Closing
date: 29 Feb 2016
date: 29 Feb 2016
Management
Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health by helping public and
private organizations throughout the world to effectively manage people,
medicines, money, and information. Working from more than 30 country offices
and our Arlington, Virginia and Medford, Massachusetts US headquarters, our
staff from 65 nations is highly regarded for its technical expertise,
integrity, and commitment to making a lasting difference in health. We live by
our mission to save lives and improve the health of th
Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health by helping public and
private organizations throughout the world to effectively manage people,
medicines, money, and information. Working from more than 30 country offices
and our Arlington, Virginia and Medford, Massachusetts US headquarters, our
staff from 65 nations is highly regarded for its technical expertise,
integrity, and commitment to making a lasting difference in health. We live by
our mission to save lives and improve the health of th
e world’s poorest and
most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in
public health.
OVERALL
RESPONSIBILITIES
RESPONSIBILITIES
Management
Sciences for Health (MSH) seeks a Health Management Information Systems (HMIS)
Advisor for an anticipated CDC procurement that will provide technical
assistance to host country public health institutions in Tanzania. The goal of
the project is to provide technical assistance to public Health institutions in
Tanzania including mainland ministry of health, the mainland national AIDS
Control Program (NACP) and the Zanzibar Integrated HIV, TB and leprosy Program
to lead and manage the HIV response and build sustainable health system.
Sciences for Health (MSH) seeks a Health Management Information Systems (HMIS)
Advisor for an anticipated CDC procurement that will provide technical
assistance to host country public health institutions in Tanzania. The goal of
the project is to provide technical assistance to public Health institutions in
Tanzania including mainland ministry of health, the mainland national AIDS
Control Program (NACP) and the Zanzibar Integrated HIV, TB and leprosy Program
to lead and manage the HIV response and build sustainable health system.
The
Senior Advisor HIS works closely with the Ministry of Health and other key
stakeholders to set Information and Communication Technology (ICT) direction
and provide technical assistance for the enhancement of systems and national
capacity to collect, analyze and use health-related data for effective program
management.
Senior Advisor HIS works closely with the Ministry of Health and other key
stakeholders to set Information and Communication Technology (ICT) direction
and provide technical assistance for the enhancement of systems and national
capacity to collect, analyze and use health-related data for effective program
management.
This
position is subject to project award and funding.
position is subject to project award and funding.
Specific
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Work
with the monitoring and evaluation team to feed information for project
reporting. - Facilitate
the assessment and strategic planning of MOH HMIS systems. - Provide
senior level technical assistance to the project and all collaborating and
implementing partners in health management information systems policy and
the monitoring of improvement of existing HMIS information systems. - Provide
advice to the MOH and its agencies on eHealth and mobile health
technologies to enhance the quality of HIV service delivery. - Work
with the stakeholder groups including the MOH and its agencies, to train
health teams on HMIS tools. - Assist
the Project teams and stakeholder groups to receive and review regular
performance reports, initiatives from health facilities and health
departments; and to produce regular performance reports. - Oversee
the collection of information and dissemination of lessons learned from
implementation of HMIS. - Strengthen
the use of data by MOH and its agencies to improve service performance at
health facilities which is critical to the successful implementation and
rapid scale up of this project. - Provide
technical leadership for HMIS among project teams and partners. - Participate
in regular meetings of project senior management team. - Perform
any other duties as assigned by the project director.
Qualifications
- Masters
level degree in a relevant field such as public health, public
administration, health administration, demography, statistics, computing,
epidemiology, etc. - 5
years of demonstrated expertise, with substantial developing country
context experience, in facilitation of health information system
strengthening, including central level coordination and systems
integration, and sub-national strengthening for quality collection,
analysis, dissemination, and use of health information - A
post graduate diploma in computer science will be an added advantage - Demonstrated
experience in strengthening human resources information systems (HRIS) is
a plus. - Excellent
oral and written communication skills in English. - Previous
experience in a developing country context is required. - Ability
to travel within Tanzania and elsewhere as needed. - High
level of professionalism and confidentiality.
EEO
Statement
Statement
Management
Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer offering employment
without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender
identity, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental disability, or
protected veteran status.
Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer offering employment
without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender
identity, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental disability, or
protected veteran status.
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