Descriptions
Summary
**Senior Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Specialist**
**Overview**
• Ifakara Health Institute is seeking a Senior MEL Specialist to serve as the strategic architect of the program`s evidence and learning framework in Tanzania.
• The role is responsible for ensuring that all maternal and newborn health interventions are rigorously monitored, evaluated, and adapted in real time.
**Key Responsibilities**
• Design and implement a comprehensive MEL framework for the program, including an MEL plan.
• Establish and monitor defined MEL indicators; ensure data is regularly reviewed and used throughout program implementation.
• Define MEL functional responsibilities within the program team and data management responsibilities at district health offices.
• Serve as the focal person for MEL and work closely with technical, knowledge management, and translation teams.
• Lead baseline, routine monitoring, and endline assessments as required.
• Define, refine, and track core program indicators, including survival, quality of care, service readiness, workforce performance, and systems outcomes.
• Collaborate with MoH and PMO-RALG ICT teams, the MoH MEL team, and other implementing partners to ensure integration of newborn inpatient data and maternal inpatient data into government systems.
• Maintain systems to routinely collect and analyze information on inputs, outputs, outcomes, and impacts to assess the effectiveness of interventions.
• Support MoH, PMO-RALG, and implementing partners in identifying, monitoring, and reporting high-quality data to ensure timely submissions.
• Strengthen data quality assurance (DQA) processes, including audits, supportive supervision, and feedback loops.
• Facilitate monthly data-to-action sessions with clinical staff, CHMTs, and MoH officials to adapt interventions based on evidence.
• Work with the PMO-RALG ICT team to enhance the functionality and usability of data systems and develop dashboards for situation room meetings.
• Build RHMT/CHMT members capacity through training on dashboard design and development using national HMIS platforms.
• Collaborate with other implementing partners to identify and develop data use cases from the implementation of quality improvement change ideas.
• Lead the design and production of high-quality data analyses and dynamic visualisations that drive informed programmatic decision-making, foster learning, and enable adaptation.
**Requirements**
• In-depth knowledge of Tanzania`s Health Management Information Systems (GOT-HOMIS, Afya e-HMIS, DHIS2)
• Demonstrated applied skills in MEL methods and the use of data for health systems or service delivery strengthening/technical assistance projects/programs, ideally in maternal and newborn health.
• Demonstrated leadership experience working with other technical experts in MEL and research, including with multiple partners or in a consortium.
• Proven ability to convey MEL results to non-technical stakeholders and generate interest in using MEL data/results for program improvements.
• Strong managerial and supervisory experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
**Benefits**
No information provided.
**Deadline**
No information provided.
**Job Type**
Full-time.
How to apply
Use the application link below to open the official application form.
