Job Title:  Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Project:  Mwanzo Bora Nutrition Program
Duty Station:  Dares Salaam, Tanzania
Reports to:  Chief of Party, Mwanzo Bora Nutrition Program
Duration:  1 year with possibility for extension based on performance

Africare, a USA based Private Voluntary organization headquartered in Washington D.C, is seeking applications for a qualified Tanzanian, to fill the position of Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist for the Mwanzo Bora Nutrition Program (MBNP), based in Dares Salaam. The MBNP is a USAIDfunded program through Feed the Future (FtF) and Global Health Initiatives (GHI). The goal of the program is to support the Government of Tanzania to bring about significant and measurable changes in the nutritional status of Tanzanians through the implementation of the National Nutrition Strategy, the Tanzania Agculture and Food Security Investment Plan (TAFSIP), and other relevant policies and strategies. Specifically, MBNP is aiming to improve the nutritional status of children, pregnant and lactating women in Tanzania, with specific focus on reducing maternal anemia and childhood stunting by at least 20% in Dodoma, Iringa, Manyara, Mbeya Morogoro and Songwe Regions, and in three districts in Zanzibar.

Position Description 
The incumbent will provide overall strategic leadership and accountability for the performance of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the MBNP. The Specialist will work in collaboration with staff of Africare and MBNP consortium member, project field offices, and project implementing partners and key stakeholders in Government, development partners and non-governmental organizations (including the private sector). In addition, he/she will be responsible for Africare's inputs to the Feed the Future surveys projects in Tanzania, and will oversee and manage project-specific studiesand followup surveys of the program. The Specialist will manage field M&E staff, short-term surveys and operational hires.

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