Data Demand and Information Use (DDIU) Advisor – Maternal and Child Health Programme – Pretoria - DFID

Futures Group is seeking a Data Demand and Information Use (DDIU) Advisor for a large, DFID-funded Programme on Maternal and Child Health in South Africa. This is a Permanent Fixed Term Employment Contract (one year renewable for up to three years). The key responsibilities include:

• Provide technical support to promote routine Monitoring & Evaluation data collection, availability, usage and ownership in a manner that enhances the programme and promotes sustainability
• Design, develop, and adapt data collection and data use methods and instruments to support the project and District-level health management, in alignment with national indicators and priorities
• Work with international, project consortium, and country-level partners to institutionalize DDIU tools, training curricula and approaches. Work across results areas to incorporate data use activities at policy/management, facility/services, and community/advocacy levels.
• Coordinate the design and roll out of project monitoring activities, in alignment with result output areas as well as national priorities and external evaluation activities.
• Synthesise reports of progress against the LogFrame indicators and targets.
• Contribute to evaluation research on the effectiveness and/or cost-effectiveness of programmes including secondary analysis of existing data and application of costing and cost modelling projections into decision frameworks.

To succeed in this role you will have:

• Masters or PhD in a social science field, MPH, or medical doctor
• Minimum 7 years’ experience implementing public health, monitoring and data use, or specifically maternal and child health programmes in a developing country, preferably South Africa.
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methodology including frameworks, data collection, analysis, dissemination, and data use is required
• Familiarity with costing and cost modelling strategies and applications
• South African nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.

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If you have what it takes to make a difference, please email your CV to Haroon.Siddiqu@grminternational.com stating ‘Futures - DDIU - Pretoria’ in the subject line.

Deadline for applications: Close of Business 7^th July 2012, Saturday

About Futures Group

Futures Group develops and delivers innovative, locally relevant, evidence-based solutions to improve the health and well being of people around the world. Since 1971, we have assisted governmental and non-governmental agencies, foundations, and the private sector by designing, implementing and evaluating programs in HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health, population and family planning, maternal and child health, infectious diseases, and gender. Futures Group has deep expertise in policy and advocacy, research and strategic information, health markets and private sector engagement, modelling and economic analysis, patient monitoring and management/HMIS, strategic consulting, and program management.

How to apply:

If you have what it takes to make a difference, please email your CV to Haroon.Siddiqu@grminternational.com stating ‘Futures - DDIU - Pretoria’ in the subject line.