The Development Assistance Specialist (Strategic Information) is an essential member of the HIV Team within the Health Office of the United States Agency for International Development in Haiti (USAID/Haiti/HO).

The incumbent will provide strategic information analytic support to the team and perform a variety of both complex and routine technical duties. S/he will work closely with mission partners, civil society organizations, and government counterparts at national and sub-national levels to increase the culture of data analysis, use, and evaluation. Specifically, s/he will support the planning and reporting on USAID/Haiti’s President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) country program, including development of the Country Operational Plan (COP), Site Improvement through Monitoring (SIMS), Data Quality Assessments (DQAs), and PEPFAR Oversight and Accountability Review Team (POART) reviews. S/he will monitor progress toward achieving PEPFAR targets, translate strategic information into improved PEPFAR programming and delivery of services, provide accountability for use of PEPFAR resources, and support both internal and external capacity for using strategic information toward epidemic control in Haiti. The incumbent will report directly to the Senior M&E Advisor or his/her designee.


The incumbent will provide strategic planning; programmatic and technical support for HIV/AIDS activities under PEPFAR in Haiti; and strengthen capacity for USAID/Haiti partners. To this end, the incumbent will maintain current knowledge and information on HIV prevention, care and treatment in Haiti and will be called upon to provide monitoring and evaluation (M&E) input on other diseases as needed by the HO team. The incumbent will work in collaboration with key HIV and AIDS stakeholders, including host country government counterparts, donors, and nonprofit organizations/civil society organizations (NGOs/CSOs) to support the national HIV and AIDS programs. Maintains in-depth knowledge of PEPFAR reporting requirements, PEPFAR-related data systems, as well as data management and use strategies to provide informed program monitoring and partner management technical assistance to USAID/Haiti. Conducts data analyses and provides technical assistance relevant to Measurement, Evaluation, and Results (MER), program expenditures, and surveys, in collaboration with program/technical stakeholders. Provides technical advice and recommendations to the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) and cooperating partners on monitoring and evaluation for HIV projects at national, departmental, and community levels for the USAID PEPFAR program in Haiti. Facilitates interpretation and dissemination of HIV-related data for program decision making. Conducts routine program data review and trend analysis of PEPFAR data, partner performance analysis and provide quarterly data visualization support, including data verification, data completeness checks, analysis of site-level data, data pulling and review, and comparative analysis of results and targets from PEPFAR data collection systems and interagency analytic and data management products. Assists with data-focused analytical thinking for improved planning, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of the USAID/Haiti PEPFAR program. Designs, develops, and delivers high quality visualization and information products to support USAID operations at all stages of the development programming cycle. Translates complex data analysis concepts and requirements into clear, concise, and usable information for both technical and non-technical USAID/PEPFAR team members. Contributes to the HIV knowledge base by preparing reports and publications, including technical updates, peer- reviewed manuscripts, and by presenting internally and at international meetings/conferences. Supports USAID in monitoring and evaluation to ensure US Government (USG) investments reflect the efficient use of resources.


Strengthens capacity of USAID partners to standardize and automate data collection, management, and display of HIV/PEPFAR data to make rapid data analysis more efficient, transparent, reproducible, and effective. Consults with HIV team to understand where data analytics will most effectively support PEPFAR’s overarching goal of epidemic control. Provides training and analytic support to strengthen partner capacity to effectively manage and analyze PEPFAR monitoring data for the purposes of program accountability, oversight, and management. Provides technical leadership on monitoring and evaluation, and data visualization including Geographic Information System (GIS) and Tableau. activities across the HIV clinical cascade and other areas of HIV programming, including triangulation of survey, surveillance, and other country data sources as appropriate. Facilitates the sharing of best practices across USG programs vis-a-vis strategic information in different countries.


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Education Requirements: Master’s Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, International Health, Social Science, Medical Science or related field is required.

Experience: A minimum of five (5) years experience in HIV/AIDS monitoring and evaluation or public health is required.

Job Knowledge: The Specialist must have a comprehensive knowledge of the concepts, principles, techniques and practices of HIV and AIDS and the strategies most effective in HIV prevention, care and support, particularly in Haiti, are required. A good working knowledge and understanding of health systems, especially the public health sector, health sector reform and the response from appropriate government and nongovernment entities is required. Knowledge of HIV monitoring and evaluation is required.

Skills: The Specialist must have skills relating to HIV and AIDS in data analysis and visualization, program design, strategic planning, monitoring systems, program coordination and implementation, and evaluation is required. Must possess knowledge and skills of using computers and office software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email and Google applications, as well as statistical software such as STATA, SAS, R and data visualization tools. Must be able to establish and maintain contacts at all levels of the host government and with stakeholders in the non-governmental arena in order to explain USAID health specific project/program policies, objectives and procedures. Must be able to transmit and interpret host country government and non-governmental sector program-related concerns to senior PEPFAR officials and Mission management. Must possess excellent communication, analytical, written, and interpersonal skills. Must be able to work independently and able to collaborate with others effectively as a team and work across agencies and cross-culturally with diverse teams on sensitive issues.

Language: Level IV (fluent), strong written and oral proficiency in English, Haitian Creole, and French is required.

Required Documents:

1- Attached current Curriculum Vitae (CV) or Resume.


2- A Cover Letter or summary Statement Addressing the evaluation factors.


3- Copies of Educational Certificates.


4- List of a minimum of three (3) professional references with accurate telephone and e-mail information.

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Eligible applicants are required to complete this on-line application process and submit any applicable required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)] on the closing date of this announcement.

If applying on-line poses an extreme hardship, you must contact the human resources office no later than 2,3 business days prior to the closing date of this vacancy announcement. An alternative application method will be provided upon approval of the hardship notification. After this time, requests to apply via alternative methods will not be granted.

Please note that all required documents must be received by the closing date, via online or alternative methods, and that we will determine your eligibility and qualifications based solely on the material received by the closing date.