FYI Job opportunity for HIS expert
*Senior Advisor -- Health Information Systems, Health System Strengthening in the Republic of South Sudan (Conditional Funding) * *_IMA World Health (IMA)_* <http://www.devex.com/en/companies/ima-world-health>| *Apply By 15 April 2012* <http://www.devex.com/en/companies/ima-world-health> _in_*_Share_* <javascript:void(0);>0 IMA World Health (IMA) is seeking a Senior Advisor, Health Information Systems (HIS) for an anticipated USAID-funded Health Systems Strengthening Project in South Sudan. The USAID Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) Project will facilitate increased ownership and capacity of County Health Departments (CHDS) and State Ministries of Health (SMOHs) to ensure the provision of high quality primary health care through increased management and leadership capacity, strengthened health systems, and increased coordination at state and county levels in the Western Equatoria and Central Equatoria States. The Senior Advisor, HIS shall have primary responsibility of building the capacity of the SMOHs and CHDs for quality collection, analysis, dissemination and use of health information for program planning and management use. The Senior Advisor, HIS will assist in strengthening and scaling up a harmonized HIS; coordinate with other USAID-funded program and facilitate improved supervision by the CHDs for facility-level management and decision making; and support CHDs and SMOH to use HIS data to track pharmaceutical and medical supply use and anticipate needs. S/he will also support CHDs to routinely bring managers, clinicians, and M&E professionals together to discuss approaches to improve the availability and use of quality data to improve health programs. This position will be based in Juba, Republic of South Sudan. *Qualifications:* * Masters level degree in a relevant field such as public health, public administration, health administration, demography, statistics, epidemiology, etc. * 5 years of demonstrated expertise of health information systems strengthening, including central level coordination and systems integration, and sub-national strengthening for quality collection, analysis, dissemination and use of health information. * Demonstrated experience in strengthening human resources information systems (HRIS) is a plus. * Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. * Previous experience in a developing country context is required. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
