PSI
Overview
Senior M&E / HMIS Officer
Based in Garowe, Puntland, Somalia
Field Travel Required
Reports to Senior M&E Manager
Expected start date: TBD
Status: This position is contingent on successful funding
Who we are
Population Services International (PSI) is the world’s leading non-profit social marketing organization. We are a diverse group of over 4,500 entrepreneurial development professionals located in over 35 countries committed to making it easier for all people to lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire. PSI is using its global presence and 50+ years of experience to help reimagine healthcare. We are working to shape market systems, shift policy and funding, and strengthen global capacity to better support consumer empowered healthcare.
Join us!
PSI and its local affiliates manage community health programs across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. PSI also supports national Ministries of Health to improve access to and quality of essential health services across the world. PSI/Somalia has worked to measurably improve the health of Somali women and children since 2007, addressing the most serious health challenges that affect resource poor and vulnerable Somali communities.
PSI seeks an experienced Senior M&E / HMIS Officer to lead PSI’s M&E/HMIS related to the Damal Caafimaad Component 1: Delivery of Somalia’s Essential Package of Health Services in Nugaal, Puntland.
Responsibilities
Your contributions
- Manage PSI’s M&E/HMIS related to the Damal Caafimaad Component 1: Delivery of Somalia’s Essential Package of Health Services in Nugaal, Puntland
- Working with the Regional Health Office (RHO), oversee HMIS system use within the region
- Develop RHO HMIS capacity
- Oversee facility-level use of HMIS tools
- Analyze regional-level health data for decision making
- Develop RHO capacity for data analysis and data use for decision making
- Support implementation of HMIS data quality improvement procedures (quality checks, facility visits, etc.)
- Improve facility-level capacity to develop simple, hand-drawn data analytics (ex: charts placed on the wall) and to use data
- Contribute to PSI’s reports
This is also not an exhaustive list of all tasks that an incumbent is expected to perform but is instead a summary of the primary responsibilities and requirements of the job. The incumbent may be asked to perform duties not included above. PSI reserves the right to revise job profiles at any time based on changes to the required job responsibilities.*Qualifications**
What are we looking for?
- An advance degree in public health, statistics, or related field is required
- A minimum of seven years HMIS management experience
- Excellent quantitative skills
- Experience training others in HMIS is required
- Substantial health sector experience is required
- Experience developing HMIS quality assurance systems
- Experience analyzing health data
- Experience supporting use of data for decision making
- Experience in HMIS capacity development, with a focus on coaching and mentorship, is required
- Qualified Somali national/ Somali Diaspora or individual already authorized to work in Somalia required
The candidate we hire will embody PSI’s corporate values:
Measurement:You use hard evidence to make decisions and guide your work. You set clear goalposts in advance and explain clearly if you need to move them.
Pragmatism: You’ll strive to deliver the best possible result with the resources available. You won’t be paralyzed by a need to make things perfect.
Honesty:You own your mistakes and are open about your shortcomings – it’s the only way you’ll learn and improve.
Collaboration:You’ll quickly establish a mental map of whom you can rely on for what, on your team, at headquarters, and in our country offices – if you try to do it all yourself, you won’t succeed.
Trust:You accept limits to your sphere of control and give colleagues the benefit of the doubt.
Commitment:You are in it for the long-haul and want to grow with the organization, just like PSI serves its consumers and partners with host-country governments through thick and thin.
References will be required. The successful candidate will be required to pass a background check. For domestic positions: N.B. PSI will not consider work visa sponsorship for this position.
PSI has implemented a COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate to provide a hazard free employment and work environment in our commitment to our employees. Candidates offered a position will be required to provide proof of vaccination prior to their start date and their employment will be contingent on this.
PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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