Job Description
Project Director, ICAP Strategic Information Project
ICAP at Columbia University, a global health leader situated within the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in New York City, seeks highly qualified candidates to serve as SI Project Director to be based in Addis Ababa-Ethiopia.
The SI Project Director will lead the project team and coordinate all project activities. As Project Director, his responsibilities will also include the coordination of communication with key stakeholders and partners, management of short-term technical consultants, and representation of ICAP in Ethiopia at in country and international forums. The Project Director will work closely with the Ministry of Health (MOH)/Regional Health Bureaus (RHBs) in planning and supporting health information systems (HIS) and program monitoring and evaluation activities at 100% level of effort (LOE).
Under the supervision of the Country Director of ICAP in Ethiopia, the Project Director will provide leadership and direction to the project teams leads and the staff. S/he will be responsible for the overall planning, coordination and supervision of project implementation, for tracking performance and progress, monitoring and adjusting project implementation to evolving needs, and for overseeing and ensuring the preparation and submission of periodic reports as planned and as required.
ICAP seeks highly qualified and experienced candidates to fill the SI Project Director position by April 01, 2022. The successful candidate will hold PhD degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Health Informatics, or International Development or related field OR MD and master’s degree in one of these fields and has more than 10 years of experience in health systems with more than five years in leadership and management positions.
Position/title: SI Project Director
Number of positions: One
Duty station: ICAP Head Office, Addis Ababa
Job Summary
The SI Project Director will lead the project team and coordinate all project activities. As
Project Director, his responsibilities will also include the coordination of communication
with key stakeholders and partners, management of short-term technical consultants, and
representation of ICAP in Ethiopia at in country and international forums. The Project
Director will work closely with the Ministry of Health (MOH)/Regional Health Bureaus
(RHBs) in planning and supporting health information systems (HIS) and program
monitoring and evaluation activities at 100% level of effort (LOE).
Under the supervision of the Country Director of ICAP in Ethiopia, the Project Director will
provide leadership and direction to the project teams leads and the staff. S/he will be
responsible for the overall planning, coordination and supervision of project
implementation, for tracking performance and progress, monitoring and adjusting project
implementation to evolving needs, and for overseeing and ensuring the preparation and
submission of periodic reports as planned and as required.
Duties and responsibilities:
• Coordinate and provide overall direction to different components of ICAP’s SI
project including health information system (HIS) and HIV Case reporting
surveillance and recency testing
• Provide direction on project scoping, timeline and budget estimation, resource
planning and monitoring, project execution, and system support
• Involve in the MOH, HIS NAG / HIS TWG and provide technical support to MOH
on HIS
• Oversee ICAP’s strategic information project teams to ensure the development,
deployment, and maintenance of Digital Health solutions such as OpenMRSbased HIV Reference Implementation for Ethiopia (Ethiohri), HIV case
surveillance, HIV related Laboratory Information System (LIS), and HIV related
data quality assurance systems
• Ensure development of all Digital Health solutions are in line with global digital
good principles and practices
• Oversee the implementation of Ethiohri at hospitals and health centers with high
volume of HIV patients in line with CDC/PEPFAR guidance and Ministry of Health
directions
• Plan, coordinate and ensure system enhancement for exchange of data between
EMR-ART and Viral load (VL) dashboard to support quality, comprehensive,
patient-centered HIV services
• Plan, coordinate and ensure customization of REDCap database to be used for
the HIV Case Reporting
• Lead the implementation of SmartCare-ART and VL electronic order report and
response (ETORR) system to Hospitals and Health Centers with high patient
volume of HIV patients in line with CDC/PEPFAR directions
• Provide direction and follow up support for rollout of Recap database to health
facilities selected for implementation of case surveillance
• Support establishment and strengthening of regional Emergency Operation
Centers (EOCs) for monitoring of Implementation of case surveillance
• Coordinate communications with key stakeholders and partners including MOH,
RHBs, CDC and other USG agencies in consultation with the Country Director
• Together with ICAP’s top management, develop periodic plans and funding
submissions of ICAP Ethiopia strategic information project
• Develop the projects annual country operation plan (COP) together with top
management
• Develop the Evaluation Project Monitoring Plan (EPMP)
• Develop detail implementation (operational) plan for the project
• Track Strategic Information project progress and prepare the project’s progress
reports to be shared with the MOH, CDC Ethiopia, ICAP HQ, and other partners
as needed
• Compile data and prepare reports, and submit quarterly and annual narrative
reports to CDC/PEPFAR
• Represent ICAP in meetings on Health Information Systems and other related
issues with MOH, Regional Health Bureaus partners, and other United States
Government (USG) Agencies.
• Conduct capacity building workshops, as needed, to support the implementation
of the SI Project
• Perform other duties as required by the Organization.
Required Educational Background
• PhD degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Health Informatics, or
International Development or related field OR MD and master’s degree in one of
these fields.
Required Skills and Experiences:
• More than 10 years of experience in health systems with more than five years in
leadership and management positions
• Demonstrated ability to direct the work of others, ability to establish and maintain
effective working relationships with employees, other agencies and departments
and general public
• Proven experience working with government officials to support strategy
development, implementation plans and decision making
• Ability to lead meetings, communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, organizing and prioritizing work
strategically and efficiently
• Ability to analyze complex organizational problems, work in stressful and tight
working environment and to determine proper courses of actions
• Solid experience of working on HIS and Strategic Information areas
• Basic skills in project management, proven analytical skills working in a crosscultural environment
• Demonstrated skills in report writing, documentation, and dissemination of
information
• Computer skills (MS Office, Internet) and skills in using statistical software such as
SPSS and STATA, Power BI and Tableau data analytics tools,
• Strong oral and written skills in English language
• Previous experience working in managerial position at International NonGovernmental Organizations (NGOs) and MoH is an advantage
