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REGIONAL PROJECT OFFICER (SOUTHERN AFRICA)
August 9, 2022 Admin
Full TimeMalawi or Zambia
Amref Health Africa

Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 and has since grown to become the largest African-based international health development organisation, currently implementing more than 150 programs which directly reach more than 20 million people across 35 countries in Africa. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Amref has fully-fledged offices in Ethiopia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Senegal, South Sudan, and Zambia; eleven advocacy and fundraising offices in Europe and North America; and a staff complement of over 1,500. Our vision is to bring about ‘Lasting health change in Africa’, and our mission is ‘To increase sustainable health access to communities in Africa through solutions in human resources for health, health service delivery, and investments in health’. We believe that the power to transform Africa’s health lies within its communities, and therefore strive to ensure that health systems are not only functional but that communities are empowered to hold these systems accountable for the delivery of quality and affordable health care. ABOUT GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY UNIT Global Health Security seeks to build strong and resilient public health systems to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats wherever they occur. The objective of the Unit is to strengthen health systems’ capacity in reducing vulnerabilities to emerging and re-emerging disease threats for communities in sub-Saharan Africa. The Unit’s functions complement efforts of regional partners such as the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), national players through the Ministries of Health and other strategic partners. ABOUT SAVING LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS INITIATIVE The Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative is a three-year, US $1.5 billion partnership between the Mastercard Foundation and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) designed to save the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in Africa and hasten the economic recovery of the continent in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative is acquiring vaccines for more than 65 million people, supporting the delivery of vaccinations to millions more across the continent, laying the groundwork for vaccine manufacturing in Africa by focusing focus on human capital development, and strengthening the capacity of Africa CDC. For more information on the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative, please visit: https://mastercardfdn.org/faq-saving-lives-and-livelihoods/

Amref Health Africa is seeking to recruit a qualified person for the position of Regional Project Officer who will provide planning, coordination and technical support to countries implementing SLL in the Southern Africa hub for quality ex*****on of project activities as per the Ministry of Health COVID-19 vaccination priorities and monitor the achievement of project deliverables as per the overall Project’s objectives. The role will be based in Malawi or Zambia.
https://amref.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Regional-Project-Officer-Southern-Africa.pdf

Public Health Expert
International Position Local position

Public Health Expert General Summary

The Public Health Expert will support the organization in reviewing the design and implementation of programs for the achievement of impact. This includes assessment of the effectiveness of the program implementation to deliver effective public health outcomes, quality of health services provided to intended beneficiaries, availability, accuracy and completeness of data and its use for decision making and the performance of the organization’s grants on key health-related indicators in line with the targets in the Performance Framework.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Review the draft audit programs to provide feedback on the public health aspects of the audit.
Interview with relevant staff of the implementers and in-country stakeholders.
Collection and analysis of relevant documents and information.
In-country fieldwork at the central level and selected program sites.
Prepare working papers and summaries of observations for each work team.
Prepare for fact-checking and debriefs with in-country stakeholders.
Hold debriefing meetings with the grant recipients and other stakeholders in the country.
Provide inputs for debriefing presentation for in-country exit meeting at the end of the assignment.
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Advanced university degree in medicine, public health, health system management, epidemiology, or related field.
At least 12 years of professional experience (international or national) working in planning, management, and Monitoring & Evaluation of programs in the health sector, including in developing countries; preferably including at least two years gained in the review or audit of health-related grant programs in the non-profit/public sector in developing countries.
Experience in assessing risks and existing controls to mitigate those risks.
Preference would be given to experts with expertise in HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Demonstrated sound knowledge and expertise in assessing the design and effectiveness of public health interventions.
Ability to apply sound knowledge of M&E, public health, and disease program management.
Ability to coach and guide other public health and M&E specialists.
Ability to manage and work in a team setting.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Report-writing skills in English.
Proficiency in MS Office programs.
Ability to demonstrate accountability and integrity.
Ability to show tactfulness, consideration, and respect for others.
Ability to display cultural sensitivity, and adaptability in interaction with people of different backgrounds.
Irreproachable behaviour is a must.

