SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the supervision and guidance of Senior HIT Specialist and technical support by technical leads for data use, governance and digitization at central office, the Regional HIS Technical Specialist will be responsible to assist the Benishangul Gumuz RHB to implement Information Revolution (IR) and strengthen the health information system of the region. He/she will be embedded at the RHB and intimately supports the regional efforts.

Detailed Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Build capacity for the institutionalization of data use and data quality assurance tools, methods, and practices
• Support and facilitate the IR model Woreda/facility strategy in the region
• Support the IR model Woreda/facility assessments, root cause analysis, tailored plan development and documentation of Learning hospitals and institutions identified in the region
• Facilitate implementation of Routine Health Information Systems (RHIS) short courses
• Provide data quality, data use, digitization (DHIS2, MFR, NHDD, EMR…etc), HIS governance, mentorship related trainings to regional and lower levels as required
• Support deployment of digitization platforms such as DHIS2, MFR, EMR…etc
• Support the HIS related supportive supervision, mentorship, data quality assurance activities of the region
• Collaborate in generating innovative approaches to data use at different levels of the system and to demonstrate the transformative power of designing data use tools collaboratively with the people who use them
• Facilitate use of collaborative approaches in designing data use tools, facilitate practicing and coaching in the Use of Data 
• Contribute to building local innovation capacity at multiple levels of the health system
• Participate in the routine data cleaning and feedback provision to lower levels based on standardized approaches
• Participate and facilitate data use, analyzing of data, visualization of data and using data at all level.
• Supports and strengthens the regional HIS governance structures such as TWGs
• Submits monthly and other reports as required to DUP central office
• Participate and support strategic and annual planning forums at regional and woreda level.
• Support the coordination of HIS partners in the region in the realization of the regional HIS plans and HIS strengthening efforts 
• Engage with local universities and health science colleges in developing relevant training curricula on ICT, data quality and data use
• Attends HIS related forums in the region and represents DUP accordingly
• Promote documentation and dissemination of data quality and use best practices
• Provide other related supports as demanded by the RHB and/or DUP 

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS: 

1. Internal: DUP Cluster Lead, central technical specialists, project director, DUP Admin, Operations, Human Resource and Finance staff 
2. External: RHB PPD head, HMIS &M&E Coordinator, M&E and HMIS Officer, regional focal person of PPMED/MOH for the region, Gondar University CBMP coordinator, focal person of DHA for the region

Job Requirements

Education

• A Master’s in Public Health, Health Informatics, or related field

Language Proficiency

• Excellent verbal and communication skills in English, Amharic and local language of the area of work

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in health management information systems, Monitoring and Evaluation, data visualization, analytics experience

 Personal specifications:

• Ability to work under pressure, long work hours, and high workload.
• Ability to independently organize work and prioritize tasks.
• Ability to socialize and work to have close relationship with other coworkers
• Self-motivated, honest, highly responsible, and punctual.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and DHIS 2, SPSS, EPI Info (advantageous)

Duration of employment:

Until October 2021 

How to Apply

Qualified individuals interested in these positions can send their documents to the following email: dupjobs@et.jsi.com

Applications should be sent via email with the subject line: " Regional HIS Technical Specialist [Name of Applicant]"

All application documents should be combined into one PDF file, the cover letter being the first page followed by the CV (resume) and other documents if any.

Please provide us three names with their contact addresses as references. Send only one attachment with the file name format: “your full names_ Regional HIS Technical Specialist.pdf”

N.B Applications not conforming to the above directions will NOT be considered. No phone calls please. Only short listed applicants will be contacted.

This vacancy is only open to Ethiopian Nationals, who must be eligible to live and work in Ethiopia.

Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply.