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Strategic Information (SI) Officer in Ukraine


Strategic Information (SI) Officer Position Summary: The five-year USAID RESPOND project is aimed at improving HIV/AIDS services among Most-at-Risk Populations in Ukraine. The RESPOND project provides technical assistance and capacity development support to Ukrainian organizations to implement HIV/AIDS activities, with a focus on prevention; and helps these entities become state-of-the-art organizations. FHI 360, as a partner in the RESPOND program, seeks a Strategic Information Officer to provide technical leadership in monitoring and evaluation, implementation science research, and effective data use. S/he will strengthen monitoring and evaluation capacity of Ukrainian HIV/AIDS institutions, provide technical leadership to the collection and use of strategic information and help develop and implement a national implementation science plan for HIV/AIDS. The Strategic Information Officer reports to the Technical Advisor for HIV/AIDS in this program. Specific Responsibilities:
- Provide technical leadership on collection, use, and dissemination of strategic information across national stakeholders, program grantees and the Project RESPOND team. - Provide expert support to the technical components of the project as related to implementation science, data use and decision making and evaluation of strategic information. - Design, implement and provide technical oversight to the implementation science related to state of the art interventions for HIV prevention in Ukraine.
- Ensuring that sound, relevant strategic information is available for the RESPOND team to make critical data decisions, effectively support grantees, and provide to relevant stakeholders. - Provide routine data to program staff to make informed and timely use of data for program decisions. - Manage the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and oversee work done with grantees. - Represent the project in relevant technical working groups. Qualifications: • Master’s degree in international public health, international development, or related discipline. • At least 5 -7 years of relevant experience in evaluating and monitoring HIV/AIDS programs. • Strong knowledge of methods for program monitoring, program evaluation, and operations research. • Demonstrated experience designing, implementing and/or testing HIV/AIDS services, and using evidence for learning and adapting programming. • Demonstrated experience in building capacity of government and nongovernment/civil society actors. • Experience with USAID or other donor-funded projects in the area of strategic information. • Experience with evaluation and research design, data collection and analyses, indicator construction, GIS, curriculum development and computer software i.e. MS Office and database programs. • Strong communication, writing and organizational skills for monitoring and effective reporting • Ability to work independently, take initiative and manage a variety of activities concurrently. • A strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a high profile, fast-paced environment. • Proficiency in English is required; preference for candidates with Russian or Ukrainian language skills. • Experience working on in Ukraine or Central Asia preferred.
How to apply:
To apply, please send a CV and cover letter to stage@fhi360.org with “Strategic Information Officer- RESPOND” as the subject. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.