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The Haiti Strategic Health Information Systems Program (Haiti HIS) is an $11.5 million cooperative agreement funded by USAID to build the capacity of Haiti’s Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population (MSPP) to take ownership of a comprehensive health information system that enables the integration of health records across various digital and paper-based reporting platforms. The program will support the MSPP in drafting an effective eHealth Policy to address interoperability and set data standards; strengthening Haiti’s national health information system—the System d’Information Sanitaire Nationale Unique, or SISNU—by addressing information and technical gaps; and promoting data-driven decision making at national and departmental levels. In turn, the HIS team will help the MSPP analyze the data provided by the improved national health information system and then use this information to provide better quality care and treatment to the Haitian people.

The HIS Capacity Building Officer is a key member of the project technical team. S/he will serve as the key point of contact between the project and the MSPP/UPE for MSPP SISNU implementation in assigned departments. S/he will provide support to both SISNU at field sites and to the national MSPP to ensure effective use of SISNU. The Capacity Building Officer will lead training and capacity building of project’s and MSPP staff. This position will work closely with both HIS and MSPP staff to assist in the utilization of DHIS2 at the national, departmental, and community level in Haiti. The Capacity Building Officer may perform any other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications
• Public Health, Informatics, Statistics, Communication; M.A. preferred.
• Effective communication skills;
• Formal training qualification is desirable;
• Have a working knowledge of DHIS2 is an asset;
• Experience of communicating at all levels up to and including senior management;
• Experience of designing, delivering, and maintaining training material is essential;
• Working knowledge of other HIS implemented in Haiti is an asset.
• Sound understanding of MSPP’s health information infrastructure is an asset.
• Previous work on a USAID project is an asset.
• Team player.

Essential Duties

Support SISNU and DHIS2 Roll-Out
• Serve as DAI’s point of contact with the MSPP/UPE for MSPP SISNU implementation in the assigned department;
• Support the MSPP SISNU national roll-out training and DHIS2 utilization;
• Support the development of automated reports and dashboards for program evaluation and planning;
• Monitor site reports in terms of completeness, timeliness and data quality;
• Support the MSPP as needed to verify the authenticity and accuracy of data reported;
• Support the development of efficient data utilization plan of DHIS2;
• Ensure timely data entry of all project data from partners as requested;
• Maintain and support MSPP SISNU End Users registry updates;
• Provide support in the incorporation in DHIS2 of all key health indicators.
• Support the departments in consolidating data;
• Monitor the availability of paper registers used by health facilities for reporting;
• Coordinate with other implementing partners to ensure timely reporting by these projects intO SISNU;
• Harmonize the program indicators across implementing partners’ systems;

• Training and Capacity Building
• Provide high quality professional training to MSPP staff and partners in best practice for data collection, consolidation, and reporting into SISNU;
• Provide high quality professional training to MSPP staff and partners in data use;
• Maintain effective communication with clients to establish training needs;
• Evaluate the effectiveness of training and modify materials as appropriate;
• Develop and maintain training material to the highest standards;
• Manage USAID web-based Trainet reporting system;
• Provide advice and assistance, as required, to colleagues;
• Ensure that all DHIS2 users are brought to the highest possible level of understanding of the application;
• Ensure that training requirements are adequately specified and documented;
• Ensure that training provision is evaluated appropriately;
• Develop and implement DHIS2 tools, training materials, technical assistance along with quality improvement tools;
• Support the MSPP SISNU national roll-out training and DHIS2 utilization;
• Support the development of automated reports and dashboards for program evaluation and planning;

Other Tasks
• Record all training data in the USAID web-based Trainet reporting system.
• Document success stories;
• Perform other duties regarding the implementation of the HIS grant as assigned.