Project Description
The Senior Strategic Information Specialist Advisor will be responsible for their specialty technical area, they will provide direction and be responsible for technical outcomes of the strategic information activity. The Specialist Advisor will share in the implementation of the technical principles guiding the program.
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Job Summary
- Lead FHI 360 participation in national monitoring and evaluation activities
- Support the design and implementation of the project’s research activities, including operations research, performance evaluations, impact evaluations and rapid/special studies. Support efforts to identify key research questions and develop studies that test innovative strategies for addressing and supporting HIV/AIDS initiatives in Mozambique.
- Lead a robust “collaboration, learning and adaptation” agenda for the program, designing and implementing mechanisms for continuous learning, collaboration and adaptation for project staff, partners, donors, host country government counterparts and other stakeholders.
- Lead the dissemination of information on successful and promising approaches, lessons learned and other program results to national and regional-level intergovernmental bodies, donors, partners and other stakeholders.
- Participate in forums which facilitate collaboration, learning and action with stakeholders.
- Lead the dissemination of project data to national health management information systems and promote its use among stakeholders for learning and policy development and programming.
- Support efforts to build capacity of staff, implementing partners, government counterparts, and other stakeholders in program monitoring and evaluation, data collection and management, and research and learning methods.
- Monitor and maintain relevant protocols, instruments, data sets, manuals, training materials and reports.
- Oversee a team of monitoring, evaluation and research staff for the project and ensure clear roles and responsibilities and lines of communication are maintained amongst the team members.
- Contribute to work plans, quarterly and annual reports, financial reports, and other reports and papers summarizing project results and evidence.
- Deliver presentations at professional meetings.
Qualifications
- An advanced degree in statistics, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, data management, or information systems or related degree
- At least 10 years of experience in the field of M&E, Information Systems, or Strategic Information related to health projects with some experience in public health
- At least five years of experience in collecting, analyzing, and managing donor funded project data
- The ability to influence program policy and operational decisions, demonstrated by previous experience in leading the development and implementation of instruments, tools, and or protocols used in the measurement of program outcomes
- Strong skills in word processing, Excel, and other programs used for data analyses and data presentation
- Strong oral and written skills in Portuguese and English
This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.
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