Strategic Information Team Leader

SUMMARY:
We are looking for a Strategic Information Team Lead to plan, communicate and manage the quarterly DATIM reporting to USAID/PEPFAR and manage Business Intelligence (BI)

POSITION INFO:

Only candidates with the following criteria will be considered:

Essential qualifications and Requirements

• Master’s degree in relevant field (e.g. MSc, MPH, MBA)
• 3-5 years’ experience in managing a SI/M&E team using relevant/appropriate management and quality improvement methodologies
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working closely with a donor agency (e.g. USAID, CDC, Global Fund)
• Deep understanding of M&E, preferably within a public health donor-funded environment
• Descriptive data analysis ability from program evaluation required. Competency in inferential statistics using STATA, SPSS, R, EpiInfo etc. strongly preferred
• Excellent skills in PowerBI and Excel analytics to create data visualizations for data-driven management of programs
• Understanding of data flows and databases (e.g. REDCap, SQL, Tier.Net, DHIS, DATIM, Synch)
• Demonstrated ability to understand the impact of reporting on donor funding, as well as the need for integrity & transparency in reporting
• Excellent written communication abilities, demonstrated ability to write narratives for donor reporting
• Business Analytics and Process Engineering experience an advantage
• Understanding of HIV epidemiology and the UNIADS 95-95-95 fast track goals an advantage
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Deadline-driven and good at self-management
• Able to manage change and handle competing priorities and to cope with a demanding work environment
• Stakeholder Engagement and Communications

• Engage stakeholders to understand and manage reporting requirements and queries, as communicated by USAID/PEPFAR.
• Work with stakeholders to implement/update processes, data flows and reports in line with changes or a Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP).

• Reporting
• Drive business understanding of reports and reporting requirements.
• Plan, communicate and manage processes for daily/weekly/monthly reporting requirements, quarterly DATIM reporting, as well as the related JPPM presentation.
• Ensure that there is integrity in reporting, thereby enabling the company to be transparent.
• Data Utilization for Health Program Management
• Work collaboratively with Public Health team and program implementers to understand and meet information demands for data-driven program management
• Develop and distribute data analytics to monitor program progress and inform adaptive program management of health services delivery.

• Team Management
• Empower the Business Intelligence Analyst team to act independently by ensuring that: the team composition is fit for purpose,
• they understand the impact of their job performance, and they have the tools and skills to do the job.
• Drive Continuous Improvement in the team in order to achieve and maintain a high level of performance and work quality.
• Mitigate the impact and risk associated with change as much as possible through communication, planning and team workload balancing

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