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Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor (1) |
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| Summary: |
The New Partners Initiative Technical Assistance Project (NuPITA) is a four-year USAID-funded project working in eight countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia) to provide technical assistance to fifteen organisations working in HIV and AIDS.
The project, under the New Partners Initiative (NPI), is a core program of the President's Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief's (PEPFAR). NPI has been created to build the capacity of organizations that work at the community level and support the long-term response to HIV & AIDS. The project is being implemented by John Snow, Inc.
The Campaign for Female Education (Camfed) is a non-governmental organization working in Tanzania, Zambia, Ghana, and Zimbabwe, and beginning operations in Malawi this year.
Camfed has 16 years of experience fighting HIV and AIDS in rural Africa by ensuring communities are empowered to secure the rights of girls and vulnerable children to education and social protection, and economically empowering young women.
The project works to mobilize communities to provide educational and social support to OVCs; provide OVCs with direct support to meet school expenses; build the capacity of teacher mentors and school-based committees to improve the school environment; and, help young women school leavers' secure safe and independent livelihoods through business trainings and empowerment workshops.
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| Description: |
Reports to: Executive Director, Camfed Tanzania; and NuPITA Projector, Kampala, Uganda
Position Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Duration: Full Time; 3 Months
Job Summary:
Support the ongoing development of Camfed Tanzania's M&E system, including development of monitoring and evaluation plans and tools to support the USAID cooperative agreement and its identified PEPFAR indicators.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the ongoing development of Camfed Tanzania's M&E system, including development of monitoring and evaluation plans and tools to support the USAID cooperative agreement and its identified PEPFAR indicators;
- Assist the ongoing management of the Camfed program database and conduct regular data analysis for various program requirements;
- Support the generation of data for annual, quarterly and bi-annual activity and donor reports;
- Train the staff in various aspects of monitoring and evaluation as need arises;
- Attend field-based monitoring and evaluation activities and site visits relating to Camfed Tanzania's work with schools, Cama (Camfed's young women's network), Community Development Committees (CDCs) and the community;
- Assist Camfed Tanzania in aligning M&E efforts surrounding the USAID Cooperative Agreement with the Camfed Tanzania Country Operational Plan;
- Work closely with Camfed Tanzania to identify, document, disseminate and scale up best practices in M&E;
- Identify emerging technical needs on a continuous basis and ensure that the TA provided is as responsive as possible to Camfed Tanzania's needs;
- Contribute to yearly regional conferences and other efforts to share best practices with other NPI partner organizations; and
- All other duties and responsibilities related to the position
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| Requirements: |
Required Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in Statistics or other relevant field with a preferred background supporting programs related to education, HIV/AIDS, orphans and vulnerable children, and/or women's rights.
Experience
- At least seven years of professional experience in Monitoring and Evaluation supporting programs to develop, implement and refine M&E systems;
- At least three years of professional experience with HIV & AIDS programming with an emphasis on prevention or care;
- Experience working on programs funded by USAID, preferably in the education and/or health sectors. Experience with PEPFAR program indicators is highly preferred; n Strong data analysis skills and procedures;
- Understanding of educational and/or HIV/AIDS development programs highly preferred; and
- Knowledge and experience working in Africa, specifically Tanzania preferred.
Skills and Characteristics:
- Strong skills in teamwork, networking and facilitation;
- Hands-on approach to organizational capacity building and program facilitation;
- Strong written and verbal communication;
- Strong skills in strategic thinking and planning; and
- Experience in implementing community-based HIV-related programs is an advantage.
Additional Requirement
- Willingness to work and travel in semi-urban and rural settings in Tanzania and the region. Travel estimated to be approximately 20% of time
Applications for all the above positions should include a cover letter, an updated curriculum vitae and names of at least three professional references |
