Senior Technical Advisor, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

About Us

Futures Group develops and delivers innovative, locally relevant, evidence-based solutions to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. Since 1971, we have assisted governmental and non-governmental agencies, foundations, and the private sector by designing, implementing and evaluating programs in HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health, population and family planning, maternal and child health, infectious diseases, and gender.

Futures Group has deep expertise in policy and advocacy, research and strategic information, health markets and private sector engagement, modeling and economic analysis, patient monitoring and management/HMIS, strategic consulting, and program management.

Position Summary

Futures Group is seeking a Senior Technical Advisor for a large health monitoring and evaluation project based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Advisor will essentially serve in a 'Chief of Party' role and be responsible for meeting the project's technical objectives, managing financial resources, program staff, partnering agreements, maintaining good working relationships with host government officials and local partners and managing donor reporting and ensuring a high-quality delivery of services.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall strategic, technical, programmatic, financial, and management guidance and support for large-scale project activities.
• Manages a core staff of technical and administrative program professionals and work with the US-based country management support team to ensure responsive and efficient project operations.
• Coordinate US-based technical assistance as required.
• Ensure that project objectives, outcomes, and deliverables are met and that financial, operational, and reporting requirements of the donor are adhered to.
• Serve as the primary liaison with the client, other donors, partners, and stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership to USG partners in M&E including Data Demand and Use, Rapid Assessments and development of M&E systems, including facilitating workshops.
• Provide technical leadership to government organizations, including the Department of Social Welfare Mainland and Zanzibar on developing their National M&E Systems Work with partners to develop, pilot and implement new tools and approaches for collecting and using information

Qualifications

• Post-graduate education in public health, program evaluation or similar field.
• Minimum of 10 years of field experience, including 5 years directly managing professional and support staff.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluating HIV programs; program management, capacity building and/or service delivery experience a plus.
• Resident field experience in a developing country, preferably in Africa, a plus.
• Experience with USAID reporting and financial requirements; experience in developing and managing large, multi-year budgets.
• Team player, commitment to building local capacity and with tact and diplomacy to engage a wide range of sometimes challenging counterparts.
• Fluent English reading and writing; Kiswahili language capability a plus.
• Enthusiasm and vision; willing to spend extended periods outside capital city and in rural areas.

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