Vital Strategies · 13 hours ago
Technical Advisor, Data Impact, Francophone Africa
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$95K/yr - $104K/yr
8+ years expVital Strategies is an international public health organization focused on re-imagining public health. The Technical Advisor will provide direct technical assistance to government partners, develop and implement strategies to maximize the impact of data on health policy, and support capacity development in data use.
AssociationGovernmentHealth CareInformation TechnologyNon Profit
No H1B
Responsibilities
Establish relationships and collaborate with senior government officials and policy stakeholders to develop detailed country-owned work plans and oversee their implementation
Manage the provision of technical assistance to the countries to achieve work plan objectives, curate best practices, and promote the sustainability of successful approaches
Manage in-country project staff and consultants
Participate in the development, dissemination, and application of technical resources, including guidelines, training materials and toolkits, that aid stakeholders in using data effectively to enhance health policies and programs
Participate in training, mentoring, advising and other technical assistance activities on topics related to data use in public health policy
Monitor the implementation of activities, track impact against key project milestones and deliverables, and propose adjustments to work plans (as needed)
Identify opportunities and participate in developing strategies and tools for institutionalizing best practices
Contribute to the development and advancement of digital solutions that promote the use of data for decision-making
Participate in the Data for Health community efforts to advance global knowledge based on DIP country experiences and lessons learned
Ensure the execution of agreements with relevant stakeholders (e.g., Memorandum of Understanding, subgrant agreements, fiscal agent agreements, and other contractual relationships)
Manage the allocation of available resources (e.g. staff time, money, materials) to maximize country results
Monitor budget and track expenses against key project milestones and deliverables
Serve as the primary point of communication between the Data for Health Initiative and government officials, internal technical advisors and external consultants in specific countries
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., public health, epidemiology, demography, data science) required
Master's degree preferred
Ability to participate in and contribute to training, mentoring, advising, and other technical assistance activities focused on data use in public health policy and decision-making
Demonstrated experience and expertise related to health information systems, data management and analysis, and/or data-driven public health practice
Proven ability to establish and maintain relationships with senior government officials and policy stakeholders to collaboratively develop detailed, country-owned work plans and oversee their successful implementation
Demonstrated ability to monitor budgets and track expenses to ensure alignment with financial plans and organizational goals
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Proficiency in the design, development, or implementation of digital solutions for health care planning, management and decision-making
Strong interpersonal skills
Ability to build strong, ongoing, impactful relationships across sectors and organizational levels that involve a diverse range of cultural, generational, ethnic, racial, educational, and social backgrounds
Commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment
Eight or more years of relevant experience in epidemiology/demography, health informatics, data science, and/or global health policy
Proficiency in oral and written English and French is required, proficiency in other languages will be an advantage
Experience working in low- and middle-income countries and on projects with strong data components
Prior experience working in or with the government ministries that focus on public health
Experience delivering training or capacity strengthening to professional audiences
Project management experience
Experience with design, development or implementation of digital solutions for health care planning, management and decision-making
Experience with statistical software packages such as R, STATA or SPSS
Preferred
Prior experience with visualization software such as Tableau or Power BI
Experience working and/or living in any of the Francophone nations in Africa
Company
Vital Strategies
We are a global public health organization that designs solutions to pressing health problems.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$0.04MKey Investors
Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
2023-12-20Grant· $0.04M
Leadership Team
Daniel Burka
Director of Design
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