Strategic Information Officer USAID Project Jobs – University Research Co., LLC (URC)
Job Title: Strategic Information Officer
Organization: University Research Co., LLC (URC)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor.
About US:
University Research Co., LLC (URC) URC is a global company dedicated to improving the quality of health care, social services, and health education worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS), URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.
About the Project:
The Quality and Performance Institute (QPI) is a division of URC that has implemented quality improvement and operations research programs in health care since 1981 and continues to be at the cutting edge of health care improvement work in countries around the world. With the RHITES-N Acholi Project (Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Northern Uganda – Acholi), USAID will continue its support of the Government of Uganda’s (GOU) efforts to improve access to and use of health services in the country’s post-conflict northern region. RHITES-N Acholi Project activities will build on USAID investments and national advances to increase access to and use of high-quality integrated services that accelerate the ability and capacity to respond to the specific health needs of residents in the Acholi sub-region, leveraging the URC-ASSIST project successes.
Job Summary: The Strategic Information Officer will report to the Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor. The SI officer will oversee the monitoring and evaluation of all interventions and SBC activities Implemented by RHITES North Acholi team at community level.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop Monitoring and evaluation work plans and budget
- Design data collection tools based on the project indicators to support the project team and partners to collect quality data on DREAMS, Key & Priority Population and SBCC IPC activities including; community dialogues, small and large group meetings, one on one sessions and home visits.
- Build the capacity of the implementing team on how to use prevention tools and provide guidelines on proper data management procedures.
- Create data entry screens to store data from the community activities carried out.
- Collect data on DREAMS, Key & Priority Population, community and SBCC activities, analyze and provide descriptive and inferential statistics on the project indicators
- Prepare and disseminate M&E periodic reports documenting the project findings, achievements, recommendations and best practice.
- Conduct support supervision to the community health workers and provide technical assistance on how to collect quality data.
- Carry out data audits/ Data Quality Assessments for the partners involved in the project activities.
- Organize joint performance review meeting of the project on a periodic basis to assess the progress set objectives and goals.
- Ensure timely delivery of project reports to the donors and other partners.
- Undertake any other relevant duties as determined by the Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Statistics, Population Studies, social sciences, Public Health, or other related degree.
- Post Graduate training in Monitoring and Evaluation as well as strategic communication will be an added advantage.
- Experience in working with national, community and SBCC intervention programs; Specific hands-on knowledge and skills in planning, designing, monitoring community and SBCC programs especially in prevention approaches
- At least 4 years’ relevant experience Monitoring and Evaluating public health communication programs, development/humanitarian projects/programs in a donor environment, in managing prevention, social behavior change communication campaigns, and in monitoring public health community projects.
- Experience working with USAID programs
- Demonstrable results in previous work environment should reinforce claims to this experience.
- Knowledge of public health service delivery, community outreaches and experience in working with community health-intervention programs and in dissemination of information through different communication channels.
- A motivated, focused, disciplined professional with excellent communication, interpersonal, analytical and result-oriented skills.
- Good judgment, initiative, high sense of responsibility, tactful, ability to plan, organize and measure outcomes of interventions.
- Exemplary and honest, with a high level of energy and integrity, and able to work under minimum supervision.
- Flexible, innovative, with good record keeping, communication, presentation, report-writing, and interpersonal skills.
- Team player with the ability to make positive contributions
Note: Only candidates who are eligible to work in Uganda for an indefinite period without a need for sponsorship will be considered for this position.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested applicants should apply online at the link below
You must upload your CV/Résumé and your Cover Letter where indicated. Also, please complete your application form and attach a completed USAID Form 1420 Contractor Employee Biographical Data Sheet, Download Here as well.
Due to the large number of inquiries we receive, only candidates who have met the required experience & qualifications for this position will be contacted. No phone calls please. However, since we are active around the world in the field of public health, we may wish to retain your CV in our database for other/future opportunities, unless you direct us otherwise. Thank you very much for your interest.