Data Analytics Director at Palladium

Position Summary

Reporting to the HIGDA Deputy Chief of Party, the Data Analytics Director will spearhead HIGDA?s data analytics pillar to include data demand and information use and project evaluation and performance measurement strategies. S/he will tale lead in HIGDA activities by providing guidance in the endeavors that seek to examine the various healthcare data to determine how health care can be improved while optimizing on investments and ensuring routine utilization of data as the basis of evidence based culture of health management. S/he will be responsible for the direction and oversight of analytics and reporting towards the realization of the related HIGDA outcomes.

The Data analytics Director will lead the design and manage HIGDA supported data analytics products including internal and external monitoring and evaluation strengthening activities. S/he will provide strategic data analytics direction and leadership for the design, implementation and evaluation of HIGDA activities. As a member of the HIGDA senior management team, s/he will work with the senior national and county managers to ensure strengthened capacity in data analytics and monitoring and evaluation. S/he will ensure that the development and implementation of policies and guidelines are aligned to the policy documents and hence to the corresponding annual work plans. S/he will work with national program heads and stake holder project advisors to identify data utilization priorities and build the organizational capacity for analyzing, disseminating and using health statistics, operationalizing programmatic measurement and accountability review structures at select counties and at the national level. S/he will work with CMLAP and other HIS stakeholders to establish a Partners Coordinating Committee (PCC) to gain a shared understanding of sector progress against the SDGs and to provide training and mentorship.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities

S/he will provide the leadership, vision, and oversight for the following:

• Collaborate with MOH national program leaders in determining sector priorities for data analytics and program monitoring and evaluation and ensure that the HIGDA workplans are aligned to user information needs.
• Support MOH organizational capacity development for data analysis, dissemination and use of health data by using and improving national HMIS processes and systems to foster a shift from retroactive analytics to a mature, real-time data analytics model providing prescriptive and predictive analytics to decision makers in a useful easily understandable format
• Work with MOH to develop a knowledge gateway to extend the DHIS2, Health Observatory, Situation Room, Health Data Warehouse and other available analytics platforms. The gateway will promote peer-to-peer learning and share best practices in HIS policies, standards, and guidelines implementation.
• Promoting knowledge sharing through various channels including print and electronic media and knowledge sharing portals to disseminate analytics results.
• Take leadership in designing, implementing, and maintaining the use of GIS analytics.
• Supervision of DDIU and GIS specialists and M and E advisor.
• Ensure provision of support to MOH departments and programs and lead stakeholder discussions on comparisons and adoption of various data analytic products.
• Enhancements to organizational capacity for analysis to share dashboards, new platform features evolvement, peer-to-peer county information sharing facilitated via the HIGDA visualization platform and forums.
• Strengthening or establishing measurement and accountability review structures at the national and county level.
• Enabling routine reviews through shared dashboards to include routine site visit M&E metrics and bi-annual independent institutional reviews assessment reports to inform remediation.
• Oversee HIGDA analytical team and activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

   

Qualifications

Requirements

• Masters Level of Education in related field, e.g. MBA, MPH or MSc (Informatics/ Biostatistics/ Biometry/ Epidemiology)
• 8+ years? experience in relevant leadership position (USG projects preferred)
• 5+ years? experience working directly with MOH at the national and county level preferably in health information systems strengthening
• Post graduate professional qualification in project management and planning
• Appropriate technical and software skills necessary to conduct, analysis of study data, such as STATA, SPSS, or equivalent.
• Familiarity with GIS and spatial analysis.
• Demonstrated experience working with key Kenyan health information systems.
• Strong written and oral communication skills for high-level policy audiences (writing examples may be required).
• Excellent coordination, and information management skills.
• The ability to work well under pressure and skilled in change management, crisis management, and problem solving.
• Demonstrated ability to manage cohesive team and proven record in effectively managing multidisciplinary partnerships.
• Demonstrated leadership, ethics, and sound judgement, both independently and as part of a team.
• Experience with working with monitoring and evaluation systems.
• Demonstrated knowledge of strategic planning methodology and documentation processes.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with users and various stakeholders (local and international); developed cultural awareness and innovation sense.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Swahili.