NUMBER OF VACANCIES: 1

LOCATION: Butwal 

SUPERVISOR: Information System Specialist

Under the supervision of the SSBH Information Systems Specialist, the Senior Technical Officer-Health Information systems (HIS) will be responsible for supporting Ministry of Social Development (MoSD) of Lumbini Province and district-based field staff focused on health systems and health information to implement health information-related activities in districts and municipalities. S/he will also work very closely with Butwal-based SSBH team to provide need-based technical support to the MoSD and Lumbini Province Health Directorate for management of health information and smooth functioning of the health information system in the province.

Specific responsibilities and duties include the following:

• Provide technical support to Province MoSD including Health Directorate Office to establish and/or strengthen performance tracking mechanism (including periodic reviews, monitoring and evaluation) and its implementation, evidence generation mechanism, and use of evidences by coordinating with other technical colleagues based in Butwal.
• Coordinate with relevant provincial government and non-government stakeholders to support implementation of HIS-related interventions at district and municipal level.
• Engage with district and field-based staff in development of technical assistance plans for municipalities and activity’s annual planning and reporting process
• Provide hands on technical support to field staff and government entities (district and municipalities) to plan and implement routine information systems (HMIS and LMIS) related activities and support establishment and/or strengthening of performance tracking mechanisms, evidence generation mechanisms, and use of evidence for planning, decision-making and assessment of health services performance.
• Track HMIS reporting performance monthly and LMIS reporting quarterly and communicate with municipalities, health offices and provincial office for improvement, timely and quality reporting.
• Provide technical support to field-level staff and counterparts to scale-up DHIS2 in health facilities, and advocate for sustainable use of DHIS2.
• Provide support to MoSDs and Health Directorate to interpret and use health information to develop evidence-based policies, guidelines, regulations, strategies and other legal documents.
• Support MoSDs to introduce, scale-up and implement other health related MIS platforms.

This position requires a minimum of 60% travel to districts and municipalities across the SSBH operational area.

Required qualifications include:

• Graduate degree (Masters or above) in public health or other allied health sciences.
• At least six years of related professional experience in managing routine health information system, data management and must have knowledge of HMIS, DHIS2, HMIS, LMIS, eLMIS required.
• Strong networking and team mobilization skills.
• A proficient user of MS-Excel, MS-Word, MS-PowerPoint, SPSS/Stata or other statistical tools
• Ability and willingness to work/travel in remote areas of the activity working area
• Computer skills, including effective working skills in remote conditions
• Excellent written/oral skills in Nepali and English
• Qualified applicants who are from and/or currently working in selected areas of the Province 5 (Banke, Bardia, Dang, Kapilbastu, Rupandehi and Nawalparasi West) will be given preference

SSBH is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender and culture. Individuals from minority groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further selection process. Canvassing at any stage of the processes shall lead to automatic disqualification.