Senior Associate, Programs, Dodoma, Tanzania

Job Title

Senior Program Associate

Company/Organisation

Evidence Action

Location

Tanzania

Job Description and Responsibilities

The Senior Program Associate owns small‑to‑medium workstreams within the Deworm the World Initiative in Tanzania and is held accountable for the inputs required to deliver those workstreams successfully. Working under high‑level instructions from the Program Manager, the Associate translates government and organisational priorities into concrete, actionable plans for Mass Drug Administration (MDA), Coverage Evaluation Surveys (CES), supply chain management, reporting, and capacity building.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Programme Implementation Support - 60%

  • Coordination
    • Own the coordination of small‑to‑medium workstreams with the Ministry of Health, PMO‑RALG, and regional/council health teams to plan and implement schistosomiasis and STH deworming programmes across target councils.
    • Provide day‑to‑day technical assistance to government counterparts, following high‑level instructions from the Program Manager, and request additional guidance on new or complex activities.
    • Facilitate and participate in joint planning meetings, review sessions, and government‑led coordination meetings.
    • Take ownership of developing and reviewing programme plans, implementation guides, SOPs, and other technical documents within your scope.
    • Prepare and submit quarterly/annual progress reports.
    • Participate in field activities to observe implementation.
    • Support advocacy and stakeholder engagement.
    • Represent individual workstreams in relevant technical working groups.
  • Supply Chain
    • Own the preparation and submission of the Joint Application for Procurement (JAP) and Joint Request for Selected Medicines (JRSM).
    • Monitor drug delivery to health facilities.
    • Support redistribution of drugs between councils when challenges arise.
    • Ensure compliance with programme requirements for cost‑effective, quality printing of training and distribution materials.
  • Mass Drug Administration (MDA)
    • Support the NTD Control Programme in reviewing treatment plans.
    • Lead pre‑MDA activities such as distribution planning.
    • Contribute to enhancing community mobilisation strategies.
    • Coordinate training cascades for district health officers.
    • Conduct supportive supervision visits during MDA.
    • Support post‑MDA activities.

• Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation (MLE) - 30%

  • Own small‑to‑medium MLE workstreams.
  • Lead the enhancement and implementation of data collection tools.
  • Take ownership of updating and maintaining the MDA treatment database.
  • Coordinate the planning and execution of coverage evaluation surveys.
  • Facilitate training of data collectors and field staff.
  • Clean, analyze, and synthesize programme data.
  • Conduct a root‑cause analysis with government counterparts.
  • Contribute to annual reports.
  • Maintain accurate, up‑to‑date programme records.
  • Support the implementation of the programme's learning agenda.
  • Represent your MLE workstreams when disseminating findings.

• Financial Management - 10%

  • Participate in programme budget development.
  • Support budget monitoring.
  • Identify risks to programme sustainability and compliance.
  • Ensure efficient and effective use of financial resources.
  • Maintain clear, auditable financial records.
  • Support donor compliance.
  • Conduct a root‑cause analysis with the finance team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Programme/Project Management, Sociology, International Development, or a closely related field.
• A postgraduate qualification (e.g., Master's degree or professional certification in M&E, data science, or public health) is an added advantage.
• 5-7 years of progressively responsible experience in programme implementation.
• Demonstrated experience working directly with government stakeholders.
• Experience in Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) or school‑based deworming programmes is a strong advantage.
• Proven ability to work under high‑level instructions from a manager.
• Experience documenting implementation challenges.
• Hands‑on ability to use AI‑assisted tools.
• Experience with predictive or data analysis techniques.

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