Program Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Title: Program Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Department: Technical Department

Location:  Dodoma

Reports To: Pediatric and Youth Advisor

Classification: Fulltime

How will you fight for an AIDSfree generation

The Program and Monitoring Officer will be a selfMotivated innovative thinker and will play a key role in supporting the implementation and monitoring of the ViiV Pediatric Breakthrough Partnership in Tanzania. The Breakthrough Partners are EGPAF PATA Aidsfonds and UNICEF.  The partnership goal is to enhance HIV prevention and treatment outcomes for children adolescents caregivers and pregnant and breastfeeding women (PBFW) in 18 sites across three councils (i.e. Dodoma CC Kongwa DC and Mpwapwa DC)  and respective communities in Dodoma Tanzania for two years by scaling up a proposed comprehensive care package that integrates clinical and communitybased interventions fosters collaboration and learning engages stakeholders and aligns with global health priorities. The Officer will be responsible for daytoday program implementation data collection analysis and reporting while aligning with the objectives of the partnership:

1. Collaboratively enhance case identification linkage viral load suppression (VLS) and quality of care for children adolescents and pregnant and breastfeeding women (PBFW) living with HIV by strengthening communityfacility collaboration at 18 sites across three councils in the Dodoma region.
2. Create a robust and empowering community engagement framework that supports HIV care and treatment adherence fostering resilience and sustainability among children adolescents PBFW and their families.
3. Document PBP success stories promising practices and facilitate a platform for linking and learning to enhance collaboration knowledge sharing and peer to peer exchange across the BP countries.
4.  Conduct highlevel and communitylevel advocacy in collaboration with the Global Alliance Technical Working Group to close policy gaps empower communities and enhance collaboration with health facilities improving the demand for and delivery of interventions to find link and retain children adolescents and PBFW living with HIV in care

No two days are alike at EGPAF but what can you expect in this role

1. Program Implementation:

• Work with health facilities and collaborate with HCPs and CHWs to ensure HIVpositive children adolescents and PBFW are enrolled in care programs including OVC services and HIV Index Testing.
• Coordinate efforts to track and enrol eligible children and adolescents living with HIV (C/ALHIV) and HIVexposed infants (HEIs) in care and treatment services at the facilities.
• Monitor and support health facilities to complete registration and timely enrolment of HEIs in the CTC2 database ensuring DBS samples are taken within the recommended 68 weeks.
• Provide technical Support to health facilities in tracking and testing HEIs for their final outcomes at 24 months and ensure followup for HEIs not yet enrolled in OVC services.
• Facilitate collaboration between facilities and the community to ensure linkage to care of including Index Testing.
• Provide Technical support in the management and tracking of C/ALHIV with high viral loads ensuring timely Enhanced Adherence Counselling (EAC) is conducted by health providers while aligning with the National Guideline.
• Ensure that adherence support including psychosocial support peer engagement and innovative differentiated service delivery models are fully integrated and documented at health facility to enhance treatment outcomes.

2. Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E):

• Provide Support to ensure that health facilities and CHWs collect accurate data on case identification linkage to care viral load suppression and retention rates.
• Develop tools to track community and facility linkages ensuring that progress is monitored in realtime for programmatic use while maximizing on the National Registers.
• Work closely with health facilities to conduct quarterly data quality audits (DQA) to maintain high standards of data integrity.
• Assist in analyzing program data to identify gaps trends and opportunities for improvement providing recommendations to the Regional and Country team.
• Support in the preparing timely and accurate reports for donors and stakeholders ensuring program goals are communicated effectively.

3. Stakeholder Engagement:

• Collaborate with local government officials R/CHMTs and partner organizations to ensure smooth program implementation.
• Act as a liaison between health facilities communities and stakeholders to foster strong collaboration and knowledge sharing.

4. Capacity Building and Technical Support:

• Provide technical support and onthejob training to HCPs and CHWs on pediatric HIV care monitoring focusing on data management and quality.
• Ensure health facility teams have the necessary tools skills and resources to meet program objectives.
• Facilitate the development of mentorship structures for HCPs and CHWs to improve adherence counselling and case management for highrisk pediatric patients.

5. Program Learning and Best Practices Documentation:

• Conduct regular site visits to monitor program activities at health facilities ensuring that challenges are identified and addressed promptly.
• Work with facilities to document best practices and success stories to enhance learning across sites and share knowledge with national and global stakeholders.

Qualifications :

To be successful you will have:

Education:  MD or Bachelors degree in Social Sciences Health Sciences Applied sciences Monitoring and Evaluation Advanced degree in public health is an advantage or related clinical fields.

Experience:

• 35 years in program management particularly in HIV/AIDS or healthrelated projects. Strong understanding of pediatric and adolescent HIV care and treatment. The challenges of service delivery in lowresource settings.
• Demonstrated experience in working with national and local government structures NGOs and international partners

Skills:

• Proficiency in data collection and analysis demonstrated project management skills and the ability to work with diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks timelines and priorities.
• Proficiency in data management and analysis tools (e.g. Excel DHIS2).
• Fluency in English and Swahili is required.

Communication:

 Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills with the ability to communicate program goals to a wide range of audiences.

Additional Information :

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) began supporting HIV and AIDS programming in Tanzania in 2003 and established a country office in 2004. Since then in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health and other key partners EGPAF has expanded its scope to include integrated HIV GBV TB and Family Planning services. EGPAF Tanzanias efforts focus on clientcentered approaches that address gaps in health service delivery and improve health outcomes for vulnerable populations including children and adolescents. EGPAFs work in Tanzania is supported by multiple global and regional initiatives aimed at building sustainable and locallyled health systems.

As a global multinational and multicultural organization EGPAF believes that diversity in the workplace enriches our work and enhances our impact and effectiveness. We believe that employees have the right to work in a climate of mutual respect and integrity that promotes dignity and respect for all and that enables them to reach their full potential. EGPAF is an equal opportunity employer and affords equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of race/ethnicity color religion sex national origin age disability or genetics. In addition to country law requirements EGPAF complies with US laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the Foundation has facilities.

The Foundation does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process. If you are asked to pay a fee at any stage of recruitment please contact our hotline by phone (US: dial toll free; all other countries: call collect) or online (English: ; all other languages: ).

As a global multinational and multicultural organization EGPAF believes that diversity in the workplace enriches our work and enhances our impact and effectiveness. We believe that employees have the right to work in a climate of mutual respect and integrity that promotes dignity and respect for all and that enables them to reach their full potential. EGPAF is an equal opportunity employer and affords equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of race/ethnicity color religion sex (including pregnancy gender identity gender expression and sexual orientation) national origin age disability or genetics. In addition to country law requirements EGPAF complies with US laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the Foundation has facilities.

The Foundation does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process. If you are asked to pay a fee please contact our hotline by phone (US: dial toll free; all other countries: collect) or online ().

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract