Strategic Information Specialist at Ministry of Health

Requirements for Appointment to this post a candidate must have:

• Masters level university degree either Science in Health Economics, Policy, statistics, demographics, international development, epidemiology or related field.
• Minimum of Eight (8) years working experience
• At least 4 years in a position responsible for application of information and data for decision making
• At least 3 years management experience, with experience in managing teams
• Knowledge in health financing is an added advantage.

Specific Duties

Report to head, KNBTTS

• Oversee the implementation of the National Blood M & E framework
• Develop and implement the institution performance management system.
• Manage the M & E officers across NBTTS sites
• Develop SOPs for data systems and implement Data reporting and Quality in the
• Blood Management information System including data from Transfusing facilities
• Oversee implementation of the Data Protection Act for Kenya’s blood data
• Develop systems for data protection with understanding of bio-data security
• Review the quality of existing data in the project subject areas, the methods of collecting it, and the degree to which it will provide good baseline statistics for impact evaluation
• Continuously review and update the M & E performance indicators, reporting systems
• Oversee Blood Surveillance activities and provide data driven advisories for decision making
• Maintain and administer the M&E database; analyze and aggregate findings.
• Support progress reporting in line with the National Blood Strategic Framework
• Develop a system for routine use of data driven decision making and submit regular reports to the Head
• Provide Secretariat support and direction to the National M & E Technical Working Group