Hiv/Health Data Use Advisor - Panamá, Data.Fi

at  Palladium Group Inc

*COMPANY OVERVIEW:*

About Palladium - Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 3,000 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies and, most importantly, people’s lives.

*REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:*

• Clinical degree (nurse, clinical officer, doctor of medicine) or master’s degree in public health or health care management required; both preferred.
• Experience in promoting evidence-based decision making within healthcare management or facility settings.
• Demonstrated skills in building regional and municipal stakeholder capacity in data demand and use, data communication, and promoting evidence-based decision making. This includes strong ability to facilitate the interpretation and use of data by program managers.
• Familiarity working with data from national health information systems in Panama.
• Experience working with government staff (at subnational and national levels) on strategic health information work in Panama.
• Demonstrated understanding of data flows in Panama, and the information needs of stakeholders from facility level to national level.
• Experience working at different levels of the health system, from regional to national level, in Panama, including strong working relationships with government staff working on strategic information, monitoring and evaluation, and informatics.
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*PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND ROLE:*

Palladium is currently seeking HIV Data Use Advisor(s) in Panama to support the implementation of the Data for Implementation (Data.FI) Project. Data.FI is a five-year global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Data.FI partners with PEPFAR programs to accelerate and maintain access to high quality data to accelerate the control and maintenance of the HIV epidemic.
Data.FI supports host country governments to improve existing health information systems (HIS) and conduct in-depth analysis of epidemiological and program data to inform responses to manage gaps in programming and sustain impact by supporting the transition of local partners.
In Panamá, Data.FI will lead a team of technical advisors with expertise in digital health and quality management systems to help the government through USAID better monitor and mitigate the impacts of the HIV epidemic.

*PURPOSE OF POSITION:*

The Data Use Advisor will work closely with the National HIV Program, Health Regions, and technical partners present at the regional health level to leverage data from existing health information systems and enhance the reporting and use of HIV/AIDS related data. The Data Use Advisor will support activities to develop high impact analytic products and support the implementation of high impact data analysis structures (such as situation rooms).

*MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:*

• Accompany the technical working group at MINSA for HIV Data Use and Analysis to harmonize performance targets across the HIV cascade for testing performance, linkage to care, and ART adherence.
• Adapt the methodological guidance document for the Data.FI intervention to help build capacity in the regions and hospitals under its charge to sustain data use results and produce measurable improvements in HIV performance indicators. The methodology should leverage adult learning principles to create interactive sessions designed to engage critical thinking skills, foster accountability, and be highly systematized to facilitate replicability.
• Develop and follow up on a documented action plan that details the agreed-upon improvement actions during the HIV epidemiological situation room meetings, related to the indicators being analyzed.
• Document capacity building activities to ensure the ability of local stakeholders to lead the situation room, including meeting management, convincing analysis, and accountability for the action plan.
• Lead the development of data use briefs from regions in charge: A quarterly summary describing the impact that frequent data reviews leveraging quality improvement tools have had on improving HIV prevention and control.
• Support for coordination with health authorities, implementing partners, and key individuals in the national response to HIV/AIDS.
• Lead the collection, integration, and visualization of HIV cascade data in the Data.FI HIV dashboard for use in situation room meetings.
• Identify and advise on mitigation strategies to address data limitations and data quality issues.
• Participate in weekly Data.FI Panama team meetings.
• Support Data.FI data use technical teams in other efforts in the region, as required.