PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world\u2019s most pressing heath challenges.
\nPATH has unparalleled expertise and experience in the development of new tools and strategies for malaria elimination and has the potential to become an acknowledged leader in accelerating efforts towards malaria elimination and global eradication.
\nPATH\u2019s Center for Malaria Control and Elimination (CMCE) works with PATH staff and strategic partners to coordinate expertise and programming and maximize our collective impact toward malaria elimination.
\nPATH seeks a Digital Health and DHIS2 Specialist for the Department of State (DOS)-funded Reaching every at-risk community and household with malaria services (REACH Malaria) global project. REACH aims to provide implementation support services and technical assistance to countries to accelerate progress in comprehensive delivery of facility and community-based malaria services, including malaria case management, prevention of malaria in pregnancy (MiP), seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), health systems strengthening, data collection and use for service delivery, and other malaria and maternal and child health prevention interventions.
\nThe Digital Health and DHIS2 Specialist will report to the Digital Health Lead\/Manager and will be supporting the implementation and maintenance of the complex, multi-country DHIS2 configuration that will support Outreach, Training, and Supportive Supervision (OTSS) implementation and project monitoring. This position will also design and develop creative solutions to integrate datasets to monitor health facility quality of care, monitor project performance, and facilitate data use by project staff and national program staff.
\nLocation: Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, or Zambia
\nResponsibilities:<\/p>\n
Support and maintain the multi-country DHIS2 configuration for both desktop and mobile applications. This includes working with Data sets, Event and Tracker Programs, Indicators, Program indicators, management of Users, User groups, Org Units and Org Units Groups, etc.
\nSupport multi country system administration, maintenance, configuration, analytics, and dashboard development for the REACH project, including the DHIS2 configuration, DHIS2 mobile applications, and other project applications as needed.
\nSupport the creation and maintenance of data validation rules and other data quality checks to improve data quality.
\nProvide technical assistance and troubleshooting to country program staff to support the use of the web and mobile DHIS2 applications, and associated tools.
\nProvide technical support to strengthen use of DHIS2 visualizations and dashboards for evidence-based decision-making through the DHIS2 Interpretations app and Data-to-Action approaches.
\nSupport capacity building of MEL Officers, other project staff, and national program staff in REACH supported countries to effectively use DHIS2 and other digital health tools and interpret data.
\nSupport the implementation of detailed plans to support the transition and integration of the project\u2019s DHIS2 to national Ministry of Health or national malaria program systems, including both systems administration, ongoing maintenance, and management of day-to-day operations.<\/p>\n
Required skills and experience:<\/p>\n
Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Informatics, or a related field
\nMinimum of 5 years documented practical DHIS2 implementation experience.
\nAt least 3 years of experience with health informatics or digital health work in an international multi-country context
\nExperience in supporting the roll-out, implementation, and use of digital health tools and applications, including the DHIS2 Android Capture App, ODK, and\/or similar systems.
\nExperience in DHIS2 system configuration and maintenance.
\nExcellent oral and written communication in English.
\nAvailable to travel nationally and internationally up to 25%.<\/p>\n
Desired skills:<\/p>\n
Oral, written and presentation skills in English and French.
\nExperience writing queries to interrogate and analyze DHIS2 data (i.e. using DHIS2 API, SQL, Python, R or other programming languages).
\nExperience developing data pipelines, automated data analyses, and visualizations.<\/p>\n
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