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# Job Description


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Tanzania Health Promotion Supports THPS is an indigenous NGO established
under nongovernmental organization act No 24 of 2002 in 2011. THPS works in
partnership with the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender,
Elderly and Children MOHCDGEC, Regional Administration and Local Government
PORALG, Ministry of Home Affairs MoHA and Ministry of Health MoH in
Zanzibar with a goal of ensuring accessible high-quality health care services
to Tanzanians; through strengthening of health and community systems for
comprehensive quality health services including HIV/AIDS; Tuberculosis;
prevention of GBV; reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescent
health RMNHCAH services; laboratory systems and services and health
management information systems HIMS. THPS is currently seeking highly
experienced, committed and motivated Tanzanians to fill the following vacant
positions for the PEPFAR/CDC AFYA KWANZA HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment
Program

POSITION TITLE Strategic Information Director

REPORTS TO Executive Director

LOCATION HQ- Dar es Salaam

OVERALL JOB FUNCTION

The Director for Strategic Information SI is part of THPS leadership team,
responsible for leading the THPS program in the planning and implementation of
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning MEL activities. S/He leads the Strategic
Information and Research Department and save as the THPS focal person for all
MEL related issues with MOHCDGEC, PORALG, donors, RHMT and CHMT and other
stakeholders as requested by the THPS Executive Director. As the project’s SI
technical lead s/he will ensure quality data for all THPS supported projects
and timely reporting to GOT, PEPFAR, and other donors. S/He will facilitate a
learning environment in ensuring THPS teams and HCWs have skills in data
management, and using program data for continuous quality improvement CQI.
S/He is responsible for providing leadership in all SI issues along the HIV
clinical cascade among all ages, gender, and risk groups for facility and
community based services i.e. HTS ,treatment, adherence, viral monitoring,
CQI, services delivery models SDM, cervical cancer screening, gender-based
violence, voluntary medical male circumcision, laboratory and supply chain
management and ensure that they are integrated into routine monitoring of
program. The SID will oversee the design and implementation of effective and
efficient data collection systems, quality improvement and data analysis,
including information dissemination to relevant stakeholders and capacity
building for strategic information use at all health system levels. The role
involves ensuring program knowledge and technical evidence is effectively
generated, packaged and disseminated for program learning and information,
decision making and policy improvement/adaptation. Program knowledge includes
all information generated through routine program implementation, analysis of
routine/existing qualitative and quantitative program data and through
targeted data-driven rapid assessments. The position involves at least 50%
field travel.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

-->Provide M&E leadership in the development and implementation of strategies, interventions and activities that address the needs PLHIV along the clinical cascade among general, key population, adolescent girls and young women, young adults, older men, pregnant and lactating women and TB/HIV co infected patients.
-->S/He is in charge of data collection and reporting, Data quality Assurance DQA and timely quarterly reporting of Program data to DATIM including the APR and SAPR; other reports and papers summarizing project results and evidence, including presentation to be presented by the THPS in the biannual Advisory meetings and other forums
-->Provide oversight on all routine comprehensive HIV and TB monitoring activities, working with M&E lead persons between IPs and HMIS unit of the MOHCDGEC.
-->Ensure the development and maintenance of a functioning monitoring, evaluation and reporting system are available at all districts and HF and are used and updated as needed according to the Ministry of Health and PEPFAR indicators.
-->Lead for priority setting of SI team and overall work plan including developing innovative strategies to strengthen data collection, monitoring, evaluation, analysis and reporting for various THPS supported programs
-->Serve as resource to MOHCDGEC in health information systems HIS and evaluation of ongoing HIV/AIDS programs including subsequent development of new and expanded HIS systems
-->Providing overall leadership of strategic information and improved data demand and use including analysis of the THPS-wide contribution to and impact on the national HIV response
-->S/He is responsible for coordination and preparations of quarterly project data reviews and data quality management, PMM and SIMS for all SNU’s.
-->Identify capacity building needs of the SI team in collaboration with the leadership
-->Represent THPS in MOHCDGEC M&E technical working groups, meetings and conferences
-->Providing leadership in developing Client Monitoring Information System CMIS and other technology-based innovations for effective programme monitoring
-->Review and approve Strategic Information Unit budgets
-->Supervise generation of data feedback and critical review of data
-->Lead on target setting and participate in development of Country Operational Plans COP; responding to proposal development
-->Identify capacity building needs of the SI team in collaboration with the leadership · Perform any other duties as requested

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

-->Master’s Degree in public health, demography, sociology, epidemiology, biostatistics, or a related field
-->At least five years of experience in monitoring, evaluation, and research related to public health programs
-->At least three years of experience as senior leader of M&E systems for health initiatives
-->Demonstrated experience in target setting and reporting against health programs
-->Excellent knowledge of data collection protocols for quality data collection and verification
-->Exceptional ability to analyze multiple sources of data to identify data trends and provide recommendations on program performance and improvement
-->Demonstrated experience and familiarity with behavioral surveillance surveys, research methodologies, qualitative and quantitative research methods, data analysis, sampling methods, and establishment of M&E systems
-->Demonstrated experience in managing and supervising a team
-->Exceptional English written and oral communication skills; fluency in Swahili also required · At least five years of experience working senior position related to M&E in Tanzania.



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Email recruitment@thps.or.tz

Interested applicants should send an email, **recruitment@thps.or.tz**
attaching their application cover letter one page maximum and CV four pages
maximum by April 10 th 2021 with a subject line **Strategic Information
Director Dar es Salaam Region** . Only short-listed applicants will be
contacted. Please do not attach any certificates when submitting online.

THPS is an equal opportunity employer; women and people living with HIV/AIDS
are encouraged to apply. **The deadline for submitting the application is 10
April 2021**




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