Senior Regional Data Use Advisor - data.fi at Palladium Group

Project Overview and Role

• Palladium develops and delivers innovative, locally relevant, evidence-based solutions to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. Since 1971, we have assisted governmental and non-governmental agencies, foundations, and the private sector by designing, implementing, and evaluating programs in HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health, population and family planning, maternal and child health, infectious diseases, and gender
• Palladium has deep expertise in policy and advocacy, research and strategic information, health markets and private sector engagement, modeling and economic analysis, patient monitoring and management/HMIS, strategic consulting, and program management.

Purpose of Position

• The Data, Informatics and Analytical Solutions Practice (DIAS) in Palladium is currently seeking a Senior Regional Data Use Advisor to lead data use activities on the Translating Data for Implementation (Data.fi) award
• Data.fi is a $180 million, 5-year project which will serve as USAID’s primary mechanism for data, technology, and health information systems to support HIV activities across strategic PEPFAR countries
• The overall goal of the Data.fi project is to improve global, regional and national in-depth analyses of HIV epidemiologic and program data that can be directly applied to expedite the achievement of PEPFAR targets to attain and sustain control of the HIV epidemic
• The focus also includes directly supporting host country governments and implementing partners to further enhance existing health information system platforms to inform management responses to well-defined gaps in HIV/AIDS programming.
• The Senior Regional Data Use Advisor will implement a field-based strategy to create regular forums for sharing achievements and challenges with stakeholders, by promoting peer-exchange and problem solving. This position is a regional role, expected to be based in Abuja, Nigeria. Regional candidates from Sub-Saharan Africa are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities
The primary responsibilities of the Senior Regional Data Use Advisor are to support assigned projects to conduct a comprehensive review of data use needs and devise strategies for data use interventions. This may include:

• Reviewing information products including data visualizations available and required within project portfolio, in order to design and develop user-friendly and intuitive data dashboards and data visualization products to enable the clients, partners and host country governments, to monitor target indicators for improved decision making.
• Recruiting, training, and supervising Field Data Use Teams.
• Supporting the design of weekly data review meetings, approaches and methodologies, while supervising implementation on assigned projects
• Supervising knowledge management efforts aimed at tracking impact of data use strategies.

Requirements

• Minimum education and experience required
• A Master's Degree in Public Health, Statistics, Health Informatics, Business Administration or a related field
• At least 8 years experience advising on health management information systems or routine health information systems
• Experience working with HIV/AIDS programs, including DHIS 2 preferred

Key Competencies and Professional Expertise Required:

• Superior knowledge of project management principles to manage projects and work with multi-disciplinary teams including a broad and extensive knowledge of IT principles, methods and techniques;
• Work well under pressure, skilled in crisis management, and problem solving.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and agile environment with changing requirements and priorities.
• Ability to achieve consensus among senior stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal skills in English are required to communicate technical information to audiences with varying levels of technical expertise
• Knowledge and experience applying the Principles for Digital Development.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with team members and clients of different cultures, gender, and hierarchical levels.
• Entrepreneurial and inquisitive mindset that takes initiative to learn new systems, technologies, and skills pertinent to the work of the DIAS Practice.
• Ability to travel or be deployed for extended periods of time with limited notice

Core Competencies:

• Detail-oriented and deadline-driven with strong organizational skills
• Highly self-motivated and able to work independently as well as in team settings
• Strong cross-cultural communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a member of a fast-moving and multicultural team while maintaining a client-centered focus
• Sound problem solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-cultural team.