MEL Director – USAID SBC Activity (Tanzania) at Corus Tanzania

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Director – USAID SBC Activity (Tanzania)

MEL Director – USAID SBC Activity (Tanzania) at Corus International July 2024

About Corus:
Corus
International is the parent of a family of world-class organizations
working to deliver the holistic, lasting solutions needed to end extreme
poverty once and for all. We are a global leader in international
development, with 150 years of combined experience across our brands.
Our nonprofit and for-profit subsidiaries include IMA World Health and
its fundraising brand Corus World Health, Lutheran World Relief, CGA
Technologies, Ground Up Investing, and Farmers Market Brands. Our more
than 800 employees around the globe are experts in their fields and
dedicated to helping the world’s most vulnerable people break the cycle
of poverty and lead healthy lives. Further details about the
organization can be found at: https://corusinternational.org

Founded
in 1960, IMA World Health is a leading public health organization that
delivers solutions to health-related problems across the developing
world. We work with local partners and governments to strengthen
existing health systems, prevent and treat diseases, improve maternal
and child health, promote nutrition and WASH, respond to sexual and
gender-based violence, and contribute to global health security.

About The Job:
IMA World Health is seeking a Monitoring,
Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Director with significant experience
monitoring social and behavior change (SBC) for integrated health
services. The anticipated USAID-funded Social Behavior Change project in
Tanzania will be a 5-year project focusing on improving access and
utilization of integrated health services for maternal and child health,
family planning, nutrition, malaria, HIV, WASH, and global health
security.

In coordination with the Chief of Party, the MEL
Director will design the project’s MEL Plan and Performance Measurement
Plan. S/he will be responsible for designing and leading the development
and day-to-day supervision of an MEL system to track data of the
project performance framework targets and indicators to measure progress
toward project objectives and expected results. The MEL Director will
ensure quality routine data collection, data entry, data analysis, and
timely reporting, under the project Performance Measurement Plan,
inclusive of subcontractor data collection.

The MEL Director
will oversee routine data quality assurance exercises and participate as
needed in MEL supervisory visits with USAID, the Ministry staff, with
the focus on improving monitoring systems, data quality and data use at
project sites. Coordinating closely with project staff, partners, and
other key stakeholders, the MEL Director oversees the data and project
analysis, interpretation, and tracking of all project data as well as
documents and disseminates lessons learned, best practices, and other
project deliverables.

The position will be based in Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania and will report to the Chief of Party with dotted line
to MEL organizational leadership. The MEL Director will be expected to
visit project sites periodically. Actual hiring is contingent upon
signed agreement and USAID approval.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day oversight and implementation of all MEL related activities under the project.
• Manage the MEL staff for the project.
• Design
  and contribute to the development of integrated health quantitative and
  qualitative tools related to program activities and implementation of
  robust context-appropriate systems for data collection, quality
  assurance, analysis and reporting on activity outputs/outcomes and
  program quality.
• Ensure project team is knowledgeable of and confident in achieving the activities within the USAID results framework.
• Oversee
  team that conducts data collection, entry, verification, analysis, and
  reporting on actual achievements against set targets, highlighting
  emerging patterns and offers clear reports on findings and conclusions.
  Ensures high quality data is accurate and reported timely.
• Operationalize a project collaborative learning and adaptive (CLA) approach by leading its implementation as per the MEL plan.
• Work
  closely with project leadership, including partners and local
  stakeholders, to develop and implement a robust learning agenda for
  continuous learning, collaboration, and adaptation to further the
  project’s learning agenda.
• Provide support for the recruitment of consultants and temporary field staff for MEL-related activities.
• Ensure
  high quality data quality, integrity and security standards and
  procedures are in place and are aligned with country national monitoring
  and evaluation guidelines, protocols, information, and reporting
  systems.
• Conduct analysis and contribute to preparation of
  required, periodic project reporting by capturing performance results
  and ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into project
  implementation to continuously improve quality of interventions and
  outcomes.
• Monitor implementation of learning agenda for
  identification of best practices and lessons learned and for adaptive
  and knowledge management.
• Provide data use training, mentoring, and coaching to project and subcontractor staff and other local partners as needed.
• Engage with private sector partners and local stakeholders to monitor the progress and success of activities.
• Design
  a reporting system that ensures regular data flow and utilization and
  provides insights on activity performance and areas, contributing
  towards strategic decision-making and project planning with project
  leadership.
• Participate in relevant MEL technical working groups
  and coordinating bodies; work with relevant USAID, ministry departments
  and project staff on project-linked MEL as appropriate.
• Contribute to development and sharing of information and knowledge products with all relevant stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Contribute to annual workplan preparation in the design of MEL activities and quarterly/annual reporting.

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Qualifications:

• Master’s
  degree in statistics, monitoring and evaluation, demography, social
  science, mathematics, economics, or relevant discipline. Significant
  study in the health field, international development and/or program
  monitoring and evaluation preferred.
• At least eight years of
  experience in the design and implementation of the MEL component of
  international donor/USAID funded health projects, with substantial
  knowledge and experience related to issues of SBC and integrated health
  (MCH, FP, nutrition, malaria, HIV, WASH, and global health security)
  highly preferred.
• Knowledge of USAID framework of addressing
  integrated health in fragile context and familiarity with USAID policy
  and strategies to address gender equality issues.
• In-depth
  understanding of and expertise in USAID integrated health services and
  SBC indicators, performance monitoring plans and reporting.
• Demonstrated
  experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection,
  analysis, and production of high-quality reports and sensitive data
  related to SBC for integrated health services and global health
  security.
• Demonstrated experience in analyzing data using statistical and qualitative software.
• Experience working with USAID funded projects in MEL Director level capacity.
• Strong
  quantitative/qualitative and analytical skills and ability to
  articulate technical information clearly and effectively to both
  technical and non-technical audiences.
• Deep knowledge of the political, social, and economic context and experience working in Tanzania required.
• Exceptional
  communication skills, including both written and oral presentation
  skills; proven ability to develop and communicate a common vision among
  diverse partners.
• English fluency with professional proficiency in writing required; knowledge of Swahili is an asset.
• Ability to travel to project sites as needed within Tanzania.
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