UNDP Jobs - 79301- DHIS2 International Consultants for the South Suda

DHIS2 International Consultants for the South Sudan Ministry of Health – (DHIS2 Consultant-Public Health Specialist)

Location :

Juba, SOUTH SUDAN

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

02-Jul-2018

Application Deadline :

20-Jun-18 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

1month

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

1 month

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

UNDP partners with the Global Fund to support and strengthen national responses to HIV, Tuberculosis and malaria. The objective is to ensure access to quality health services for all and enable all those living or affected by the diseases to live healthy, productive lives. The partnership leverages UNDP’s mandate to strengthened institutions to deliver universal access to basic services and rebuilding resilient health services in crisis and post-crisis settings.

UNDP is currently serving as the Global Fund’s Interim Principal Recipient (PR) in South Sudan administering both TB and HIV grant. Under the HIV grant, resources have been earmarked to support Health Management Information System. The MOH plans to establish a robust Health Management Information System (HMIS) to collect different types of health information from service delivery points to be used as evidence for decision making aimed at improving health care delivery. Currently, the HMIS is using DHIS1.4 for the management of the national health information. However, there are gaps in the system for reporting data from all the different national programs. The existing gap in timeliness and completeness of reporting of data coupled with increased donors demand for timely reports has led to programs developing fragmented and vertical data collection systems. This has given rise to multiple data sets leading to concerns about the reliability and quality of data across the numerous health care providers and support organizations in the country.

To effectively manage health care provision, the MOH plans to establish a robust Health Management Information System (HMIS) to collect and collate different types of health information from service delivery points. The establishment of HMIS is envisioned to provide integrated data collection and analysis from all levels of health care as well as provide evidence on the health status for decision making.

Currently, the HMIS in South Sudan has been using DHIS1.4 for management of national health information system. However, there are gaps in the system for reporting data from all the different national programs. The gap in the current HMIS system has resulted in to development of fragmented and vertical data collection systems which has given rise to multiple data sets leading to concerns about the reliability and quality of health data within the country. The South Sudan MOH intends to migrate from DHIS1.4 to DHIS2 for effective management of heath data as a measure for mitigating challenges associated with DHIS1.4.

The District Health Information Software version 2 (DHIS 2) is a routine data-based health information system which allows for data capture, aggregation, analysis, and reporting of data. The MOH has identified the need to adapt DHIS 2 to its current data collection and storage platform.

The current data management system presents some challenges that don’t facilitate data-driven decision-making. The current system also does not guarantee optimal data security and integrity. The MOH needs a platform that will help integrate all of its data so that HMIS managers, the technical team and the M&E team can efficiently and effectively keep track of the overall MOH performance and monitor progress of indicators.

The MOH foresees that DHIS 2 would allow information exchange and evidence-based decision making at all levels starting from where data are produced (health zones) to the management level. This software would also allow data quality checks are performed using validation rules that can be established and applied regularly to clean up the data. We also foresee that DHIS 2, with its GIS built-in engine, would allow data mapping in order for the MOH team to geographically visualize areas of low and high performance.

The consultant will work closely with the HMIS director and key MOH staff – particularly those with Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and information systems functions – to assess the current system and adapt the DHIS 2 software so that it would be easily accessed, used, and maintained by relevant MOH staff.

Duties and Responsibilities

The main purpose of the consultancy is to work with MOH to host DHIS2 system and adapt the technical architecture for the DHIS 2 to meet MOH information management needs.

Scope of work

The international consultant will work with the second DHIS2 consultant(computer scientist) to carry out the following tasks:

Review data flow processes and user requirements through meetings MoH HMIS team and Partners;
Coding the data elements and indicators for interoperability purpose, and translations;
Review of customized indicators to ensure correct mapping of numerators and denominators;
Drafting of relevant validation rules with consultation with MoH team;
Develop automated reporting modules and dashboard;
Develop a web service that imports data from other portal to the customized DHIS 2 system;
Train trainers consisting of M&E, technical and IT staff on using the DHIS 2 dashboard and creating the standard report on DHIS 2 to enable trained staff to train other staff at the state and county level;
Train HMIS staff in using PIVOT Table, Visualiser and GIS program to create graphs that track indicators;
Development of the training materials for the Core Team;
Training the Core Team on Customization;
User Testing the platform based on the user requirements.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Displays cultural gender, religion, race, nationality, and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Demonstrates diplomacy and tact in dealing with sensitive and complex situations.

Professionalism:

Demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter;
Demonstrated ability to negotiate and apply good judgment;
Shows pride in work and in achievements;
Is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results.

Planning & Organizing:

Organized and accurately completes multiple tasks by establishing priorities while taking into consideration special assignments, frequent interruptions, deadlines, available resources and multiple reporting relationships;
Plans coordinates and organizes workload while remaining aware of changing priorities and competing deadlines;
Establishes builds and maintains effective working relationships with staff and clients to achieve the planned results;
Contracts will be output-based and payment issued only upon delivery of satisfactory outputs.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

A Masters’ Degree (Public Health or related qualifications.

Experience:

10 years progressive experience as a public health practitioner;
Five years’ work experience in DHIS2 application in sub Saharan countries;
Seven years in depth knowledge in DHIS2 training;
Previous experience as a team leader working with other consultants for a joint assignment on DHIS 2Work experience in South Sudan is a plus.

Language:

Fluency in spoken and writing English is a requirement;
Knowledge of Arabic will be considered an asset.