Consultancy - Hiv/health Data Use Advisor - Panama

**Consultancy - HIV/Health Data Use Advisor - Panama, Data.FI**Project Overview 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**:*In Panama, Data.FI will lead a team of technical advisors with expertise in data use and surveillance to support the government through USAID to better monitor and mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS and promote child and maternal health/family planning.The Data Use Advisor will work closely with technical partners present at the regional health level to leverage data from routine health information systems and existing quality improvement and quality assurance platforms to improve reporting and use of HIV/AIDS related data and promote child and maternal health/family planning.The Data Use Advisor will support activities to develop high impact analytical products (including dashboards, models, and maps) and support the implementation of high impact data review structures (such as technical working group).
**Primary Duties and Responsibilities**: Assemble a new technical working group at MINSA for HIV Data Use and Analytics, to harmonize performance targets across the HIV cascade for testing yield, linkage to care, and ART adherence.Develop a methodological guidance document for the Data.FI intervention, to help build capacity at the MOH for sustaining data use results and produce measurable improvements in HIV performance indicators.The methodology must leverage adult learning principles to create interactive sessions intended to engage critical thinking skills, encourage accountability, and be highly systematized for ease of replicability.Develop a document detailing corrective actions, related to improving indicators being analyzed, agreed on during the twice monthly situation room meetings.Document capacity-building activities at to ensure local stakeholder capacity to lead situation room including meeting management, compelling analyses, and action plan accountability.Data use briefs at the national level: At least two documents (starting in Q2 of the project) describing the impact that frequent data reviews leveraging quality improvement tools have had on improved HIV prevention and control.Produce monthly reports describing periodic data review meetings and meetings with the government and other stakeholders to review priority indicators, revise/define priority information needs, gather stakeholder requirements, and map data for data analysis and visualization products.Identify and advise on mitigation strategies to address data limitations and data quality issues.Participate with weekly Data.FI Panama team meetings.
**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.Ability to work legally in Panama.Familiarity with PEPFAR MER indicators would be an asset.
**Key competencies and professional experience required**Strong cross-cultural, interpersonal, management and collaboration skills in highly complex structures involvin