities and performance in real-time in order to plan HIV services and demand creation more effectively and to meet reporting requirements. Also, will develop and support continuous quality improvement systems across program sites to ensure ongoing program improvement and reaching of targets. Further, will ensure program data is tracked, verified and supporting documentation is maintained and reported to USAID/PEPFAR and in DATIM; Will lead efforts to strengthen monitoring and evaluation, and performance reporting within the targeted geographic area, which may include working with program stakeholders and partners to monitor, document and analyze the performance of their HIV services and activities and ensure data quality; and will liaise with relevant technical advisers and counterparts responsible for district and provincial level strategic information and monitoring and evaluation and support coordination on the national level.

Position Requirements- Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
Masters Degree in public health, epidemiology, social work, monitoring & evaluation, demography, biostatistics, statistics, analytics or relevant discipline with 7-9 years of related experience; OR MBBS/ MD/PhD in similar field with 5-7 years of related experience. • Minimum eight years working on in designing, establishing, and managing monitoring and evaluation systems, ensuring data quality, and analyzing data to support performance improvement of programs funded by PEPFAR. Experience working on M&E of key population programs is preferable H Demonstrated expertise in data analysis, managing online databases to ensure easy access to data and data reports ‘Previous experience working with USAID or PEPFAR supported program IS Demonstrated ability to perform complex data analytics utilizing Microsoft Excel, STATA, Epi Info; and/or software ‘Demonstrated ability to perform complex data analyses and make recommendations based on findings* Demonstrated ability to portray complex data sets in easy to understand formats including visualizations ‘Demonstrated working knowledge of Tanzania’s health and social service information systems and monitoring and evaluation processes as it relates to data collection for performance-based reporting ‘Previous experience building capacity for generation and use of strategic information H Excellent report writing, analytical and communication skills, including oral presentation.

How to Apply:

FHI 360 has a competitive compensation package. For detailed information, interested candidates may either submit their application Curriculum Vitae (CV)/Resume, Photocopies of Certificates and Names and Addresses of three (3) referees to E mail: tz_recruitment@fhi360.org or visit FHI 360’s Career Center at www.fhi360.org/careercenter to register online, and to submit CV/resume and cover letter.

FHI 360 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Closing Date: November 10, 2019. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.