Deputy Strategic Information Advisor-(Futures Group)- Job in Kenya

About Us

Futures Group develops and delivers innovative, locally relevant, evidence-based solutions to improve the health and well being of people around the world. Since 1971, we have assisted governmental and non-governmental agencies, foundations, and the private sector by designing, implementing and evaluating programs in HIV, sexual and reproductive health, population and family planning, maternal and child health, infectious diseases, and gender.

Futures Group has deep expertise in policy and advocacy, research and strategic information, health markets and private sector engagement, modeling and economic analysis, patient monitoring and management/HMIS, strategic consulting, and program management.

Position Summary

The Deputy Strategic Information Advisor will be responsible for automating collection and reporting of Health Information at health facilities and delivering supportive supervision, monitoring and evaluation, and performance reporting, and managing a team of Strategic Information Associates and tracking technical deliverables.

The position will initially run from March 15th 2012 until October 2012 after which the position will be renewed annually. The position is based in Nairobi Kenya.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate all monitoring and evaluation for a PEPFAR project including Global Health Initiatives (GHI) and Next Generation Indicators (NGI)
• Supervise and coordinate the collection of accurate monitoring reports from the health facilities (monthly, quarterly, semiannual and annually) on all required indicators
• Support information technology infrastructure and management for data management tools
• Coordinate technical SI needs at sites (computers and hardware)
• Build the data culture at health facilities to improve data demand and data use
• Manage and provide training for data analysis at the service delivery outlets and coordinate technical assistance to sites in the analysis of data to address gaps in the program and services
• Help the project to demonstrate that project interventions result in observable and measurable improvement in the quality of HIV care and treatment services and clients served.
• Increase LPTF demand for quality information, methods, and tools, and facilitation of information use in decision making
• Oversee coordination of data entry and set up SOPs to ensure there is no backlog; ensure that databases are backed-up on routine basis
• Build and improve relationships with health facilities and partners
• Liaise with prime recipient on routine basis to alert them to challenges and difficulties performing our work; highlight successes
• Develop work plans and monitor it on monthly basis in coordination with SI Advisor
• Other activities as identified

Qualifications

Technical Experience 

• Master’s in public health, epidemiology, statistics, or related field with 3-5 years significant experience or Bachelor’s degree with at least 6-10 years extensive experience in Strategic Information/M&E of health programs
• Experience in clinical setting is preferred
• Experience working with Patient Management and Monitoring Systems (PMMS) and monitoring and evaluation
• At least 3 years of experience in monitoring of HIV projects; and
• Experience and familiarity with USG and MOH (e.g. KePMS and DHIS) reporting systems
• Familiarity with information dissemination at national and international level
• Knowledge and experience in HIV patients’ data analysis and use of statistical data analysis packages e.g: Epi Info, SPSS, CSpro etc.
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Experience working with and designing tools to support decision making,
• Training and workshop facilitation experience
• Ability to trouble-shoot, manage crisis, and problem solving
• Knowledge of both Swahili and English required
• Proven experience in data analysis is required
• Ability or experience in writing abstracts and journal articles

Managerial Experience 

• Ability to oversee technical delivery of teams
• Ability to develop and track operational plans/ results frameworks / SOW
• Excellent teamwork
• Excellent leadership skills

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand or sit, and move about the facility

Work Environment

• Usual office working conditions free of disagreeable elements.

How to apply: 

All applications for this position should be submitted online atwww.futuresgroup.com via the Careers page. Futures Group provides equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.