Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, October 11 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Position Overview
The M&E Coordinator is responsible for innovating, developing, and ensuring the effectiveness of health informatics systems across various service delivery points. The incumbent acts as a bridge between health and technology by ensuring that the data systems are responsive, secure, and aligned with institutional and donor requirements. The position is based in Dar es Salaam with frequent travels to the 21 TPDF facilities in the TPDF Program supported regions to provide monitoring and evaluation technical support. The position reports to the Monitoring & Evaluation Technical Advisor, TPDF Program.

Main Roles and Responsibilities
• Collaborate with end-users at the TPDF settings to ensure the software solutions align with program practices and address specific challenges.
• Design, develop, test, and implement software solutions tailored to meet the requirements of the program at all levels of implementation.
• Regularly update and upgrade software to incorporate new features and enhancements, ensuring compatibility and security.
• Design, develop and maintain TPDF health information systems that support the collection, sharing, standardization, and integration of healthcare data in close collaboration with TPDF HIS focal person.
• Analyze data through CTC analytics and monthly portal to inform on program performance and liaise with technical staff for improvement.
• Generate informative dashboards, visualization within the TPDF HIS to meet the stakeholders’ requirements at different levels.
• Ensure that the MoH HIS are implemented in the TPDF supported healthcare facilities with TPDFHQ approval by working closely with the TPDF HIS focal person and MoH ICT department.
• Coordinate data collection, aggregation and reporting for C&T, prevention, and viral load indicators.
• Setting up laboratory data collection systems, HVL sample tracking mechanisms, and TAT tracking mechanisms through the TPDF HIS.
• Innovate and implement programming additions to enhance the functionality of project-related and collaborative health facility systems including regular chart reviews and data quality assessment which returns real-time reports/feedback through simple visualizations or dashboards.
• Develop and employ electronic data collection systems for real-time data acquisition from facilities.
• Use programming and data analytics tools to extract, transform, and analyze program data.
• Facilitate the capacity-building to the TPDF HIS and facility teams in leveraging a centralized, web-based data visualization platform for instantaneous data access.
• Interpret complex health data to provide meaningful insights and reports for stakeholders.
• Enhance data systems to ensure consistent and accurate data capture from various service delivery points.
• Collaborate with TPDF HIS and facility teams to adhere to stringent data security protocols, ensuring data integrity and compliance with both institutional and donor stipulations.
• Create and distribute user manuals, standard operating guidelines, and training resources to encourage informatics skills within the TPDF program.
• Lead training sessions and provide ongoing supervision and mentorship to the M&E teams and partners in the new systems’ function and data extractions.
• Collaborate with the TPDF HIS and Ministry of health ICT department/NACP in the improvement data visualization dashboards, enhancing program monitoring and strategic decision-making.
• Collaborate with HMIS officers at the SHL program to share the health informatics dynamics for enhancing the TPDF program’s health information systems.
• Perform any other assignment or duties as assigned by your supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in health informatics, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related discipline required. Master’s degree or advanced degree in health informatics preferred.
• At least three (3) years’ relevant experience in health information systems, health informatics, or a similar domain working under PEPFAR related programs is required.
• Experience in mHealth and eHealth initiatives.
• Proficiency in C#, Python or Java programming languages and familiarity with database systems.
• Proficiency in data analytics tools (e.g., SQL, Tableau and advance MS excel).
• Proficiency in data visualization tools and electronic data capture systems.
• Demonstrated ability in fostering collaboration and maintaining partnerships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Strong supervising, training, and mentoring skills.
• Demonstrated ability to write technical documents and create state-of-the-art presentations.
• Excellent organization and communication skills including a demonstrated ability to write technical documents and give state-of-the-art presentations.
• Ability to travel to TPDF Program supported facilities more than 50% of the time.
• Analytical, problem solving and exceptional organizational skills.
• Demonstrate high integrity and strong values, including confidentiality.
• Ability to build and maintain sound relationships with multi stakeholders; competence to build and effectively manage interpersonal relationships at all levels.
• Ability to multitask, successfully manage work pressure, with minimum supervision.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications.
• Ability to meet and communicate schedules and deadlines.
• Demonstrate exceptional professional judgment.




Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
All applications (cover letter and updated CV with three professional referees, in PDF format) should be submitted to recruitment@wrp.or.tz not later than 13th October 2023. Hand-delivered applications shall not be accepted. To be considered, applicants must put the TITLE OF THE JOB in the SUBJECT LINE. As detailed in the job description(s) below, those who do not meet the minimum requirements will not be considered.

HJFMRI is an equal-opportunity Employer. Women are encouraged to Apply.




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