International Business & Technical Consultants Data Advisor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jobs in South Africa

International Business & Technical Consultants Data Advisor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jobs in South Africa

About Us

International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a U.S. based international development consulting company established in 1987, has worked in over one hundred countries and implemented over two hundred projects. IBTCI serves government agencies, private sector companies and several donor agencies.

IBTCI specializes in Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) across many sectors including, but not limited to, conflict and crisis, democracy and governance, economic growth, education, environment, and global health.

Overview:

Strengthening and supporting health systems are a primary focus of The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief’s (PEPFAR) new Five-Year Strategy as part of an emphasis on sustainability of the HIV response in South Africa and on sustainability of PEPFAR investments. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) South Africa relies heavily on the use of data for decision-making, partner monitoring and program improvement.

IBTCI seeks a Data Advisor who can support the CDC South Africa’s program staff in utilizing, triangulating, and visualizing data to improve the program with the goal of achieving HIV epidemic control in South Africa.

The Data Advisor will provide technical assistance to CDC South Africa branches with data needs, including analysis, visualization, and administration of online data portals/ dashboards, including the following tasks:

Responsibilities

Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:

Oversee data reporting and analysis for national, district and site level activities supported through PEPFAR and CDC South Africa.

Manage users, develop, and maintain dashboards and implement data quality assurance measures within current information platforms used by CDC South Africa.

Serve as the District Profile point of contact for PEPFAR South Africa, the South African Government, Interagency Collaborative for Program Improvement (ICPI) and the IBTCI.

Provide PEPFAR and stakeholder users with active mentorship on the portal to foster proficiency and independence using the system.

Work with the CDC South Africa for access to relevant and up-to-date HIV datasets (e.g., District Health Information System DHIS, Expenditure Analysis, Payment Management System (PMS), Site Improvement Through Monitoring System (SIMS), Human Resources Inventory Database (HRID), District Implementation Plan (DIP).

Attend and promote the use of the existing datasets and tools in relevant meetings with internal and external stakeholders (e.g., National Department of Health (NDOH) work stream meetings, CDC branch meetings). Work with stakeholders at these meetings to ensure that the data sets are meeting their needs.

Align South Africa National Department of Health (NDOH) and PEPFAR data and standardize data source documents to ensure consistency and accuracy across branches and agencies.

Attend District Implementation Plan (DIP) meetings and work with NDOH counterparts to integrate best practices in data use into the process.

Provide trainings to CDC South Africa staff to improve Excel, Power BI and other data visualization skills throughout the office. Focus on building capacity within the Strategic Information Monitoring and Evaluation Team.

Contribute to branch meetings, technical working groups and work stream meetings.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

International experience working with Ministries/Departments of Health, with a strong preference for prior work experience working with South Africa’s National Department of Health.

Experience in analyzing data from PEPFAR information systems including DATIM, Expenditure Analysis, and SIMS.

Advanced training in epidemiology and public health evaluation.

Must be able to obtain a security clearance (Public Trust) by the National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) and a Credit Check, and possible Minimum or Limited Background Investigation.

Oral and written fluency in English required, fluency in another language preferred.

Education: Graduate degree in informatics, computer science, or other related field.

How to Apply

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