Public Health Specialist - Office of Health and HIV Data Quality Assessment - Uganda Learning Activity Job at QED Group. - Career Opportunity in Uganda
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Public Health Specialist - Office of Health and HIV Data Quality Assessment - Uganda Learning Activity

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Admin & Office ]

Jobs at:

QED Group.

Deadline of this Job:
30 July 2021  

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Kampala , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 14, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:

Overview
QED is a global consulting firm with more than 20 years of experience providing data-driven and insightful solutions in close to 100 countries. We are passionate about transforming lives through knowledge-based solutions. Leveraging deep expertise in monitoring, evaluation, global health, and learning, we help our clients collect, analyze, visualize, and ultimately use data in more effective ways. Our work maximizes results through the use of cutting-edge technologies and innovation, organizational development, and evidence-based decision-making.
Assessment Background
The ADS 201 directs United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Uganda Mission to conduct a data quality assessment (DQA) for all performance indicators it intends to report in its Performance Plan and Report (PPR) 2021 or other upcoming external reporting including the OHH custom indicators. The planned DQA exercise will include data collected on new indicators and indicators whose data was assessed more than three years ago. The DQA will be conducted for Office of Heath and HIV (OHH) indicators under three technical areas;
The DQA will involve assessment of the monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems, particularly of new implementing partners whose data has never been subjected to a DQA. Also, the task will include a thorough desk review and data verification of eligible indicators (see annex for list of indicators and Ips). The data for these indicators will be assessed for completeness and soundness of processes and procedures for collection, aggregation, analysis, compilation, transmission, verification, and reporting.
The USAID/Uganda Mission seeks a Short-Term Technical Assistance (STTA) to conduct a DQA for economic growth indicators. The purpose of the DQA is to ensure that implementing partners (IPs) and USAID staff are aware of the strengths and weaknesses of performance data, and the extent to which data integrity can be trusted to influence management decisions. The DQA will involve a thorough review of the processes and procedures of data collection, data cleaning, data aggregation, data storage and management, internal data quality control, analysis, and reporting to confirm the availability of data validation and quality assurance framework which is operationalized across all data sources.

Responsibilities
Under the direction of the ULA’s point of contact for the assignment, the contractor will conduct a thorough review of the processes and procedures for the collection, verification, aggregation, analysis, compilation, transmission, and reporting of the performance data for all indicators under review. The following are the specific tasks to be undertaken by the contractor:
• Review relevant IP documents, including previous DQA recommendations, annual work plans, Activity Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plans (AMELPs), progress reports (e.g. quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports), and Performance Indicator Reference Sheets (PIRS). The review will pay attention to indicator definitions, data collection and data analysis of the PPR-related indicators
• Administer the MEL system assessment tool to better appreciate the flow of data along with roles and responsibilities of data collection, data cleaning, data aggregation, data storage and management, internal data quality control, data analysis, reporting, information sharing, and use/dissemination
• Review reported IP performance data for past reporting periods and follow up on the implementation of recommendations of past DQAs, where applicable
• Prepare DQA reports, (IP-specific reports and a consolidated DQA report that contains a summary report with findings, conclusions, and lessons learned), complete USAID standard data quality checklist for each assessed indicator including a DQA PowerPoint (PPT) presentation to be shared with USAID Uganda staff

Expected Deliverables:
• Review all activity documents relevant to the DQA, including previous DQAs reports, annual work plans, AMELPs, progress reports, and PIRS
• Assess IPs’ MEL systems, assess data collection and verification procedures, data aggregation, data storage and management, internal data quality control, data analysis, and reporting, information sharing
• Produce IP-specific DQA reports and complete the data quality checklists for each indicator assessed

Qualifications
• Advanced degree in a health related field
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in evaluatios, with significant experience and expertise in conducting USAID DQA’s, and evaluations at large
• Significant expertise in role designing managing or executing evaluations, with preferably focus on health topics
• Demonstrable skills and experience in Monitoring and Evaluation, with specific USAID experience
• Must have demonstrated experience producing DQA checklists and high-quality reports and presentations on evaluations/assessments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Administrative jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 30 July 2021
Duty Station: Kampala
Posted: 14-07-2021
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 14-07-2021
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 14-07-2065
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