Technical Advisor-Strategic Information

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Project Description:

The Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) is a five-year global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is dedicated to achieving and maintaining HIV epidemic control. The project provides strategic technical assistance (TA) and direct service delivery (DSD) to break through barriers to 95-95-95 targets and promote self-reliant management of national HIV programs by improving HIV case-finding, prevention, and treatment programming. In Botswana, EpiC is implementing an HIV service delivery project among key and priority populations, AGYW and OVC which aims to reduce HIV infections in pursuit of reaching 95-95-95 goals in several districts (Greater Gaborone, Francistown, Ngamiland, Chobe, Selibe-Phikwe, Palapye/Serowe, Boteti, Kweneng East, and South East). To achieve this goal, the program supports targeted prevention and case finding strategies at community level amongst the targeted populations. FHI 360 is seeking applications for the position of Strategic Information (SI) Advisor for the EpiC project in Botswana.

Job Summary:

The SI Advisor will lead monitoring and evaluation for the HIV project, under the oversight of the Project Director. The position serves as the technical expert responsible for all strategic information responsibilities related to the program, including all monitoring, evaluation, analytics, and reporting of performance and results. The SI Advisor will help enhance or develop systems across sites to monitor service delivery, demand creation activities and performance in real-time in order to plan HIV services and demand creation more effectively and to meet reporting requirements.

Accountabilities:

• Provide technical leadership in design, development, planning, implementation, and capacity building for staff and partners in data collection, analysis, visualization, dissemination, and use of data from different sources.
• Provide oversight for development of performance monitoring plans and tools and development of systems for data collection, collation, analysis, and use to influence the design and scope of the project and interpret and demonstrate impact and program accountability and progress.
• Oversee a team of monitoring, evaluation and learning staff for the project and ensure clear roles and responsibilities and lines of communication are maintained amongst the team members.
• Responsible for accomplishing assigned tasks following the standards and practices of FHI360 and/or PEPFAR indicators/requirements.
• Oversee compilation of M&E data for inclusion in monthly High Frequency Reporting (HFR), quarterly reports and other ad hoc reporting requests and ensures reporting is aligned with donor and EpiC program requirements.
• Develops systems for high quality quantitative and qualitative methods and participatory methodologies to monitor program quality for performance and results.
• Ensures that the project is aligned and reports to the national Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) and promote data use among stakeholders for learning and policy development and programming.
• Maximizes data visualization through the designing and programming of a DHIS-2 dashboard to promote data use among project implementing partners.
• Develop and support continuous quality improvement systems across program sites to ensure ongoing program improvement and reaching of targets.
• Ensure all program data is tracked, verified and supporting documentation is maintained and reported to USAID/PEPFAR in DATIM and in EpiC reporting system INFOLINK.
• Lead efforts to strengthen monitoring and evaluation, and performance reporting within the targeted geographic area, which may include working with program stakeholders and partners to monitor, document and analyze the performance of their HIV services and activities and ensure data quality.
• Liaise with relevant technical advisors and counterparts responsible for district and provincial level strategic information and monitoring and evaluation and support coordination on the national level.
• Perform complex data analytics utilizing Microsoft Excel, STATA, Epi Info, Power BI; and/or other related software.
• Perform complex data analyses and data deep dives and make recommendations based on findings.
• Strong understanding and use of DHIS2 system to manage the tracker program.
• Portray complex data sets in easy-to-understand formats including visualizations.
• Maintain constructive dialogue and technical exchange with field counterparts and technical staff of implementing partners in Botswana.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with donor/client organizations, relevant government agencies, bilateral and other organizations.
• Lead and participate in the reviews and/or writing of success stories, abstracts, manuscripts and pee reviewed publications, operations research, impact evaluations, special studies/surveys and other technical reports and ensures their accuracy and appropriateness.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Applied Knowledge & Skills:

• Ensures appropriate and timely technical support for field projects.
• Ensures the quality of implemented technical activities and systems at all levels.
• Conducts routine coordination with employees and consultants, on-site and in the field.
• Strong knowledge and skills in a specific technical area/function and general understanding of concepts and principles of related technical areas/functions.
• Solid knowledge of standards for the technical area/field, operational processes and procedures, work, and task flow.
• Has the ability to manage projects, set realistic priorities, and plan for the successful implementation of activities.
• Proficient writing and verbal communication skills.
• Relevant computer software skills (including, at a minimum, the standard applications in MS Office).
• Ability to manage their own work to job and performance standards.
• Must be able to read, write and speak fluent English fluent in host country language.
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing a diverse team and excellent interpersonal skills.

