Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, March 03, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Management Systems International (MSI), a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, D.C. metro area management consultancy with a 40-year history of delivering results for our clients. Our expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation; democracy and governance; peace and stability; rule of law and accountability; education; gender and inclusion; strategic communications; and leadership and organizational development. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria and Ukraine, and works domestically. We support clients ranging from the U.S. Government (e.g., the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Departments of State and Labor, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation) to large bilateral and multilateral donors (e.g., the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program). We also work with national and local governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com .

Project Summary
USAID/Zambia intends to 1) Strengthen the national Health Management Information System (HMIS) owned and managed by the Government of Zambia’s (GRZ) Ministry of Health (MOH), 2) Improve monitoring, evaluation, and research capacities within key government and non-governmental institutions, and 3) Expand the evidence base for existing approaches to health programming in malaria, nutrition, family planning, maternal and child health, and HIV. The activity will support strategic objectives of USAID, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI).
Please note: Only Zambian citizens are eligible for this position**

Position Summary
The Senior Health Management Information System (HMIS) Advisor reports directly to the Chief of Party (COP) and will provide technical, strategic, and programmatic direction for the development and implementation of HMIS aspects of the project. The position will be the direct interface with the MOH and HMIS stakeholders to support the project’s Objective 1: High-Quality, Timely, and Accessible HMIS Data. The Senior HMIS Advisor is responsible for supporting the MOH to improve the generation, identification, collection, processing, storage, and dissemination of quality data and strategic information. They will engage with Zambia’s health informatics community to oversee and develop approaches for integration of e-Health information systems used in Zambia to collect, manage, analyze, report, visualize, and disseminate health data. The assignment duration for this position could potentially run from March 2022- March 2025.

Responsibilities
• Provide technical direction for the project’s work with the MOH to support timely, high quality and accessible HMIS data.
• Train, mentor and oversee Objective 1 staff, partners and sub-contractors.
• Coordinate weekly technical meetings with Objective 1 staff and ensure that all staff are working toward the completion of Objective 1 actions as laid out in the Annual Workplan.
• Oversee the implementation of HMIS rapid assessment actions
• Support the development of the National HISS 2022-2026, policies and SOPs.
• Coordinate all sub-contractor work to ensure compliance with all deliverables in support of Objective 1.
• Ensure all technology deliverables are in compliance with USAID, MSI, and MOH technical requirements including security and privacy policies.
• Advise the COP and engage with the Zambian health informatics community.
• Integrate e-Health information systems and deliver sustainable solutions to end-users.
• Work with end-users to deliver technical solutions that meet their requirements.
• Provide expert technical advice to the COP to support their ability to provide effective technical assistance, advocacy and political direction among key government and cooperating partners.
• Advise the MOH and its cooperating partners on eHealth and mobile health technologies to enhance the quality of service delivery and will work with various stakeholder groups, including the MOH, to train health teams on HMIS tools.

Qualifications
• A bachelor’s degree in public health, statistics, health informatics or relevant social science required.
• A minimum of seven years’ experience working in HMIS within Zambia and the Southern Africa context.
• Strong technical knowledge of the various health management information system platforms operating in the Zambian health sector including DHIS2 and SmartCare.
• Proven ability to identify data integration challenges across multiple systems and propose effective solutions.
• Experience designing data models, strategies, and data flows across systems and building consensus among multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to develop, plan, and lead HMIS strengthening activities that address the unique challenges of the central, provincial, district, facility levels.
• Ability to provide high-level HMIS technical leadership to multiple GRZ directorates and data systems to achieve results.
• Ability to find solutions to HMIS challenges that are acutely sensitive to human and other resource constraints in the health sector.
• Ability to serve as a liaison with USAID, GRZ, and other key stakeholders in support of the activity.
• Strong interpersonal relations and ability to manage a team.
• Ability to lead HMIS change management activities at all levels.
• Strong project management background, practical knowledge of PEPFAR programming and data requirements will be an added advantage.
• English language required.

MSI is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We strive to develop and maintain a culture that honors the perspectives and identities of our employees, our communities and those impacted by our work.
We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.
MSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities/Veterans Employer.

Reasonable Accommodations
MSI is dedicated to hiring an inclusive workforce. If you would like to request reasonable accommodations during the application process, please email MSI.Dept.HRRecruiting@tetratechinc.onmicrosoft.com with “Reasonable Accommodations” in the title. Our recruitment team looks forward to engaging in an interactive process to provide reasonable accommodations for candidates.
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Additional Information
• Organization: 216 MSI

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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