Consultant I at Management Sciences For Health - MSH

Job ID: 13-10706
Location: Abuja
Reports To: Director HMIS

Overview

• Data use is central to communicating the effect of the program and it is also very useful for improving decision making to enhance achievement of program goals. Data visualization, i.e. use of graphics, plots, dots, lines, or bars information graphics and other format, is a very effective and efficient method of communicating results to diverse stakeholders as it presents data in a format which helps decision makers and other users to quickly and properly understand the data.
• This allows the audience to make sound decisions. This will require that the information presented must be up to date and readily available in a format that is user friendly, easily accessible and consistently available (some of the issues to be addressed by the GF RSSH grant).
• When finalized, the grant use products will be configured into an interactive billboard to showcase the grants’ performance over time, using data visualization approach.
• The grant interactive billboard will allow data disaggregation by a multiplicity of indices including disease areas, sector (public and private), state, LGA, facility, year and month (to the extent of the disaggregation available in the data).

Specific Responsibilities
Scope of Work for Consultant

• Review the following:
  • GF RSSH performance indicators, definition, disaggregation and targets
  • GF RSSH communication strategy
  • MSH CaTSS interactive billboard
  • The requirements specification for the interactive billboard (i.e. information required to be on the interactive billboard)
• Develop a first version of the user friendly interactive billboard (using Power BI) based on the guidance received from MSH. Note that the interactive billboard should (among others) allow users to:
  • Drill down to obtain required information up to the limit of the available disaggregation in the data set
  • Upload data from a spreadsheet
  • Enter data manually into the application
• Test the first version of the interactive billboard to identify and fix any bugs that may be discovered
• Present the tested version of the interactive billboard to stakeholders for comments
• Collate and use relevant feedback from the stakeholders to finalize the billboard
• Work with MSH to test run the interactive billboard and ‘place’ it in an appropriate location
• Prepare a user’s manual/guide for the interactive billboard

Deliverables:

• Functional Grant Interactive Billboard developed in Power BI and available to all stakeholders
• Report of the meeting/engagement with stakeholders to review the first version of the grant interactive billboard
• Guidance document on how to use the interactive billboard
• Codes used to develop the billboard and other required documentation (e.g. architecture, etc)

Timeline:

• This assignment is for an estimated Level of effort of 20 days only for one consultant.

Qualifications and Experience
Required qualifications:

• Previous experience in the development of interactive billboards
• S/he must show proven understanding of database designs, data presentation, interoperability protocols, etc
• S/he must have an understanding of health databases
• The possession of a post graduate degree in computer or information science with at least 4 years of developing or managing interactive systems for reporting and; have evidence of work done in Nigeria in the area will be an added advantage