Strategic Information Officers

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Location: Gulu, Uganda

Hours: Regular Full-time, 40 hours per week; Not Eligible for Overtime

Location: Based in Acholi Sub Region, Uganda (Kitgum and Gulu Cluster)

Salary: Commensurate with required experience and qualifications

Reports to: Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor

University Research Co., LLC (URC)

URC is a global company dedicated to improving the quality of health care, social services, and health education worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS), URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.

Established in 1965, URC offers a range of technical assistance to strengthen health and social systems and service quality by empowering communities and health workers to identify and scale up locally appropriate solutions to critical problems. Internationally, we expand access to and improve the quality of services addressing maternal, newborn, and child health; infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria; reproductive health and family planning; food and nutrition; and vulnerable children and families. In the US, we focus on improving communication related to issues like substance abuse, with a particular focus on reaching underserved populations.

URC’s mission is to provide innovative, evidence-based solutions to health and social challenges worldwide. Please join us in carrying out our mission (http://www.urc-chs.com/).

Division & Project Overview:

The Quality and Performance Institute (QPI) is a division of URC that has implemented quality improvement and operations research programs in health care since 1981 and continues to be at the cutting edge of health care improvement work in countries around the world.

With the RHITES-N Acholi Project (Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Northern Uganda – Acholi), USAID will continue its support of the Government of Uganda’s (GOU) efforts to improve access to and use of health services in the country’s post-conflict northern region. RHITES-N Acholi Project activities will build on USAID investments and national advances to increase access to and use of high-quality integrated services that accelerate the ability and capacity to respond to the specific health needs of residents in the Acholi sub-region, leveraging the URC-ASSIST project successes.

Roles and Responsibilities:

The Strategic Information Officer will report to the Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor. The SI officer will oversee the monitoring and evaluation of all project interventions and SBC activities Implemented by RHITES North Acholi team at facility and community level.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Develop Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning work plans and budgets
Design data collection tools based on the project indicators to support the project team and partners to collect quality data on DREAMS, Family Health, COVID19 and SBCC IPC activities including; community dialogues, small and large group meetings, one on one sessions and home visits.

Strengthen the district, facility and community data management and quality systems.
Create data entry screens to store data from the community activities carried out.
Ensure timely submission of accurate and complete data for weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reporting
Collect, analyze and provide descriptive and inferential statistics on the project indicators to track achievement
Provide technical support to the facilities in ensuring implementation of UgandaEMR and other key MoH databases.
Provide support to the district biostatisticians in reporting maternal and perinatal deaths
Technically support the biostatisticians to organize performance review meetings through proper analysis and reporting of programmatic indicators.
Support the Data Assistants to conduct health facility assessment in order to address facility specific data management challenges.
Support Data Assistants and District Biostatisticians in Covid19 data entry at all districts in cluster in addition to ensuring availability of data capture tools
Support compilation of M&E progressive reports and knowledge products – best practices, success stories and research findings.
Prepare and disseminate M&E periodic reports documenting the project findings, achievements, recommendations and best practice.
Build the capacity of district and facility staff in HMIS management.
Conduct support supervision to the cluster districts to provide technical assistance on how to collect quality data and develop SOPs to streamline data management.
Ensure complete, timely and accurate reporting by all facilities within the region and proper data validation.
Carry out Data Audits/ Data Quality Assessments for the partners involved in the project activities.
Organize joint performance review meeting of the project on a periodic basis to assess the progress set
Manage quantification and distribution of HMIS tools.
Ensure timely delivery of project reports to the donors and other partners.
Work with the LPS-TASO Acholi cluster M&E leads to offer technical assistance to the facility-based data clerks on EMRs data entry, cleaning and analysis.
Support the roll-out and upgrade of EMR for POC and recency data transmission
Undertake any other relevant duties as determined by the Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor.

Minimum Qualifications:

Required Experience & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Statistics, Population Studies, Computer Science, Public Health, Demography or other related degree.
Post Graduate training in Monitoring and Evaluation as well as strategic communication will be an added advantage.
Experience in working with national, USAID public health interventions; Specific hands-on knowledge and skills in planning, designing, monitoring facility and community approaches

Desired Experience

At least 4 years’ relevant experience in Monitoring and Evaluating USAID-funded public health , development/humanitarian programs
Thorough familiarity with DHIS2, HMIS, HIBRID, UgandaEMR, PEPFAR In-country Reporting System
Demonstrable results in previous work environment should reinforce claims to this experience.
Knowledge of public health service delivery, community outreaches and experience in working with community health-intervention programs and in dissemination of information through different communication channels.
A motivated, focused, disciplined professional with excellent communication, interpersonal, analytical and result-oriented skills.
Good judgment, initiative, high sense of responsibility, tactful, ability to plan, organize and measure outcomes of interventions.
Exemplary and honest, with a high level of energy and integrity, and able to work under minimum supervision.
Flexible, innovative, with good record keeping, communication, presentation, report-writing, and interpersonal skills.
Team player with the ability to make positive contributions

Please note: Only candidates who are eligible to work in Uganda for an indefinite period without a need for sponsorship will be considered for this position.

To Apply:

For immediate consideration, please visit URC’s Career Opportunities page at www.urc-chs.com/careers.

You must upload your CV/Résumé and your Cover Letter where indicated. Also, please complete your application form and attach a completed USAID Form 1420 Contractor Employee Biographical Data Sheet by 25^th November 2021.

Due to the large number of inquiries we receive, only candidates who have met the required experience & qualifications for this position will be contacted. No phone calls please. However, since we are active around the world in the field of public health, we may wish to retain your CV in our database for other/future opportunities, unless you direct us otherwise. Thank you very much for your interest.

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