Strategic Information Officer

at University Research Co., LLC (URC)
Location Gulu, Uganda
Date Posted February 22, 2020
Category IT / Information Technology
Management
NGO
Job Type Full-time
Currency UGX

Description

University Research Co., LLC (URC)
URC is a global company dedicated to improving the quality of health care, social services, and health education worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS), URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.
Established in 1965, URC offers a range of technical assistance to strengthen health and social systems and service quality by empowering communities and health workers to identify and scale up locally appropriate solutions to critical problems. Internationally, we expand access to and improve the quality of services addressing maternal, newborn, and child health; infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria; reproductive health and family planning; food and nutrition; and vulnerable children and families. In the US, we focus on improving communication related to issues like substance abuse, with a particular focus on reaching underserved populations.
Division & Project Overview:
The Quality and Performance Institute (QPI) is a division of URC that has implemented quality improvement and operations research programs in health care since 1981 and continues to be at the cutting edge of health care improvement work in countries around the world.
With the RHITES-N Acholi Project (Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Northern Uganda – Acholi), USAID will continue its support of the Government of Uganda’s (GOU) efforts to improve access to and use of health services in the country’s post-conflict northern region. RHITES-N Acholi Project activities will build on USAID investments and national advances to increase access to and use of high-quality integrated services that accelerate the ability and capacity to respond to the specific health needs of residents in the Acholi sub-region, leveraging the URC-ASSIST project successes.
Roles and Responsibilities:
The Strategic Information Officer will report to the Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor. The SI officer will oversee the monitoring and evaluation of all interventions and SBC activities Implemented by RHITES North Acholi team at community level.
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Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
  • Develop Monitoring and evaluation work plans and budget
  • Design data collection tools based on the project indicators to support the project team and partners to collect quality data on DREAMS, Key & Priority Population and SBCC IPC activities including; community dialogues, small and large group meetings, one on one sessions and home visits.
  • Build the capacity of the implementing team on how to use prevention tools and provide guidelines on proper data management procedures.
  • Create data entry screens to store data from the community activities carried out.
  • Collect data on DREAMS, Key & Priority Population, community and SBCC activities, analyze and provide descriptive and inferential statistics on the project indicators
  • Prepare and disseminate M&E periodic reports documenting the project findings, achievements, recommendations and best practice.
  • Conduct support supervision to the community health workers and provide technical assistance on how to collect quality data.
  • Carry out data audits/ Data Quality Assessments for the partners involved in the project activities.
  • Organize joint performance review meeting of the project on a periodic basis to assess the progress set objectives and goals.
  • Ensure timely delivery of project reports to the donors and other partners.
  • Undertake any other relevant duties as determined by the Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor.
Minimum Qualifications:
Required Experience & Qualifications 
  • Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Statistics, Population Studies, social sciences, Public Health, or other related degree.
  • Post Graduate training in Monitoring and Evaluation as well as strategic communication will be an added advantage.
  • Experience in working with national, community and SBCC intervention programs; Specific hands-on knowledge and skills in planning, designing, monitoring community and SBCC programs especially in prevention approaches
Desired Experience  
  • At least 4 years’ relevant experience Monitoring and Evaluating public health communication programs, development/humanitarian projects/programs in a donor environment, in managing prevention, social behavior change communication campaigns, and in monitoring public health community projects.
  • Experience working with USAID programs
  • Demonstrable results in previous work environment should reinforce claims to this experience.
  • Knowledge of public health service delivery, community outreaches and experience in working with community health-intervention programs and in dissemination of information through different communication channels.
  • A motivated, focused, disciplined professional with excellent communication, interpersonal, analytical and result-oriented skills.
  • Good judgment, initiative, high sense of responsibility, tactful, ability to plan, organize and measure outcomes of interventions.
  • Exemplary and honest, with a high level of energy and integrity, and able to work under minimum supervision.
  • Flexible, innovative, with good record keeping, communication, presentation, report-writing, and interpersonal skills.
  • Team player with the ability to make positive contributions
Please note: Only candidates who are eligible to work in Uganda for an indefinite period without a need for sponsorship will be considered for this position.
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