Data Analysis Advisor (GS 12 Equivalent)

Overview

Global Health Technical Professionals (GHTP) is a US Agency for International Development (USAID) program that offers early- to mid-career global health professionals the opportunity to advance their careers supporting the USAID Bureau for Global Health and its implementing partners. GHTP is helping USAID improve global health outcomes in communities around the world by building a new generation of global health technical professionals who reflect the diversity of the American people.

Credence and its partner, the Public Health Institute (PHI), are both employers for the Global Health Technical Professionals (GHTP) project which provides expertise in support of USAID global health programs. The hiring of this position will be through the PHI and as such the selected person will become a PHI employee.

Summary Statement

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is at the forefront of the multi-agency U.S. Government (USG) response in the fight against HIV/AIDS as a key partner in the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). PEPFAR represents a cumulative investment of more than $80 billion (since 2003) in the global HIV/AIDS response, the largest commitment made by any nation to address a single disease.

Within USAID’s Bureau for Global Health, the Office of HIV/AIDS (GH/OHA) is the locus of HIV technical leadership for USAID, and has primary responsibility for the Agency’s HIV program. Comprised of eight divisions and over 200 staff, OHA provides strategic direction, technical leadership, and administrative support to HIV programs in over 50 countries, assisting with the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of those programs. OHA ensures strong program performance and outstanding results by providing global technical leadership on a full range of issues related to HIV prevention, care and treatment; managing numerous research and field support programs; and monitoring the impact of the Agency’s HIV program.

The Strategic Information, Evaluation, and Informatics (SIEI) Division consists of four branches: Strategic Information, Evaluation, Health Informatics, and Expenditure Analysis. The Data Analysis Advisor (Advisor) will serve as a member of the Strategic Information (SI) Branch in the SIEI Division and will work under the direction of the SI Branch Chief. The Advisor will work closely with colleagues in OHA, USAID Missions, technical Communities of Practice (COOPs) and the Interagency Collaborative for Program Improvement (ICPI).

The purpose of the SI Branch in SIEI is to:

• Advance and support country-owned, sustainable health information systems and promote data-informed decision making, through program monitoring and evaluation;
• Improve health and HIV programs and ultimately health outcomes by strengthening data quality, data management, reporting and analysis;
• Provide technical expertise at headquarters and in-country for SI systems including health information systems; and
• Strengthen USAID Missions’ capacity to effectively manage their SI systems in an effort to provide program accountability, oversight and management.

Job Requirements

The Advisor will conduct integrated data analysis and will interpret and disseminate HIV-related data and analyses to facilitate program improvement and decision-making for USAID stakeholders. S/he will work closely with technical program experts at USAID Headquarters and Missions in the development and execution of data analyses and visualizations.

The Advisor will develop/expand expertise in PEPFAR data systems and data sources, analytics, and visualizations in order to collaborate with technical and program stakeholders. The Advisor will develop single and multi-data stream analytics to be used to assess USAID’s program efficiency, effectiveness, and impact. Data sources to be analyzed include: annual and quarterly-reported programmatic data, high frequency data, quality of service, budget, expenditure, epidemiologic, among others.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Responsibilities

The Advisor will:

• Conduct integrated analysis and, in collaboration with technical program experts, interpreting, visualizing and disseminating HIV-related data, that will facilitate decision making for PEPFAR country teams, ICPI and USAID stakeholders;
• Develop relevant single, and multi-data stream analytics to be used in assessing PEPFAR’s program efficiency, effectiveness, and impact, through collaborations with technical and program stakeholders; and
• Build capacity to collect, analyze, visualize, and communicate data among USAID staff, implementing partners, and interagency stakeholders.

Support PEPFAR interagency work

• Advise interagency PEPFAR teams to ensure appropriate analytical products and reports are developed for use at both the USAID headquarters and mission levels;
• Support and conduct agency-neutral technical analyses for use by both USAID headquarters and mission-level staff;
• Work with SI Branch and interagency groups to develop and present interagency and USAID-specific country program reports, trainings, and technical area results;
• Work with technical program experts, country teams, and other stakeholders to develop, interpret analyses; and
• Communicate results of analyses through user-friendly visuals.

Support OHA and USAID Country Teams

• Serve as an SI Branch liaison in OHA Technical Clusters and/or OHA Country Clusters;
• Research, plan, analyze, organize and visualize programmatic and statistical data for use in briefings, publications, and reports;
• Conduct analyses of PEPFAR and HIV data using statistical package software;
• Support technical programs with routine monitoring and data use for program improvement and strategic program planning, including serving as an SI point of contact for the management and oversight of central-managed awards;
• Provide technical assistance to country teams and implementing partners on PEPFAR Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) guidance, data collection and use;
• Work with field-based colleagues to determine metrics that best monitor progress towards HIV epidemic control and other technical priorities, including supporting work plan development;
• Assist with the development of Country Operational Plans (COP), including target-setting, writing of target justifications, ensuring appropriate use of data and analytics; and
• Support field-based SI Liaisons to ensure the incorporation of SI and data use into the HIV portfolios.

Professional Development

• Participate in professional continuing education, skills training and professional meetings to enhance relevant technical skills and career development.
• Complete and execute an Individual Learning and Training Plan and Annual Work Plan.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Master’s degree in public health, biostatistics, social science, health policy, mathematics, or relevant field and five (5) years of relevant experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and seven (7) years of relevant professional experience;
• At least 5 years of professional experience with two or more public health technical disciplines (such as, HIV/AIDS, Infectious Disease, Maternal & Child Health etc.); job duties/responsibilities specifically related to position description requirements.
• Demonstrated experience/expertise in analytics and statistical software such as Tableau, Excel, Stata, or SPSS. Proficiency in R or Python is desirable;
• Demonstrated experience in data analysis and presentation;
• Demonstrated experience in analysis and presentation of data;
• Strong oral and written communication skills;
• Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively;
• Demonstrated experience working with large data sets and survey dataset preferred;
• Ability to travel internationally and domestically approximately 25%.
• US citizenship or permanent residence with the ability to obtain and maintain Facility Access required.