Health Information System Advisor, Windhoek, Namibia

Requisition Number: 14-0068

Post Date: 11/28/2014

Title: Health Information System Advisor

City: Windhoek

Position Type: Proposal (Contingent Upon Award)

Description: ABOUT INTRAHEALTH

IntraHealth International empowers health workers to realize positive health outcomes for individuals, families, and communities around the world. We ensure health workers are present where they are needed most; ready with skills and systems to deliver high-quality care; connected to information networks that support high performance; and safe to deliver services in environments that promote dignity and equality. A nonprofit organization, we partner with governments, the private sector, and civil society to foster sustainable local solutions to health workforce and health care challenges. Over the past 34 years, we have assisted 100 countries to strengthen their health workforces and the systems that support them—at all levels and across the continuum of care.

SUMMARY OF ROLE

The Health Information System Advisor will work with USAID, IntraHealth International, and other implementing partners to develop the overall framework and approach for strengthening information systems. S/he will provide technical guidance and implementation support to health care workers and administrators on the administration of health and human resource information systems and routine M&E functions to support the implementation of HIV care and treatment activities in Namibia. The candidate will represent the project to the Namibian Ministry of Health and USAID. This position is the senior leader of IntraHealth Namibia and is overall responsible for the growth and management of the organization and execution of projects and contracts.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provide technical assistance to support the deployment and use of iHRIS, ePMS, EDT, TB, HIS and other health information data bases.
• Champion open source health information technologies and collaborate with the MOH and other relevant partners to develop and implement mHealth and eHealth solutions in HR Management (e.g., recruitment, deployment, or performance management tools).
• Work with stakeholders to identify an appropriate hosting agency, and obtain appropriate permissions to house the database at identified institutions.
• Identify appropriate business systems, develop business cases for supplying and updating information in the databases, and obtain appropriate permissions, as needed, including stakeholder support.
• Adapt eHealth architecture to meet the needs of country leaders, planners, policy makers, district, facility, and community needs in public and private sectors.
• Build capacity and transfer knowledge on information infrastructure deployment, scale-up, and expansion to country stakeholders to develop data-driven decision-making skills and sustainability.
• Ensure HRIS related project updates, links to material, listserv maintenance, document management.
• Contribute to HRIS related program development and documentation, including annual work plans, quarterly and annual reports, technical papers, and other documents and reports.
• Represent IntraHealth Namibia with MoHSS, USAID and other key stakeholders.
• Lead business development to achieve growth and quality targets
• Provide overall leadership and supervision
• Namibian citizen or permanent resident

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education & Experience

• A Bachelor's degree in IT or related degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 10 years related experience with a strong understanding of international public health program development.
• Substantial experience in Namibia developing and implementing information systems, including online (web-based) database systems, etc.
• Experience with open source technologies and approaches with familiarity with basic Networking including Microsoft Exchange and Windows XP Pro and other platforms.
• Substantial knowledge and experience in project design and management
• Ability to work and communicate with a diverse group of people and cultures.

COMPETENCIES

Innovation

Develops new, better or significantly different ideas, methods, solutions or initiatives within your role that result in improvement of IntraHealth's performance and meeting objectives, results and global commitments.

Accountability

Holds self and others accountable for all work activities, provide constructive feedback and performance reviews, research and personal actions and decisions; follows through on commitments and focuses on those activities that have the greatest impact on meeting measurable high quality results for IntraHealth's success. Exercises ethical practices, respectful words and behaviors, and equitable treatment of others in all activities.

Service Excellence

Knowledge of and ability to put into action customer service concepts, processes and techniques to access internal and/or external client needs and expectations and meet or exceed those needs and expectations through providing excellent service directly or indirectly.

Strategic Thinking

Applies organizational knowledge to identify and maintain focus on key success factors for IntraHealth while recognizing, anticipating and resolving organizational challenges. Ability to develop organization and industry-specific expertise and apply sound decision making processes to reach productive resolutions that translates strategy into actionable business plans.

Client Relationship Management

Knowledge and ability to determine and satisfy client needs (internally and externally) and maintain partnering and productive relationships during engagements, including influencing, communicating, presenting, facilitating, and managing new relationships.

Effective Communication (Oral and Written)

Understands effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience; and receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.