Competencies:

There are 31 FHI 360 development competencies, of greatest focus for this particular job will be:

• Project Management (Planning and Time Management) - Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks (sets objectives/goals/measures). Breaks down work into steps, schedules, task/people assignments. Marshals people, time, and resources efficiently. Arranges information in a useful manner and orchestrates multiple activities at once.
• People Management (Making Others Great) – Facilitate professional development of staff by providing challenging, learning assignments and opportunities. Shares and solicits feedback monthly at the very least. Helps establish compelling development plans. Assigns responsibility and accountability for tasks/decisions. Monitors process, progress, and results. Creates a climate in which people want to do their best.
• Creating and Managing Systems and Processes – Recognizes the need for standardization and balances client and organization need in systems design. Anticipates the effects of process change on people while optimizing task efficiency and simplicity.
• Employees are expected to possess or have high potential for the development of these three fundamental competencies.

Problem Solving & Impact:

• Demonstrates the ability to assess needs within agreed upon duties and considers course of action best to meet those needs.
• Effectively applies knowledge of technical area to solve a range of problems.
• Demonstrates the ability to develop solutions to problems that cannot be solved using existing methods or approaches.
• Faulty decisions/ recommendations /failures to complete assignments will normally result in serious delays to assigned projects resulting in considerable expenditure of additional time, resources, and funds.
• Decisions and actions impact primarily workflow, project processes and timeframes.
• Problems encountered are varied, requiring review of practices and precedents to resolve.
• Problem solving involves evaluating and resolving discrepancies with data, analyses, processes, etc. within prescribed guidelines.
• Policies or guidelines exist for most problems; others must be referred to by a supervisor or more senior professional.

Supervision Given/Received:

• Supervision of subordinate staff.
• Coordinates own workflow and sets individual priorities.
• Works under general guidelines for completion and accuracy as determined by the supervisor.
• Accomplishes results through lower-level staff managers or through experienced staff who exercise independence in their assignments.
• May manage a centralized functional area of activity.
• Serves as mentor to more inexperienced technical staff.
• Typically reports to a Director.

Education:

• Master’s Degree or its International equivalent in public health, epidemiology, monitoring & evaluation, demography, biostatistics, statistics, analytics or other relevant discipline.

Experience:

• Minimum eight (8) years working on designing, establishing, and managing monitoring and evaluation systems, ensuring data quality, and analyzing data to support performance improvement of programs funded by PEPFAR.
• Experience working on M&E of key population programs is preferable.
• Demonstrated expertise in data analysis, managing online databases to ensure easy access to data and data reports.
• Previous experience working with USAID or PEPFAR supported program.
• Demonstrated ability to perform complex data analytics utilizing Microsoft Excel, STATA, Epi Info, Power BI; and/or other related software.
• Strong understanding and use of DHIS2 system to manage the Tracker program.
• Demonstrated ability to perform complex data analyses and make recommendations based on findings.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Botswana’s health and social service information systems and monitoring and evaluation processes as it relates to data collection for performance-based reporting.
• Previous experience building capacity for generation and use of strategic information.
• Documented experience providing technical assistance, capacity building and business development in the specific technical domain.
• Prior work experience in a non-governmental organization (NGO), government agency, or private organization.
• International or Domestic (US) Program Development or Program management preferred.

*Typical Physical Demands*****:

• Typical office environment.
• Ability to spend long hours looking at computer screen and doing repetitive work on a keyboard.
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift/move up to 5 lbs.

*Technology to be Used*****:

• Personal Computer/Laptop, Microsoft applications (i.e., Office 365, SharePoint, Skype/Zoom/Teams), cell phone/mobile technology, and standard office equipment.

Travel Requirements:

• 10% - 25%

Date Revised: 9/13/2021

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