Advisor, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning, Malaria

About this role

Jhpiego is recruiting a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor for its malaria portfolio, based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. S. Department of State to support maternal, newborn and child health and malaria services across Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar. The Advisor reports to the MEL Director and provides technical leadership and oversight of MEL activities across the malaria portfolio, working closely with the Ministry of Health, PMO-RALG, the National Malaria Control Programme, the Zanzibar Malaria Elimination Programme and regional and council health management teams.

Core responsibilities include leading performance monitoring across malaria prevention, case management, vector control and surveillance, and tracking indicators, targets, milestones and payment-linked results. The Advisor supports results verification, analyses performance data to identify trends, bottlenecks and disparities, and translates findings into recommendations for adaptive management. The post-holder contributes MEL inputs to work plans, performance reports, dashboards, reviews and donor communications, and oversees data quality assurance at regional, council and facility levels. The Advisor also strengthens government-led MEL and health information systems including DHIS2, eIDSR and UCS, facilitates performance reviews and learning activities, and supervises field-based MEL Officers.

A bachelor's degree in monitoring and evaluation, biostatistics, health informatics, data science, digital health or a related field is required, with a master's degree preferred. Candidates need at least seven to eight years of experience in monitoring, evaluation, applied research and data analysis within donor-funded health programmes, including five years managing MERL functions and supervising field-based teams. Demonstrated experience with DHIS2, eIDSR and UCS integration, data visualisation tools such as Power BI, and Tanzania's malaria surveillance structures is essential. S.

Government-funded project reporting and compliance, strong communication in English and Kiswahili, and willingness to travel up to 25 to 30 percent. This is a full-time local position offering competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. Applications, comprising a cover letter, resume and references in a single document, are submitted through the Jhpiego careers portal by October 23, 2026.