Vacancy title:
District Health Data Analyst

Jobs at:
IntraHealth

Deadline of this Job:
5th December 2018

Duty Station:
Kigali, Rwanda

Summary
Date Posted: 21st November 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

At IntraHealth, we are a global team of creative, committed humanitarians on a mission. We are advocates, technologists, health workers, and communicators. Program officers, finance experts, and technical leaders. We are passionate and diverse. And we’re united in our belief that everyone everywhere should have the health care they need to thrive. That’s why we work every day to improve the performance of health workers around the world and strengthen the systems in which they work.

JOB DETAILS:

Why Choose IntraHealth
For almost 40 years in over 100 countries, IntraHealth has partnered with local communities to make sure health workers are present where they’re needed most, ready to do the job, connected to the technology they need, and safe to do their very best work.

Our programs are designed with a deep understanding of and appreciation for the context of human rights, gender equality and discrimination, economic empowerment, and changing populations. And the longstanding relationships we’ve built with government agencies, private-sector partners, and members of civil society make our efforts stronger and more effective. Join us and together we can make lasting changes in global health—for all of us.

The Ingobyi Activity is a five-year cooperative agreement to improve the quality of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) and malaria services, in a sustainable manner with the goal of reducing neonatal, child and maternal mortality in Rwanda. The Ingobyi Activity will build upon the tremendous gains Rwanda has made in the health sector as well as previous USAID investments in the health sector to provide a healthier, more productive future for all Rwandans. Ingobyi will improve the availability, quality and utilization of RMNCH and malaria services with resilience and sustainability. The Activity will partner with the Government of Rwanda (GOR) to build on the country’s considerable achievements, guided by national health strategies, goals, objectives and data.

Summary of role
IntraHealth seeks district health data analysts for the USAID Ingoybi Activity for multiple locations in Rubavu, Nyanza, Rwamagana, Kigali districts.
The district health data analysts will be responsible for promoting a culture among DHMTs and health facilities to review and interpret their own routine data and use the evidence to prioritize, plan and implement interventions aimed at improving RMNCH and malaria outcomes in the supported districts. One District Health Data Analyst will be based in each of the following three districts - Rubavu, Nyanza, and Rwamagana ,, serving at least 5 districts per catchment area

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Work with districts to annually select a list of key RMNCH indicators that will be tracked and reviewed by DHMTs during quarterly meetings and to determine their baselines and set annual targets.
  
• Provide districts with technical assistance in analyzing data for the selected indicators and generation of data visualizations as needed. Support the development of presentations on progress of the selected indicators toward achieving the set targets for DHMT and quarterly review meetings..
  
• Share national level data with DHMTs using a color-coded scorecard showing comparison in the performance against priority RMNCH indicators between districts in order to foster/motivate data driven actions.
  
• Ensure that districts and facilities have the capacity to generate, interpret and utilize DHIS-2 data dashboards to identify performance gaps, perform root cause analyses and develop evidence-based action plans aimed at addressing the gaps.
  
• Support districts and facilities to compile data from different systems, including death audits, accreditation assessments, ISS/DQA, mentoring reports and PBF evaluations in order to make integrated action plans that include gaps identified through all these parallel systems.
  
• Contribute to periodic reporting through facilitation of all data collection and compilation efforts in their respective zone for program indicators not reported through DHIS-2
  

Any other tasks assigned by supervisor or the MEL team.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, epidemiology, statistics, demographics, social sciences or related field
  
• A minimum of five (5) years working experience in monitoring and implementing programs in development field, preferably health (reproductive, maternal, newborn, child health, and malaria)
  
• Experience and working relationship with DHMTs and health facility level staff
  
• Experience with USAID reporting regulations and requirements highly preferred
  
• Conversant with DHIS2 functionalities.
  
• Demonstrated ability to assess priorities and manage a variety of activities in a time-sensitive environment and meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality
  
• Proficiency in statistical databases (SPSS, EPI-info) and other software packages with strong data analysis and data management skills.
  
• Experience using geospatial analysis software (ArcGIS) a plus
  

Summary of Benefits
IntraHealth International, Inc. is a great place to work and prides itself on its comprehensive benefits package. We offer competitive salaries and a dynamic inclusive work environment which supports health workers so they can improve the lives of people throughout the world.

IntraHealth International is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, and requires affirmative action to ensure equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment.

This is also to include inquiry about, disclosing, or discussing their compensation or the compensation of other applicants or employees.

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