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  • Posted: Nov 13, 2019
    Deadline: Nov 22, 2019
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    Driven by the pursuit of excellence, the University of Maryland has enjoyed a remarkable rise in accomplishment and reputation over the past two decades. By any measure, Maryland is now one of the nation's preeminent public research universities and on a path to become one of the world's best. To fulfill this promise, we must capitalize on our momentum, full...
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    Strategic Information (SI) Specialist

    Job Purpose

    The Strategic Information Specialist will primarily be responsible for supporting HIV-related reporting and continuous learning at the University of Maryland’s supported health facilities in Nairobi County. S/he will mentor all facility data handlers in the management of patient records and reports generation. S/he will be attached to a Technical Assistance (TA) team and will be responsible for all reporting demands within the supported health facilities.

    Duties and Responsibilities

    • Provide specialized training to facility and sub-county teams in Health Information Systems including the EMR and other databases
    • Conduct targeted site visits and provide mentorship on all issues related to Strategic Information and identify M&E training needs at facility and sub-county level
    • Conduct routine data management including data collection, collation, validations, analysis and reporting
    • Ensure that all national HIV related tools are available in supported facilities and health care workers are mentored to use them appropriately
    • Develop and revise M&E processes, SOPs and related tools that support quality assurance for key programmatic areas
    • Ensure data fidelity throughout the value chain while guaranteeing maximal MoH_PEPFAR data alignment through conduction of DQA/I initiatives and promptly share feedback with the program team
    • Be the front-line facility manager in all matters SI/M&E and together with the HMIS Specialist routinely conduct EMR site readiness assessments for scale-up and monitor for compliance in reporting to the national data warehouse
    • Network and work closely with the SCHRIOs, SCASCOs, SCTLCs and other members of the SCHMT in all the supported sub-counties
    • Ensure effective data use from both the electronic and paper-based HIS from the point of data generation while guaranteeing zero stock-out of the reporting tools at facility
    • Ensure program data security from generation, to transmission and archival
    • Supervise and provide mentorship to casual data clerks
    • Set targets for the facility data officers, conduct appraisals and provide timely feedback to program leadership where performance for the staff supervised is below expectation
    • Undertake any other duty as assigned by the supervisor

    Minimum Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Biostatistics, Biological Sciences, Sociology or other related discipline. A post-graduate degree with training in M&E will be a definite plus
    • At least 5 years’ experience in supporting M&E systems for public health projects
    • In-depth understanding of HIV and TB M&E mechanisms including the KHIS, DATIM, 3PM, and other online reporting innovations, PEPFAR MER and SIMS requirements
    • Ability to quickly turn-around program reports while ensuring utmost reporting compliance for both routine and ad hoc reports
    • High computer proficiency

    Desirable Skills

    • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
    • Exceptional report writing skills
    • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines with minimal supervision Good analytical and presentation skills

    Method of Application

    Interested candidates, who meet the above-mentioned qualifications, are requested to send their cover letter and resume to

    MGIC_Recruitment@mgic.umaryland.edu indicating the position being applied for on the subject line of the email by 22 November 2019. We regret that only short listed candidates will be contacted.

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