Population Services International is recruiting a DHIS2 Consultant, to be based in Luanda, Angola.
Duties
- Provide technical assistance in the design, configuration and implementation of DHIS2 as a tool for monitoring health indicators that respond to the needs of the HFA program
- Evaluate the current DHIS2 pilot system developed by another organization in one province, and improve/expand/create the organizational units, tools for data collection, data entry, data flow creation, etc., in accordance with the program objectives
- Link different forms of mobile data collection used by PSI Angola and other organizations to the DHIS2 system
- Provide necessary training to personnel responsible for collecting and inserting data in different provinces and programs
- Coordinate the migration of historical data collected through excel sheets or other electronic systems
- Manage basic functions in DHIS2 including favorites, indicators, groups of indicators, reports, users, user groups, options, programs, organizational units, among others
- Develop capacity of local employees to become DHIS2 local system administrators and to be able to give maintenance to the organizational units, manage users and electronic data collection cards
- Create and implement data quality control templates and develop user manual
- Train staff to periodically perform data auditing and data quality controls
- Update the list of users
- Manage sharing settings in DHIS2 for PSI Angola
- Design dashboards for analysis and decision-making
- Provide necessary training on dashboard interpretation to the personnel responsible for making decisions
Requisites
- Candidates must have at minimum a bachelor degree in computer science, public health, social sciences, or similar fields; Graduate degree is preferable
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
- Proven experience in architecture, configuration and use of DHIS2 and other information management systems
- Interpersonal skills to work in teams, especially with governmental entities and international organizations
- Be familiar with mobile applications used in data collection for monitoring (mobile applications linked to DHIS2)
- Compulsory computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, GIS Arc and DHIS)
- Speak and write in English and in Portuguese/Spanish
- Analytical reasoning
- Presentation skills
- Planning and organization skills
- Able to meet deadlines satisfactorily
- Leadership
Notes
- Only short listed applicants will be contacted
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