Responsibilities
• Lead FHN’s HMIS-focused TA in assigned province guiding planning, budgeting, scheduling, and implementing activities under medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF) and/or RMNCAH&N CoC program.
• Coordinate FHN’s expansion of community-HMIS and decentralized DHIS2 data entry.
• Establish and foster productive working relationships with MOH counterparts at provincial and district health offices.
• Liaise with FHN’s Behavior Integration Advisor to identify barriers of community reporting and design interventions to improve the practice.
• Coordinate with provincial MEL Officer and DHIOs to prepare monthly dashboards for use in routine reviews and provincial and district integrated meetings.
• Conduct routine mentorship and coaching sessions (virtual and/or in person) with District Health Information Officers (DHIO) to improve quality of collection, analysis, and use of data.
• Provide TA to DHIO when conducting routine data quality assessments.
• Coordinate with USAID Evidence 4 Health province or district-based staff to align FHNs HMIS activities.
Qualifications
• Seven years’ experience.
• Advanced degree in public heath.
• Demonstrated familiarity with HMIS and DHIS2
• Understanding of Zambia’ public health system and knowledge of RMNCAH&N indicators and data requirements.
• Experience with data dashboard design and use.
• Strong knowledge of RMNCAH&N monitoring and evaluation terminology.
• Strong communication, coaching and mentorship background.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills and sound use of judgement
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, setting and executing work schedule.
