Director of Strategic Information Full-Time

The director of strategic information will be in close contact with the strategic information (SI) team at USAID based in Maputo and will be conversant with the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator’s latest guidelines on strategic planning and information. The director of strategic information will have in-depth knowledge of monitoring, evaluation, and reporting indicators and definitions and will provide oversight and guidance on all aspects of ECHO related to measurement. Specific responsibilities include:

• Provide technical direction on SI issues, including research; provide guidance on how to use routinely collected data to monitor, evaluate, and report on the program in ways that will improve its performance
• Liaise with USAID, the Ministry of Health, and other partners involved in SI implementation
• Identify short- and long-term objectives for the project that will help strengthen information systems in Mozambique and develop proposals to accomplish these objectives
• Oversee data quality assessments and provide feedback on them to the project’s staff, USAID, the Ministry of Health, and other partners involved in SI implementation to reinforce quality standards
• Direct the implementation of the District Health Information System 2 or other information systems and the use of data-collection and management tools
• Implement training and on-going technical mentorship programs on strategic information and monitoring and evaluation for project staff, including clinical staff based in the districts
• Ensure that the program’s reported activity data are verified through quality assurance procedures; ensure that reports on the project’s progress for USAID, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AID Relief, and other stakeholders are timely and of a high quality
• Oversee the development and monitoring of work plans and budgets to support SI activities
• Attend national and international SI-related technical meetings to inform and improve program planning and implementation

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in statistics, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, data management, information systems, or a related field
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation, information systems, or strategic information related to health projects; some experience in public health
• Minimum of five years of experience collecting, analyzing, and managing the data of donor-funded projects
• Demonstrated ability to influence program policy and operational decisions or protocols used in the measurement of program outcomes
• Experience leading the development and implementation of instruments, tools, or protocols used to measure program outcomes
• Strong skills in word processing, Excel, and other programs used to analyze and present data
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
• Strong speaking and writing communications skills in Portuguese and English required

This position is based in Beira, Mozambique.