USAID Jalin - Information Management Specialist

The USAID Jalin Project

Scope of Work

Information Management Specialist

The USAID Jalin Project (hereafter referred to as “Jalin” or the “Project”) is a five-year initiative implemented by DAI Global, LLC and its consortium of partners – IntraHealth, Vital Strategies, and Market Share Associates – to work with USAID to facilitate and support partnerships through a co-creation process that brings together a diverse range of public and private sector actors to leverage domestic resources, increase the pace at which reliable local evidence is made widely available and utilized to design and implement local maternal and newborn health solutions.

Jalin will contribute to a maternal and newborn health movement in Indonesia that: (a) brings together actors, including those traditionally outside the health system, to use local evidence and global best practices to co-create, test and adapt local solutions; (b) addresses evidence gaps by identifying where and why maternal and newborn deaths are happening and uses that information to co-define and create local solutions; (c) engages the public and private sectors to co-finance scalable local solutions to support partnerships and ensure that the poor and vulnerable have access to essential services; (d) catalyzes new and existing partnerships, local solutions and co-investment through a whole-of-market approach across the projects areas of technical focus; and (e) fosters a culture of learning and adaptation.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Adaptation Director (MELA), the Information Management Specialist liaises with the Jakarta-based and regional technical teams in the development and implementation of Jalin’s information management system and program dashboard. The Specialist will develop and roll out a fully functional management information system that captures and manages program information as well as addressing compliance and audit objectives. He/ she will need to work with technical teams at both the headquarters (Jakarta) and regional levels to ensure information is properly entered and quality standards are developed and maintained. The Specialist will also help roll out and manage Jalin’s online dashboard. Specific duties include:

·       Works closely with the MELA Director and Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist to drive forward the development of DAI’s Technical and Administrative Management Information System (TAMIS) (phase 1);

·       Leads in the conceptualization and development of further phases of TAMIS with DAI’s TAMIS administrator;

·       Assists the MELA Director in providing regular training and follow-up, particularly in relation to TAMIS, to ensure all project staff clearly understand and are committed to their roles in a well-functioning M&E system;

·       Performs regular system checks to ensure information is being properly documented and entered into TAMIS thereby contributing to data quality;

·       Supports the integration of the Jalin performance management indicators into TAMIS;

·       Work with the MELA Director and M&E Specialist to develop an online Jalin dashboard which draws, to some extent, on data stored in TAMIS;

·       Ensures that the dashboard is fully functional and presents accurate information about Jalin;

·       Supports data analysis, synthesis and consolidation of indicator data for project reporting;

·       Supports the MELA Director in the implementation of the project’s MELA plan;

·       Assists in the delivery or write up of contractual deliverables/ reports including monthly reports to the Ministry of Health (MOH), quarterly reports to MOH and USAID, as well as the Annual Reports to USAID;

·       Any other relevant duties as assigned by the MELA Director.

Essential Qualifications:

·       Master’s degree in information management, public health, or other related field.

·       Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in an information management capacity on donor-funded projects.  

·       Demonstrated expertise developing databases and data dashboards.  

·       Experience with the PowerBI data analysis and visualization platforms very desirable

·       Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Access, SPSS or other statistical software, EPI INFO and mapping software such as Health mapper, ARCGIS preferred.

·       Excellent command of written and spoken English and ability to edit documents for clarity and brevity.

·       Experience working with government, NGOs, donors, and other relevant MNH stakeholders desirable.

·       Ability to work in complex environments with multiple tasks, competing priorities, and short deadlines.

Interested and qualified applicants could send the cover letter and CV at the latest on July 5^th, 2019 to indonesiamnh@dai.com with “Information Management Specialist (IMS)" in the subject line and specify the availability date in the CV. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly.