Introduction
The U.S. Mission in Maputo/Mozambique is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of Public Health Specialist (Health Management Information Systems).
Description
- Bachelors (BS/BA degree or host country equivalent) in one of the following or related disciplines is required: Informatics, Information Science, Health Information Management, Computer Science; Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or Public Health Informatics is required.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in designing, developing, implementing and maintaining health data information systems to support and evaluate development or health-related program activities is required.
- Level III English (speaking/writing) is required. (This will be tested)
- Level IV Portuguese (fluency in both written and oral) is required. (This will be tested)
Profile
Job holder provides technical expertise for Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) strengthening within the context of in-country HIV/AIDS programs supported through the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Job holder collaborates with U.S. team colleagues, host country Ministry of Health and other HIV/AIDS implementing partners in the design, development, updating and maintenance of information systems and software that will improve data flow from the sub-national to the national level of the host country. These activities are all geared toward assisting countries in developing well-functioning health information systems. Such systems ensure the production, analysis, dissemination and use of reliable, timely information on health determinants, health system performance and health status. Due to the highly integrated nature of HMIS in all PEPFAR programmatic decision making, job holder works very closely with public health colleagues in all PEPFAR-funded agency programs and is a member of the HMIS and other inter-agency technical working groups, though some responsibilities may be CDC/agency specific. Job holder is supervised by Informatics Advisor/Team Lead.
