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ICAP
Health Care
Public Health
Bahir Dar
5 years
1 Position
2025-03-18
to
2025-03-23
public health
Epidemiology
Public Health
Full Time
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Job Description
The Data Use Advisor will coordinate capacity-building activities for the Growing E-health Expertise Knowledge and Skills (GEEKS) fellows from various directorates within the Amhara Regional Health Bureaus (ARHBs), including the Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Directorate, and Policy, Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Directorate (PPMED).
This role involves supporting the implementation of projects designed by the fellows, assisting with data cleaning, conducting quality checks, and developing essential skills in data analysis, visualization, interpretation, and actionable use. The advisor will also provide technical assistance to help GEEKS fellows create effective tools to strengthen data use, offer ongoing mentorship, and review and evaluate project proposals submitted by the fellows.
Build capacity of regional level stakeholders to regularly use data to inform routine and strategic decisions
Provide technical assistance to Amhara GEEKS fellows to develop appropriate tools for strengthening data use by developing dashboards and data visualization as required by the sub-projects
Provide feedback and technical assistance to address weak performance and process indicators at all levels
Facilitate training workshops on immunization service and VPD surveillance data use, data quality such as communicating data for decision making
Support the implementation of GEEKS for all program components including reviewing and evaluating GEEKS projects proposals
Provide technical assistance in data review meetings, stakeholder meetings to document instances of data quality and use
Representing ICAP at relevant working groups at regional levels related to the GEEKS Project
Compiles and submits reports as per the direction from ICAP in Ethiopia
Undertakes other project related activities advised by this supervisor
Master’s degree in public health, Informatics, Epidemiology or related fields
At least 5 years’ demonstrable experience in using data for decision-making and policy making
Proven experience in training others in data use, data quality, data management
Supportive supervision and advocacy for evidence-informed decision making
Experience building capacity of national, regional and district-level stakeholders to use
Data to inform routine and strategic decisions regularly
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail
Knowledge and experience in public health, particularly Routine Immunization and VPD
Experience working with District Health Information System (DHIS)2 or other related
HMIS, MS Office packages, Epi Info, Open Data Kit (ODK) and Mapping software such as ArcGIS or QGIS.
Strong interpersonal skills, motivational, and ability to inspire others
Demonstrate experience in managing large datasets from program/surveillance data
Must be able to mentor project teams and workgroups on data analytics, visualization and dissemination.
Interested and qualified applicants can apply online using THIS LINK
Fields Of Study
Epidemiology
Public Health
Skills Required
public health
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