Strategic Information/Technical Associate - Futures Group International

Project Description:

Futures Group International coordinates the Strategic Information component (patient management and systems and evaluation) of AIDSRelief, using in-country networks and expertise and US technology. The goal is to build a sustainable health management information system which can be used to collect and track data across our network of health care providers. Strategic information includes the President’s Emergency

Plan indicators, Tanzania Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) indicators, and specific Project indicators. This information is essential to provide high quality care and treatments, procurement activities, tracking progress, providing accurate reporting to both the MOHSW and US Government and to be used by Local Partner Treatment Facilities (LPTFs) for adaptive management.

POSITION: Strategic Information/Technical Associate (2 Positions)

1 Position based in Tanga and 1 position based in Mara with occasional field travels

REPORTS TO: Strategic Information Advisor


Position summary:

The Strategic Information/Technical Associate will be responsible for supporting all strategic information, monitoring and evaluation, and performance reporting in country. The Associate is responsible for ensuring the data collected is comprehensive, clean and valid. The Associate will assist and or lead in training activities at the LPTF or for other groups as directed by the SI Advisor

Key responsibilities:

 Support all monitoring and evaluation for AIDSRelief

 Support information technology infrastructure and design management for AIDSRelief data management tools

 Support and provide training for computer skills and data entry/analysis to the Local Partner Treatment Facility (LPTF)
 Provide quality control/assurance strategies to LPTF

 Participate in the analysis of LPTF data

 Assist in the collection of accurate monitoring reports from the LPTF (monthly, quarterly, annually) on all required indicators

 Work within the country coordinating team (under the direction of the SI Advisor) to provide management of all strategic information

 Assist in an annual evaluation of the patient management and monitoring activities

 Conduct site visits to LPTF as indicated

 Participate in implementation of activities in work plans, meetings for shared experiences, and additional trainings as required

 Attend regional conferences as required

 Other responsibilities as needed

Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in computer science/ information systems/Software Engineering or related field

- At least 3 years of M&E experience

- Experience in Relational Database Management systems, i.e Microsoft Access, MySQL, and SQL Server

- Public Health or Clinical setting experience is an added advantage

To apply, please send 1) Your current Curriculum Vitae, 2) A cover letter describing your interest in the position.

Email to hnyamiaga@futuresgroup.com

Application Deadline: Two weeks after the first advertisement of this post.

Futures Group International - Tanzania is part of the AIDSRelief Consortium worldwide