BACKGROUND:

John Snow, Inc. (JSI) is a global public health consulting firm dedicated to greater health equity and improving the health of individuals and communities. JSI has been working on public health in Ethiopia for several years.

JSI is implementing the five-year Digital Health Activity (DHA) in Ethiopia, which is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It aims at building a sustainable health information system (HIS) through digitization of the health system, data use, and governance of the HIS.

JSI’s Strategic Information (SI) is one of the internal workstreams supporting JSI in areas of measurement, evaluation, research, knowledge management, and communications. The SI is looking for an experienced individual consultant to conduct systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the effect of electronic medical records (EMR) and data use on health outcomes.

OBJECTIVE OF THE CONSULTANCY

The purpose of this consultancy assignment is to conduct systematic reviews and meta-analyses to produce evidence on the health impacts of EMR and data use.

SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES

Under the supervision of Strategic Information (SI) team at JSI/DHA, the consultant will be responsible for the following activities:

● Develop systematic reviews protocol in consultation with the SI team at JSI.

● Register the Protocol.

● Conduct systematic review and meta-analysis.

● Produce a final report of the systematic reviews.

● Produce draft manuscript.

DURATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The assignment will be implemented over a period of 90 working days (45 days for the two studies) starting from the signing of the contracts.

EXPECTED DELIVERABLES

● Technical protocol for conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

● Registration of the protocols.

● Quality appraisal scores of studies included in the review.

● Database of reviewed individual studies.

● Database of values extracted from studies included in meta-analysis for pooled estimates.

● Final report.

● Draft publishable manuscript for publication.

Job Requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND LANGUAGES

Educational Qualifications:

●   Advanced postgraduate degree or Ph.D. in public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, quantitative social science or relevant fields;

●  Background degree in health and related fields, training in information technology and/or digital health technology is desirable.

Experience, skills and language

●   At least 5 years of experience in research, data analysis, and monitoring and evaluation skills;

●        Prior experience of conducting systematic reviews and meta-analysis;

●        Prior experience of managing and analyzing a wide range of public health data, including data from clinical trials and/or other studies;

●        Demonstrated record of at least one prior systematic review publications as a lead author.

●        Theoretical and practical knowledge of digital health technologies, implementation, monitoring and evaluation;

●        Strong skills in analyzing and drawing conclusions based on information presented;

●        Excellent planning and facilitation skills, and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and flexibly;

●        Excellent oral and written communication skills;

●        Ability to research, analyze and present complex information/data;

●        Be ready to assume work as soon as possible.

How to Apply

Submit your CV, relevant credentials, systematic review protocol (not more than 15 pages), and thoughtful cover letter detailing relevant skills, experience, fee expectations, and availability via email: dhtechnicaljobs@jsi.com

Note: Please indicate “[Your name] _Research Consultant” in the subject line of the email!