OneHealth Tool Data Collector needed at Avenir Health.
JOB TITLE: Finance Assistant (UNHAS)
JOB LOCATION: Bauchi, Kebbi and Sokoto
Employment Type: Contract
JOB DETAILS:
- Avenir Health’s contract under the USAID Integrated Health Program (IHP) Task Order Contract (TO 03, 04, 05) is to support IHP’s work to sustainably support quality primary health care (PHC) services in Bauchi, Kebbi and Sokoto States. As part of this work, Avenir Health is building capacity in each state to support strategic health planning and costing using the OneHealth Tool (OHT).
- This includes training a cadre of IHP project and government staff in each state to use the OHT, and supporting implementation of the OHT in each state, including supervision of OHT data collectors in each state and the overall data collection process.
- The OHT Expert will be the principal point of contact with the OHT data collectors in Bauchi, Kebbi and Sokoto States. Under guidance from Avenir Health, the OHT Expert will train a small cadre of state and project staff from each state on the OHT, and will work closely with the OHT focal team in each state to create configured OHT projections for each state.
- The OHT Expert will also be responsible for ensuring quality control and the completeness of data gathered for the OHT application in each state, including the supervision of and guidance to state OHT data collectors.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate in-person training of IHP OHT focal points in Bauchi, Kebbi and Sokoto State on the application of the OHT:
- Finalize data collection methodology and template for each state
- Work with each state to develop configured state OHT projections
- Supervise and manage OHT data consultants working in Bauchi, Kebbi and Sokoto States on data collection for each state:
- Orient OHT data consultants on state data collection methodology
- Coordinate with OHT data collectors in each state to ensure timely collection of data with source documentation by the agreed-upon timeframe
- Coordinate with state OHT focal teams to review state data collected for baseline OHT projection. As necessary, participate (virtually or in-person) in state data review and validation meetings
- Participate (virtually or in-person) in state OHT results dissemination meetings
Travel Requirements:
- Travel at least once to Bauchi, Kebbi and Sokoto states to facilitate in-person OHT training (timeframe: October / November 2020).
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree qualification
- At least 10 years of demonstrated experience in the Africa region and/or in Nigeria with costing and budgeting in two or more technical areas of reproductive health/family planning, maternal and newborn health, child health, nutrition and malaria programs, and working with development agencies and organizations, government officials, civil society leaders, community leaders, project beneficiaries and project staff
- Experience using the OneHealth Tool (OHT) for costing, budgeting and strategic planning in the Africa region and specifically in Nigeria
- Experience conducting training on the OHT
- Possess excellent organizational, analytical, oral and written communications skills in English; and
- Demonstrated ability to lead a data collection team.
Deliverables:
- OHT-configured projections for Bauchi, Kebbi, and Sokoto States
- OHT data collection template for Health Services, Human Resources, Infrastructure, and Logistics Modules
- Final OHT data collected for Bauchi, Kebbi, and Sokoto States
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application Letter stating experience and qualifications, as well as cost proposal for each deliverable, to: [email protected] using the “Job Title and Location” as the subject of the email.
Note: Cost proposals should include all costs associated with completing the deliverable (e.g., travel expenses, etc.).
Deadline: October 12, 2020
Job Features
Job Category | Medical/ Healthcare / Pharmaceutical |