Vital Strategies Regional Technical Advisor, Data Science Jobs in Uganda
Vital Strategies Regional Technical Advisor, Data Science Jobs in Uganda
The Position: The Regional Technical Advisor, Data Science will serve as a subject matter expert in epidemiology/health data/Health Management Information Systems and will guide and provide support for a technical portfolio across all of the three implementation countries.
Reporting to the Program Director and based in Sub-Sahara Africa or South Asia, the primary responsibilities of this position will be to advise and share global best practices, and bring innovative and pragmatic solutions to reproductive health data systems at the country level.
This position will collaborate closely with the Regional Advisor for Health Policy, each of the Vital Strategies country teams (local Team Lead/epi/data advisors), local government ministry of health counterparts and other key stakeholders in country (civil society, multilateral organizations, etc.).
The Regional TA may have some responsibilities in the overall planning, budgeting, reporting and financial management of the program, and in the identification and on-boarding of data-related consultants.
This is a one-year, grant funded position but may extend for additional years.
This role requires expertise and experience in the technical dimensions of this work, i.e. reproductive and sexual health, familiarity with sources and analytic approaches for data related to reproductive health, safe abortion and post-abortion care, and the use of data for policymaking and program management.
Specific duties may include:
Design and provide expert epidemiologic technical assistance to the program country teams, uniquely tailored to the needs of each country (Bangladesh, Rwanda, Uganda)
Provide in-depth assessments, analyses and recommendations regarding maternal health and reproductive health information systems in each of the program implementation countries
Develop or identify tools and technical resources (documents, manuals, or human/expert) that may help strengthen HMIS/health data to be used by policymakers
Design and directly provide technical assistance to MOH government agency leadership and staff on data-driven planning, management and policymaking to strengthen their capacity to conduct policy-relevant data analysis based on existing vital statistics and survey data
Coordinate with program and country teams to identify and generate data analyses to support proposed policy solutions.
Deliver technical assistance through variety of modalities, including coaching, training, and producing guides and technical resources for partner benefit
Support planning and organization of in-country training with partners, local staff and key stakeholders on new or innovative data analysis methods or processes, in coordination and invitation of in-country teams
Foster and maintain strong collaborative relationships with government partners.
Monitor and evaluate program conduct via indicators to ensure the program is reaching its stated goals
Identify the need for, and development of scopes of service
for technical consultants
Contribute to the development of all donor reports, provide input and recommendations to donor on strategy and operations
Identify and develop opportunities for inter-program collaboration across the organization
Represent the Program to governmental and non-governmental partners, participate in partner meetings and working groups to discuss the work of the program
Support organizational business development around data system/data use strengthening, as requested
Oversee additional specific program activities, as required
Qualifications and skill set:
Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., public health, epidemiology, public policy) with 10+ years of relevant experience in public health practice OR Doctoral degree (PhD or MD) in public health or other relevant field with 8 years of relevant experience in public health practice
Demonstrated expertise in public health policy development or public health law
Strong qualitative and quantitative analytic skills and experience; proven track record in using data to ground or strengthen public health policy
Experience in the global reproductive health or maternal health community in LMIC context
Commitment to equity- and human rights-based approaches to reproductive and sexual health
Experience working specifically in the government health sector, international public health organization, applicants with direct experience with national ministries preferred
Demonstrated experience and expertise in epidemiology and the use of data for public health policy development
Strong quantitative analytic skills and experience; proven track record in using data to ground or strengthen public health policy
Experience in the global reproductive health or maternal health community in LMIC context
Experience working specifically in or on behalf of the government health sector, international public health organization, applicants with direct experience with national HMIS departments preferred
Written and oral English language proficiency; proficiency in other languages a plus
Commitment to equity- and human rights-based approaches to reproductive and sexual health
Strong interpersonal skills; strong organizational and verbal and written communication skills
Experience in team leadership and management a plus
Ability to work independently and remotely
Willingness and ability to travel internationally, if/when required
Budget management
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Vital Strategies Regional Technical Advisor, Data Science Jobs in Uganda
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