Specialist,
Data Platform Support
Sector: Research
Location: Kenya
Employee
Type: Regular
Background
/ IRC Summary
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction." (Albert Einstein)
The International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future.
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction." (Albert Einstein)
The International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future.
IRC
teams provide health care, infrastructure, learning and economic support to
people in 40 countries, with special programs designed for women and
children.
Every
year, the IRC resettles thousands of refugees in 22 U.S. cities.
Job Overview / Summary: Focused on technical system support for country programs, the Data Platform Support Specialist is a member of the team responsible for IRC’s new global measurement data platform, which is centered on the DHIS2 platform.
Working
in partnership with field staff, IT, International Programs Department, and technical
units, the Support Specialist performs a key role in ensuring the success of
data platform system functionality for the IRC user community.
Specific tasks include project data migration, project configuration, technical assistance and issues escalation, front line help desk application support, and participation in setting standards for processes, data quality, security, and systems configurations.
The position is based in IRC’s Program Quality Unit to ensure close contact with technical units and country programs and acts as a conduit to further IT and vendor systems support.
Major Responsibilities
Specific tasks include project data migration, project configuration, technical assistance and issues escalation, front line help desk application support, and participation in setting standards for processes, data quality, security, and systems configurations.
The position is based in IRC’s Program Quality Unit to ensure close contact with technical units and country programs and acts as a conduit to further IT and vendor systems support.
Major Responsibilities
- Provide
technical support and backstopping to field and HQ staff using the IRC
data platform
- Communicate
with country focal points as to overall systems changes, needs, and
questions, and advocate for systems improvements
- Provide
escalated support to country programs and HQ, and manage further
escalation of support questions to the vendor, IT or programs staff
- Ensure
the data platform and systems adhere to IRC systems standards and
processes
- On
a project-by-project basis, migrate data from existing sources (e.g.,
spreadsheets) into the data platform
- Work
with country teams to configure new projects in the data platform,
including clarifying indicator definitions, then creating datasets, data
elements, indicators, and other relevant DHIS2 objects
- Participate
in the design, implementation, and operation of data quality processes as
they apply to the data platform
- Analyze
data platform issues and gaps and identify solutions
- Participate
in the maintenance of systems and user documentation
Required Skills
- Bachelor’s
degree or equivalent
- At
least two years of experience implementing and / or supporting DHIS2
including project and core system configuration
- Experience
with M&E
- Ability
to communicate effectively in both verbal (i.e. day-to-day discussions,
team meetings) and written (requirements and design specifications) form,
as well as an overall ability to be clear and concise in all
communications
- Good
listening skills
- Strong
analytic curiosity and innovative problem solving skills using a systems
thinking approach
- Proven
ability to work both independently and in a dynamic, cross-functional team
structure
- Proven
ability to establish and maintain working relationships across all
departments and levels of the organization
Preferred Skills
- Direct
international experience implementing programs or M&E in an NGO
context
- Experience
with the DHIS2 tracker module
- Experience
with SQL and / or data modeling
- Experience
providing support for enterprise-level platforms with substantial numbers
of users across global time zones and varying IT infrastructure
- Familiarity
with mobile data collection and/or case management tools such as Ona,
CommCare, Kobocat, Magpi, mFieldWork, OpenEMIS
- Experience
with enterprise data architectures, integration and master data management
- Experience
with the delivery of systems functionality in low/intermittent bandwidth
scenarios for managing data
- Experience
with GIS such as ESRI
- Knowledge
of French or Arabic
Working Environment:
- Standard
office working environment
- Some
international travel as needed
How to Apply
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Cardiology
Consultancy
Sector: Health
Location: Kenya
Employee
Type: Consultant
Employee
Category: Not
Applicable
Background: Kakuma Refugee Camp is situated in Turkana County in the North Western part of Kenya. The camp provides support services to a population of over 184,000 persons.
The
International Rescue Committee (IRC) has been operating in the camp since 1992
and from January 1997, it took over the management of the entire health sector
including the Clinical Services Program.
The
Clinical Services Program currently offers primary health care services at our
main hospital and five autonomous out-patient clinics.
PHC
in the Kenya context refers to services provided to beneficiaries at health
posts (or clinics) in the camps and the camp hospitals and which is provided
free of charge.
These
services include diagnosis and treatment of common diseases, nutritional
support and management of malnutrition, basic mental health services.
Other
services offered include; immunization; health promotion; and disease
surveillance and response.
Currently the Clinical Service Program does not have a cardiologist specialist on ground to review heart disease patients.
Currently the Clinical Service Program does not have a cardiologist specialist on ground to review heart disease patients.
Patients
are identified by qualified clinicians in the hospital and community health
officers in the community and satellites clinics with major cases being
chronic.
Such
patients do not usually get the services they require due to lack of
specialized providers.
Objective: The main aim of this consultancy is to confirm the diagnosis for each patient and give the necessary management.
Objective: The main aim of this consultancy is to confirm the diagnosis for each patient and give the necessary management.
In
case treatment cannot be given within the camp facilities, further action can
be recommended.
Duration of the Consultancy: The proposed consultancy would take place on 24th – 26th August 2015
Conditions of Work
The consultants will be based at IRC Main Hospital – Kakuma Refugee Camp.
Duration of the Consultancy: The proposed consultancy would take place on 24th – 26th August 2015
Conditions of Work
The consultants will be based at IRC Main Hospital – Kakuma Refugee Camp.
Transport
to and from the IRC Hospital and Kakuma Mission Hospital will be provided as
required.
The consultant will be required to abide by the IRC security procedures and rules in place for the IRC staff.
The consultant will be required to abide by the IRC security procedures and rules in place for the IRC staff.
A
security briefing will be provided to the consultant upon arrival in Kakuma by
the field Safety and Security officer.
Deliverables
Deliverables
- Review
of pre-screened cardiac and newly diagnosed patients.
- Provide
recommendations on management of cardiac conditions that cannot be managed
within Kakuma
- Facilitate
a CME for clinical staff (medical doctors, clinical officers and nurses)
on a relevant health topic
The consultant will be paid a negotiated amount after the
consultancy.
The
consultant will be provided with meals and accommodation within IRC compound
IRC will arrange for the consultant’s movement from his/her destination as appropriate to and from Kakuma by air.
IRC will arrange for the consultant’s movement from his/her destination as appropriate to and from Kakuma by air.
Qualifications
/ Requirements
- MMmed
Internal Medicine
- Bachelor
of medicine and surgery.
- Two
years post-qualification experience
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to apply online
IRC
leading the way from harm to home.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
IRC
considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex,
color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status,
veteran status or disability.
