ICAP
Position Summary:
ICAP in South Sudan is supporting the South Sudan Ministry of Health to implement a CDC/PEPFAR-funded Strategic Information Grant. This project will leverage PEPFAR resources to strengthen national HIS to produce and use quality health data focusing on HIV cascade monitoring for epidemic control. The project will enable the MOH to strengthen the rollout of DHIS2 as a nationally acceptable interoperable digital platform and establish one monitoring system under MOH leadership. ICAP at Columbia University is engaged in a five-year Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-South Sudan (CDC-South Sudan) to provide strategic information and health information systems (HIS) technical assistance to the Ministry of Health of Republic of South Sudan. We are recruiting an individual to provide a dual programmatic and technical leadership role in all forms of Health Information System related to the project. The deputy project director will support the project director in managing programmatic and operational functions for technical and program activities. S/he will plan and direct schedules and monitor budget/spending, project/program from initiation through delivery, organize interdepartmental activities, ensuring completion of the project/program on schedule and within budget, select, develop, and evaluate personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function. This is a full-time 12-month position with the possibility of extension subject to continued funding and optimal performance. The position is expected to start by November, 2022 The Deputy SI Director will report to the SI Director and she/he will design and develop strategies for monitoring and evaluation quality assurance, lead designing of special quantitative and qualitative studies, size estimations, surveillance tools, and data monitoring and audit systems that serve to inform and optimize evidence-based programming and advocate for effective responses to the project.
Key Responsibilities:
• Collaborates with the project director to provide leadership to the project in the country and support the team in managing the implementation of the project as per donor guidelines
• Provides SI technical leadership, lead capacity building efforts, and transfer SI technical capacity to local partners.
• Collaborates with the MOH and partners to ensure program is designed and implemented as per the program framework and regulations.
• Collaborates with the Technical and Program staff to ensure that program implementation is managed closely through the development of structured work plans, indicator tracking sheets and approved monitoring plans (EPMP).
• Provides support to the project director and management to programs, ensuring strategic program direction, managed growth and compliance with organization policies and procedures and donor regulations.
• Develops and/or coordinate performance monitoring plans that reflect work plans and their indicators including M&E system, QA/QI, surveillance, data analysis and data use as determined by the Program. PLOT 25 Block 3K South, DDR Avenue Kololo
• Leads and participates in quality assurance and improvement exercises, including standards settings, regular measurement of performance according to those standards, and collaborative reviews to assess quality.
• Manages, implements, and monitors systems, services, staff, and budgets to achieve financial, administrative, and programmatic goals.
• Provides leadership to Technical and Program staff, and the grants team to ensure the development of timely, high quality and regulation compliant activity reporting per organization and donor guidelines.
• Manage M&E activities related to the performance of Program, including M&E design; selection and measurement of appropriate indicators; development of appropriate M&E recording and reporting forms and mechanisms; data quality assurance processes and systems; database maintenance; appropriate data analysis; and appropriate dissemination or results.
• Develops and monitors budgets involving strategic information activities.
• Responsible for overseeing and ensure that program is well monitored and evaluated, with appropriate indicators of success, impact measurements, and communication of results to the donor, government, and partners in the absence of the project director
We are looking for a colleague with below Knowledge, Skills, Experiences, and Abilities:
• Master’s Degree or its International Equivalent in Epidemiology, Public Health, Statistics, Health, Social Sciences, International Development, or related field.
• At least 8-10 years of experience designing and providing technical support to national level Health information systems.
• At least 5-7 years of professional experience managing HIV/TB Strategic Information technical areas
• At least 5 years of professional experience in project management and leadership, including experience managing CDC projects and staff
• Proven experience working with government officials to support strategy development, implementation plans and decision making
• Informed of current program developments in SI HIV/TB and Reporting requirements
• Sensitivity to and understanding of SI for HIV/TB including KP programs and systems
• Previous experience designing and conducting population-based surveys, analyzing complex data sets generated through routine information systems and special surveys
• Ability to manage SI systems, set realistic priorities, and plan for the successful implementation of activities.
• Ability to develop dashboards that includes appropriate graphics and geo-spatial displays for different audiences at global, country, and community levels.
• Experience managing data using appropriate software including PowerBI, Tableau STATA, R Studio, ArcGIS
• Proven experience with USG regulations in financial and accounting management; per USG guidelines, ensure that the project maintains the highest administrative, financial, and operational standards for compliance and audits