Data and Strategic Information Manager

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Health Information Management / Public Health Epidemiology or Statistics or similar field) required; Master’s degree preferred.
  
• 5-10 years’ experience in strategic information, monitoring and evaluation (including experience working with the Uganda Health Management Information System [HMIS]), and data quality analysis.
  
• Minimum three years’ experience with program management, including working with multiple grantees, required.
  
• Minimum three years’ experience working on USG-funded projects, and/or public health programs, including those with performance-based financing activities, required. Experience working with PEPFAR programs preferred.
  
• Comprehensive understanding of and experience with integrated health programming and Uganda MOH M&E policies and guidelines required.
  
• Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to implement procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members, and strong time management/task prioritization skills.
  
• Proven ability to analyze and solve problems independently without direct supervision.
  

• In coordination with the Country Program Manager and US-based Senior Technical Manager and Senior Strategy, Grant Impact, and Learning (SIL) Advisor, use project-specific monitoring and evaluation (M&E) tools and processes to track project and grantee outputs and outcomes.
  
• Manage the data collection from all TIFA grantees in Uganda quarterly and coordinate with the Grants team to review milestone submissions.
  
• Manage the data consulting firm(s) and coordinate data verification teams to review and verify RRH submissions on a quarterly basis, maintaining a schedule and communication with the grantees and TIFA Uganda teams to ensure timely payment based on achievement.
  
• Coordinate with the TIFA Uganda team and DOS to remain up-to-date and communicate about larger issues impacting RRH service delivery and data reporting, including participating in RRH support/Integrated Care Systems teams as needed.
  
• Extract information from project Salesforce database for Uganda-specific reports and feedback; develop Uganda-specific dashboards in Salesforce.
  
• Cultivate good communication with grantee staff to ensure data submitted is timely, complete and accurate.
  
• Organize and manage grantee meeting calendar on a regular interval to review and discuss the progress of the project through virtual or physical check-in call.
  
• Assist in the preparation, review, and dissemination of project reports, results and lessons learned; lead the writing of sections on MEL and indicator progress for quarterly country reports.
  
• Present findings, progress, goals, problems and other relevant information to Country Program Manager and US-based Country Team Lead and Sr. SIL Advisor, and in regular staff calls and/or meetings.