Job Profile Senior Program Officer, Tanzania (PO3) Job#: 2016-Tan-07

Application Deadline: November 14, 2016. 1. Identification
Position Title:	Senior Program Officer, Tanzania
Location	Tanzania
Reports to/Position Title:	Country Director
Reports indirectly to:	Deputy Regional Director
Date developed:	April, 2016
2. Overall Purpose/Broad Function:
In line with MI’s strategic objectives in Africa, and, in partnership with key stakeholders in Tanzania,  to arrange and provide appropriate technical and other assistance to the Government of Tanzania and/or other stakeholders to help them provide, on a sustainable basis, improved child, adolescent and women’s health and nutrition services, particularly those at most risk,  within which appropriate micronutrient interventions are integrated and achieve sustained  high coverage and utilization.
3. Key Duties and Responsibilities:
3.1 Project Development:  Support the Country Director to ensure that the landscape analysis for child adolescent and  women  health and nutrition and fortification programs are regularly updated and available.  Support Country Director with information necessary for designing of country plans and  proposals. 3.2 Project Implementation and Management  Develop annual work plans and budgets for country projects.  Ensure that work plan activities are implemented as scheduled and per the approved budgets.  Carry out site monitoring visits to ensure that implementing partners are implementing project  activities according to agreed strategy and contractual commitments.  Ensure data monitoring plans are timely implemented, project monitoring data is collected,  and the data workbooks are regularly updated.  Develop quality monthly and quarterly and annual performance monitoring (both technical  and financial)  reports and ensure challenges are identified and recommended corrective actions are timely  implemented.  Draw up on internal MI expertise in Tanzania, the Regional, and Headquarter Offices as  necessary  to ensure projects are on track.  Review and analyze technical and financial project reports from implementing partners and  ensure  that remedial actions are taken to ensure that project are on track.  Input into the MI Contract Database all approved financial commitments and regularly  update the Contracts Databases for the two interventions in line with MI contract management procedures.  In support of both internal team work and partnership coordination committees, prepare  documentation for meetings and conference calls, taking detailed notes on decisions and  action  points from such meetings and ensuring follow up of same.  Support the implementing organization in procuring commodities, if needed. 3.3 External Relations  Build and maintain good collaborative relations with Ministry of Health, other government  agencies,  UN agencies, and NGOs, as appropriate to promote information sharing and effective  coordination  of effort to improve and sustain effective and efficient adolescent and women health and  nutrition  program.  Represent MI at national and regional fora relevant the interventions implemented in the  country.  Keep up to date with developments in adolescent, maternal and child health and nutrition  and  micronutrient supplementation issues.  In the event of additional funding opportunities arising for MI to carry out wok in country,  support the Country Director and External Relations team at regional level with gathering of  relevant information for proposal development.  Document and share with the ER team field stories and lessons learned from projects. 3.4 Research and Evaluation  Participate in the design of research and evaluation activities and work closely with researchers  and external evaluators to ensure research and evaluations exercises are feasible,  responds to project and MoH needs and is disseminated in timely fashion.  Support the dissemination of research and program evaluation findings in Tanzania and  elsewhere with the view to inform available new information and improved practices. Any other related duties. 4. Supervisory Responsibilities:  Supervise Program Assistant (PO7) 5. Education/Professional Designations/Experience: Education  At a minimum, a Masters degree from a recognized university in Public Health,  Reproductive Health, Community Health or Nutrition.  Training in epidemiology and research methodologies preferred.  Post graduate certificate in project management will be added advantage Experience  At least 10 years’ experience working in adolescent, maternal and child health, public  health  and nutrition /or related field in Tanzania or the Sub Saharan Africa.  At least 5 years of experience in supervising child and women health and nutrition  programs.  At least 5 years of experience in donor funded program/project implementation/supervision,  monitoring and evaluation.  Experience with micronutrient supplementation programs for adolescent, women and  pregnant mothers desirable. 6. Language Skills Good spoken and written English Fluency in Kiswahili 7. Travel Requirements Based in Dar es Salam ; around 25-30% of time will be spent travelling in Tanzania with  occasional travel outside Tanzania. 8. Other Specific Skill Requirements: Excellent interpersonal skills Excellent IT skills Very good presentational skills Excellent team working skills] Integrity NOTE: This job description can and will be amended as required from  time to time. HOW TO APPLY: Please forward your resume and cover letter to africahr@micronutrient.org quoting Job# 2016-TAN-07 in the  subject line.  Competition closes November 14, 2016.  Please note that this position is located in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.