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV, Certificates, daily rates in USD and proof of previous work related to the position (e.g. final project reports, reference letters and completion certificates) to: [email protected] with Public Health Expert as the subject.

Note: Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, colour, s*x, origin, age, religion, disability, s*xual orientation, and gender identity.
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Health Informatics Specialist Local position

Job Summary:

PROJECT SUMMARY

Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) is a five-year global project funded by the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The goal for EpiC is to achieve and maintain epidemic control through strategic technical assistance to improve HIV prevention, case finding, care, and treatment programming in countries supported by PEPFAR. EpiC is led by FHI 360 with core partners Population Services International (PSI), Palladium Group, Right to Care, and Gobee Group. In Malawi, EpiC focuses on key and priority populations in the HIV program.



POSITION SUMMARY

The Health Informatics Specialist will be part of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team for the Epic program and will work under the supervision of the Senior M&E Advisor. He/she will provide overall technical leadership on the development, implementation and maintenance of the DHIS2 trackers/databases for program monitoring. The position will manage interoperability of country office DHIS2 tracker with national reporting systems. He/she will manage and maintain servers and configure updates to DHIS2. The position will also lead capacity building to the project staff and implementing partners to ensure high reporting rates in the system and data use for decisions. He/she will use APIs to pull data into data visualization softwares such as PowerBI. Possession of GIS skills will be an added advantage.



DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and design a functional DHIS2 tracker database for collecting, organizing and analyzing individual-level client service uptake across HIV continuum of care.
Develop, modify and maintain forms and interfaces for data entry into the DHIS2 trackers and create specific report formats and reporting tools as per project specifications and guidelines.
Build the capacity of project staff and the implementing partners in database utilization, data management and reporting.
Work with the rest of M&E team to coordinate data entry of service and training data at the implementing partners’ level.
Extract data and share with the M&E team for analysis and reporting to ensure continuous program performance improvement and meet reporting requirements.
Prepare and extract monthly performance data from the DHIS2 tracker for entry into EpiC’s global DHIS2 aggregate ‘Infolink’ database and for data visualization using Power BI.
Establish rules and procedures for data sharing with upper management, external

stakeholders etc.

Design and implement interoperability mechanism between country office DHIS2 tracker and national HIV data reporting systems for key populations.
Provide technical support in management of all project databases and electronic platforms to meet reporting requirements.
Manage and maintain servers and configure updates to DHIS2 tracker databases.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned by the supervisor and program leadership.



KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, ABILITIES, EXPERTISE AND COMPLEXITY

Experience in setting up, implement and maintain DHIS2-based databases and other management information systems including the use of electronic medical records (EMR).
Experience in building the capacity of project staff, implementing partners and other stakeholders in database use and general data management standards.
Experience in data cleaning, extraction and exporting for analysis and reporting.
Experience in conceptualizing and developing digital health solutions is an added advantage
Ability to maintain data security and confidentiality for the program beneficiaries.
Working knowledge of USAID and Malawi ministry of health data requirements and information systems such as DATIM and other reporting platforms.
Good planning and organizational skills.
Tact and diplomacy in dealing with implementing partners.
Knowledge in GIS will be an added advantage.



MINIMUM REQUIREMENT STANDARDS

Master’s degree in Information Technology with 3-5 years’ experience or Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Biostatistics, Mathematics or related field with 5-7 years’ experience.
Computer proficiency in word processing, databases, spreadsheets, including advanced skills in DHIS2 customization, MySQL, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MS Access, Excel.
Demonstrated experience with Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) including DHIS2.
Comprehensive understanding of HIV/AIDS Programming and PEPFAR indicators.

Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge through informal and formal trainings.



This job posting summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.



FHI 360 is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer whereby we do not engage in practices that discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment based on race, color, religion, s*x, s*xual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.



FHI 360 will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.

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