Job Description
Company Background:
SoCha (a portmanteau of Social and Change) is an independent Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (ME&L) firm that provides bespoke solutions to social challenges. Since our inception in 2010, we have grown into a fully-fledged ME&L services firm that specializes in advancing innovative methodologies and changing the way donors find solutions to social problems.
Project Summary:
The USAID Z-MELP project intends to 1) Strengthen the national Health Management Information System (HMIS) owned and managed by the Government of the Republic of Zambia’s (GRZ) Ministry of Health (MoH); 2) Improve monitoring, evaluation, and research capacities within key government and non-governmental institutions; and 3) Expand the evidence base for existing approaches to health programming in malaria, nutrition, family planning, maternal and child health, and HIV. The activity supports the strategic objectives of the USAID, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI).
**Please note: Only Zambian citizens are eligible for this position**
Position Summary:
The KM/DDU Advisor directly reports to the Senior Health Management Information System (HMIS) Advisor and will be responsible for providing programmatic guidance and technical assistance to strengthen knowledge management, data demand, and use all levels in the public health sector. The KM/DDU Advisor will be responsible for a wide variety of activities related to identifying, managing, packaging, and disseminating key information to advance technical practice in the areas of HMIS, health research, and monitoring and evaluation.Employment opportunities
Responsibilities:
Lead and support learning events, including the USAID IPs monitoring and evaluation community of practice, produce resources and guidance, and facilitate the uptake of improved practices generated during implementation.
Build national, provincial, district, and facility level demand for and ability to use HMIS data for evidence-based programming in collaboration with a wide array of stakeholders.
Develop appropriate strategies and tools for strengthening the use of HMIS data and identify data needs at all levels.
Build capacity to implement tools and approaches through training workshops and other capacity building initiatives.
Conceive of, plan, and lead a knowledge management strategy to ensure all stakeholders have the right information at the right time in the right format.
Serve as a knowledge management expert to guide and support USAID, GRZ, and other key stakeholders in support of the contract objectives.
Track and monitor the roll out of the web based tool for performance assessment at various levels.
Monitor progress and implementation of the HMIS Nursing Curriculum in close collaboration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Zambia.
Support the MoH in evaluating data use at district and health facility levels by leveraging the web-based PA tool and MoH DHIS2 to identify gaps and inform improvements.
Facilitate routine data reviews across program areas to improve the accuracy, timeliness, and application of data in decision-making.
Oversee the maintenance and use of the Data Analytics Platform in collaboration with the Data Management/Systems Coordinator.
Communicate technical data and information (including health research methods and statistical analysis) to non-technical audiences to support data-informed decision making, advocacy, and other activity objectives.
Deliver engaging and innovative trainings on knowledge management and organizational learning.
Qualifications:
A Bachelor’s Degree or higher, with a Master’s Degree preferred.
Five or more years of experience with knowledge management or organizational learning, including three or more working with public health sector data.
Experience in M&E and developing tools and approaches to increase the demand for and use of data.
Experience providing knowledge management and communication services.
Experience delivering trainings, leading workshops, and facilitating meetings.
Ability to advise senior leaders and engage stakeholders working in Ministries and donor organizations.
Ability to produce high quality work under deadlines.
Fluency in written and spoken English.
Location
Zambia