Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, October 11 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
1. General Statement of Purpose of the Contract

The USAID Project Management Specialist (Data Analyst) (the “Specialist”) leads the effort to strengthen health-related data systems within USAID/Tanzania’s Health Office and among Implementing Partners (Ips). The Specialist provides technical advice on data management, collection, analysis, and use, reflecting best practices designed to improve data quality and use, and ultimately advance health outcomes. The Specialist designs, administers and monitors data systems and is responsible for data collection and analysis and provides guidance and leadership in the strategic use of data for informed decision making. In addition, the Specialist serves as a Contracting/Agreement Officer’s Representative (C/AOR) or Activity Manager (AM) for data systems related programs.

The Specialist will work within the USAID/Tanzania Health Office’s Program, Analysis, and Operations Team to support the planning, development and implementation of advanced data management and reporting systems. The Specialist will work to develop systems to manage the various streams of Health Office program data into database platforms that can provide data analysis functionality in both novice user-friendly dashboards and visuals and more advanced analysis products. The Specialist will also ensure USAID IP data systems are effectively aligned with data management and reporting needs, and will support data analyses, requests, and requirements for both PEPFAR and non-PEPFAR programs.

2. Statement of Duties to be Performed

A. Performance Management (40% of time)

• Leads the development and implementation of strategies to improve data quality, data sharing, and data visualization and analytics, while establishing a culture of data-informed resource allocation within the host country.
• Provides technical guidance to the host country, in order to build capacity in the conceptualization, development, design, administration, and monitoring of information systems.
• Advises health office staff and others on local matters of importance to data management, quality, use, and transformation efforts, and provides oversight of IP programs.
• Provides guidance to other Mission colleagues, USG offices, and with Ips in the areas of data collection and use.
• Leads the development, implementation, and design of innovative approaches for data management and visualization techniques.
• Provides technical expertise to other Health Office staff in their performance monitoring efforts as they relate to health activities.
• Ensures that performance monitoring systems are in place and that periodic, reliable measures and indicators of
• portfolio impact are established; also collects and monitors health activity related performance data on an ongoing basis.
• Contributes to performance monitoring reviews and reports, data reviews, portfolio reviews, the annual Performance Plan and Report, as well as other reporting requirements.
• Facilitates the negotiation of data-sharing agreements between the Mission and relevant host-government institutions, including the MoH and others.

B. Data Management (40% of time)
• Provides technical leadership to all areas of data management, including ensuring appropriate data collection (manual and automated), inventorying, and cataloguing in the DATIM and DIS data platforms, for all PEPFAR and non-PEPFAR related datasets.
• Designs, facilitates, and promotes efficient means to collect, organize, clean, store, analyze, and share disparate,
• complex datasets, with attention to security and confidentiality, and with sensitivity to the country context.
• Applies sound data science principles and methods to objectively and systematically track changes, and to
• measure progress towards national targets in the host country.
• Conducts rigorous analysis of data from a variety of sources to locate implementation obstacles and
• opportunities, and to employ cutting-edge approaches and tools to generate visualizations.
• Facilitates the establishment and institutionalization of data use processes, with a focus on reducing the time in
• the information-to-decision cycle.
• Conducts data quality assessments on key performance indicators included in the Monitoring and Evaluation
• (M&E) plans for Health Office IPs, as required under USAID policy (ADS 200).
• Trains and mentors the host-country and Mission colleagues in data analysis and visualization.

C. Program/Project/Activity Management (20% of time)

• Serves as a COR/AOR or Activity Manager (AM) for data systems strengthening related projects, with responsibility for providing financial and programmatic oversight to ensure contracts and grants achieve anticipated results and are linked to and enhance attainment of the Health Office, Mission, and USG objectives.
• Conduct site visits as required in order to monitor progress, and to provide technical and programmatic recommendations to ensure effectiveness, efficiency, and judicious use of USG funding.

3. Supervisory Relationship: The Specialist works under the supervision of the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Unit Lead. The supervisor makes assignments in terms of overall objectives and resources available. Completed work is reviewed in terms of achievement of program/project/activity goals, effectiveness in meeting host-country and USAID objectives, and integration with other initiatives in the Office and Mission portfolio. Some technical direction may come from other professionals in the Office; in general, however, the Specialist will be expected to exercise considerable autonomy and best judgment in discharging the duties of the assignment.
4. Supervisory Controls: Continuing supervision of other Health Office and/or Mission staff is not contemplated.

12. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work requested does not involve undue physical demands.

II. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION
a. Education: The work requires a master’s degree in a statistics, mathematics, economics, computer science, epidemiology, health informatics, public health, infectious disease, zoonotic disease, biology or other quantitative discipline.
b. Prior Work Experience: A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience, with a focus on data collection and analysis in the public health area is required. Demonstrated experience in the programming of health data-collection and data-quality programs/projects/activities. This experience must demonstrate that the Specialist has strong public health and applied data science skills. The Specialist must have demonstrated technical leadership in data systems as they relate to program management, planning, policy development, and problem-solving skills while working in a sensitive environment.
c. Language Proficiency: Level IV (fluent) oral, reading, and written proficiency in both English and Kiswahili is required.

d. Job Knowledge: The Specialist must have in-depth professional-level knowledge of techniques and approaches for gathering, analyzing, interpreting, and conducting surveillance of data, as well as using this information to drive decision making. The Specialist must have knowledge of development principles, concepts, and practices, especially as they relate to public health activities in the host country and/or region, and the problems and policies in the host country from the business, political, civil society, and social perspectives. The Specialist must have knowledge and understanding of the economic, political, social, and cultural characteristics of the host country; development problems in the health sector in the host country and the region; an understanding of the resources, resource constraints, and overall development prospects and priorities of the host country and the region. Working knowledge USG legislation, policy, and practice relating to health development assistance, programming policies, regulations, procedures, and documentation, and of the objectives, methodology, and status of assigned activities. The Specialist must have knowledge and understanding of the organization and respective roles of the different levels of the host government, in order to enhance effective communication, and to develop consensus on program/project/activity strategy and implementation.

e. Skills and Abilities: The Specialist must have the ability to facilitate and link culturally appropriate assessments and related issues to other health and related programs and be able to use this data for decision making. Ability to provide technical leadership in health data collections and apply this ability to programming in the host country and the region is required. The Specialist must have the ability to issue precise and accurate factual reports using rigorous analytical and interpretive skills. Excellent communication skills both writing and speaking, especially in being able to communicate technical subjects to clients with nontechnical background are required. This role requires the ability
to respond professionally and adjust in fluid situations in order to meet deadlines in the face of competing priorities and time pressures. Excellent computer and software skills including ability to manage large amounts of data in Excel, SPSS, STATA, R and/or other analytical databases, and the ability to help others and to learn new programs quickly, is required.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure
1. Eligible Offerors are required to complete and submit (1) a current resume or curriculum vitae; (2)
a cover letter, not to exceed two pages, addressing how the applicant meets the knowledge, skills and abilities required to be successful in the position. Offerors will also submit any other documents (certificates, awards, copies of degrees earned, etc.) that address the qualification requirements of the position, and a list of three (3) to five (5) references with complete contact information, including e-mail address and telephone numbers.

2. Offers must be received by the closing date and time specified in Section I, item 3, and submitted only online via mailbox usaidtzlesapps@usaid.gov 

3. To ensure consideration of offers/applications for the intended position, Offerors/Applicants must prominently indicate the solicitation number and position title as specified in Section I, item 5 of this solicitation. Failure to do so will result in an incomplete offer/application.

The deadline for submitting the application is 24 October 2023


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