BARIKI AMANI
Dar es salaam
Summary
Dedicated Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) professional with over 9 years of experience in international donor-funded projects, specializing in child protection, gender equality, nutrition, Early Childhood Development (ECD), SRHR, and HIV/AIDS interventions. Proven ability to design and implement M&E frameworks, conduct strong evaluations, lead learning sessions, and support program adaptation through evidence use. Demonstrates strong capacity in stakeholder engagement, government liaison, capacity building, and team leadership. Currently serving as Acting Program Manager and M&E Officer at Pact Tanzania, leading program expansion, coordinating government and stakeholder engagement, and ensuring accountability and results-based implementation. Demonstrated success in enhancing data quality, improving reporting, and increasing beneficiary enrollment rates and key indicators performance through performance monitoring. Passionate about driving evidence-based programming and sustainable impact.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
2026
2026
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Acting Program Manager
Pact Tanzania
05.2025 - 07.2025
- Provided strategic leadership in coordinating program expansion of the six new councils.
- Fostered strong partnerships with stakeholders and government officials.
- Led team orientations and capacity building efforts.
- Ensured smooth project implementation, risk mitigation, and team stability during periods of transition.
- Promoted accountability and a result-driven culture while maintaining M&E responsibilities.
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Pact Tanzania
01.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: Head Office
- Led M&E for 78 councils across Tanzania, supporting 13 sub-grantees in donor funded programs.
- Developed and rolled out M&E frameworks, tools, and indicator tracking systems.
- Designed KPIs and led internal DQAs, ensuring compliance and data reliability.
- Supported annual planning, reporting, and adaptive management cycles.
- Strengthening capacity of staff and partners in data systems and visualization.
- Managed over 550,000 beneficiary records: enhanced data accuracy and reporting.
- Key Achievements:
- Increased beneficiary enrollment from 53% to 93% by improving data quality, reporting and routine performance tracking.
- Developed DQA guidelines and templates adopted project widely.
- Facilitated cross functional learning and government recognition.
- Head Office
Cluster Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Pact Tanzania
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Company Overview: Zone Office
- Supported 14 councils in data collection, quality control, and performance monitoring.
- Conducted routine data analysis, including nutrition data for orphaned and vulnerable children aged 0-5 and other age categories; ensured consistent tracking and quality reporting of nutrition indicators, which supported evidence-based decisions and positively impacted vulnerable communities.
- Led quarterly reviews, indicator reporting, and capacity-building sessions.
- Achievements: Reduced data issues from 42% to 4%; cleaned 3,000+ ghost beneficiaries.
- Zone Office
Data Manager
Pact Tanzania
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Company Overview: Zone Office
- Managed databases, dashboards, and real-time data reporting systems.
- Supported implementation of mHealth tools and survey data collection.
- Zone Office
Intern M&E Coordinator
Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF)
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Supported district data collection, analysis, and reporting.
- Developed tools and improved team capacity via workshops.
Education
Master Of Business Administration (MBA) - Monitoring And Evaluation And Quality Systems Management
National Institute of Business Management
India01.2025
Bachelor Of Social Science - Economics
Mzumbe University
Tanzani01.2015
Skills
- Meal systems design and implementation
- Logical framework and theory of change development
- Data collection
- Data analysis
- Data visualization
- Excel
- SPSS
- Stata
- DHIS2
- CommCare
- Gender programming
- SRHR programming
- Monitoring
- Baseline evaluation coordination
- Midline evaluation coordination
- Endline evaluation coordination
- Knowledge management
- Success story documentation
- Capacity building
- Stakeholder engagement
- Government liaison
- Learning agendas
- KPI tracking
- Program improvement
- Donor reporting
- DQA
- Performance audits
Languages
English
Kiswahili
Training Courses And Certifications
- Certified Monitoring and Evaluation Professional (CMEP), 2023-01-01
- Providing First-line Support for Survivors of GBV in HIV Settings, 2024-01-01
- M&E Frameworks for HIV/AIDS Programs, Global Health e-Learning Centre, 2018-01-01
- Data Quality and mHealth Basics, 2017-01-01
Personal Information
- Nationality: Tanzanian
- Marital Status: Married
Publications
Research on ART adherence among OVC, Presented at ICASA, 2021-01-01
Timeline
Acting Program Manager
Pact Tanzania
05.2025 - 07.2025
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Pact Tanzania
01.2022 - Current
Cluster Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Pact Tanzania
01.2019 - 01.2022
Data Manager
Pact Tanzania
01.2017 - 01.2019
Intern M&E Coordinator
Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF)
01.2016 - 01.2017
Bachelor Of Social Science - Economics
Mzumbe University
Master Of Business Administration (MBA) - Monitoring And Evaluation And Quality Systems Management
National Institute of Business Management