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SUMMARY
OVERVIEW
Job Description Overview Project Overview The AFGHS-Jhpiego project is funded by the U.S. Department of State (DoS) to support the delivery of lifesaving, comprehensive maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) and malaria services across Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar. It aims to improve service and data quality, strengthen health-system integration and resilience, facilitate effective transition, and promote local ownership and accountability for sustained health outcomes. Jhpiego works closely with the Ministries of Health in Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar, the Reproductive and Child Health Section (RCHS), the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP), the Zanzibar Malaria Elimination Programme (ZAMEP), and Regional Administration and Local Government (RALG) structures to align implementation with national priorities and strengthen locally led implementation and oversight. The Technical Officer – Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (TO-MERL) provides field-level monitoring, evaluation, routine surveillance, and learning support for MNCH and malaria services where both are implemented within the same region. The role supports systematic collection, verification, [...]
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Monitoring, Evaluation, and Routine Surveillance Support implementation of approved MERL plans, indicators, and reporting
REQUIREMENTS
- at regional, council, and facility levels.
- Support routine malaria data collection, compilation, and reporting through national systems (e.g., DHIS2, eIDSR, UCS, MSDQI, MPDSR and other approved platforms).
- Support timely, complete, and accurate reporting to strengthen early warning, outbreak detection, and emergency preparedness and response.
- Data Quality Assurance and Verification Support routine data quality checks, verification visits, and supportive supervision at health facilities led by Council Health Management Teams (CHMTs).
- Identify data discrepancies, support corrective actions, and document resolutions in collaboration with facility and CHMTs through data review meetings.
- Support adherence to national, Jhpiego and donor data quality and reporting standards.
- Data Use and Performance Monitoring Support analysis and review of routine service delivery and surveillance data to identify trends, gaps, and performance issues.
- Support regional and council teams to use data for planning, targeting, micro-stratification, and quality improvement.
- Contribute to updating routine tracking tools, dashboards, and performance summaries.
- Research and Learning Support Support implementation of approved operational or applied research activities, including data collection and documentation.
REQUIREMENTS
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- Documentation and Reporting Prepare routine MERL reports, data summaries, and field updates for submission via required digital reporting and visualization platforms.
- Contribute inputs to progress reports, learning briefs, success stories, and presentations.
- Maintain organized and accurate MERL documentation and records.
- Coordination and Capacity Building Work closely with facility, council, and regional health teams to strengthen capacity for data collection, reporting, and use.
- Support data review meetings, mentorship sessions, and learning forums as assigned.
- Coordinate with field teams to align MERL activities with implementation plans.
- Sustainability and Transition Strengthen regional and council capacity to progressively lead and sustain routine monitoring, reporting, [...]
HOW TO APPLY
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