An interesting posting from Mozambique. I know a
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Bill
>Subject: recruitment of Informatics Advisor: Mozambique
>Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 17:20:27 +0200
>From: "Mindy Hochgesang" <HochgesangM(a)mz.cdc.gov>
>To: "Mindy Hochgesang" <HochgesangM(a)mz.cdc.gov>
>
>Please see recruitment advert as posted on
>FedBizOps to close December 17, 2008. For
>complete information on position and application information, please go to
>
><https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=36515ba3f6d3df596cf0ec…>https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=36515ba3f6d3df596cf0ec…
>
>Please forward to those who may be qualified and interested
>_______________________________________________________
>Description
>The Department of Health and Human Services,
>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is
>seeking applications from qualified applicants
>for an Informatics Advisor position located in
>Maputo, Mozambique. The resultant contract shall
>be a Personal Services Contract (PSC). See PL
>109-149, Section 215(1), Reference 22U.S.C.2669(c).
>
>SOLICITATION NUMBER:
>POSITION NUMBER: MZ-PSC-09
>ISSUANCE DATE: 12/02/2008
>CLOSING DATE/TIME: 12/17/2008 at 3:00PM Eastern Standard Time
>POSITION TITLE: Informatics Advisor
>BASIC SALARY: CDC PSC Pay Band B, $67,260 to $
>107,180 per year -- Final compensation will be
>based on individual salary history, work
>experience, and educational background.
>PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: One Base Year and Four Option Years
>PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Maputo, Mozambique
>SECURITY CLEARANCE: NACI (Non-sensitive)
>AREA OF CONSIDERATION: United States Citizens
>and residents and third country nationals.
>Citizens and permanent residents of the host
>country are not eligible for this position.
>
>The Informatics Advisor is responsible for
>coordinating and managing all health information
>systems activities funded through PEPFAR
>Mozambique, including the development of routine
>information systems for service delivery,
>national surveillance and reporting systems. The
>ITA is responsible for the expansion of hardware
>and connectivity infrastructure and software
>development activities. This position has the
>authority to develop, monitor, steer and
>prioritize informatics and applications
>development activities based on CDC and USG
>Mozambique team priorities and resources. This
>position is responsible for the development of
>scopes of work, functional specifications, and
>contracts, with clear deliverables for these activities.
>
>Management of informatics projects, including
>applications development Tracks and monitors
>the progress of all PEPFAR-supported informatics
>activities in MOH and key USG implementing
>partners, to ensure that these activities are
>well planned and continue to reach set
>milestones. Using experience in informatics and
>team leadership, incumbent meets routinely with
>informatics partners to assess plans, progress,
>and priorities. Responsible for basic project
>management and tracking and applications
>lifecycle planning and supervision. Uses
>technical expertise to provide technical
>assistance and consultation to partners in order
>to facilitate the progress of these activities.
>Reports routinely to the CDC Strategic
>Information (SI) Team Lead and technical working
>group (TWG) leads on progress of relevant activities. 40%
>
>Coordination of health information systems
>strengthening activities Develops and monitors
>all informatics and health information systems
>strengthening activities. Provides updates to
>the CDC and, as appropriate, other USG technical
>leads, on progress of these activities, and
>assists in the planning of future resource needs
>and activities. Facilitates information sharing
>across projects by convening routine
>applications technical working groups (TWGs),
>both nationally and specific to the relevant
>program area. Participates on national technical
>working groups and standards bodies to assure
>the creation and implementation of national
>systems development standards. Provides guidance
>to the PEPFAR Mozambique technical teams related
>to capacity for informatics at the MOH and key
>USG implementing partners, prioritization of
>resources and partners, partner selection, and
>budgeting for upcoming fiscal years. 20%
>
>Systems analysis and design Conducts analyses
>of information systems operations and
>information flow, focusing on USG-funded
>partners including Ministry of Health.
>Periodically conducts an inventory to assess the
>capability of information systems used at MOH
>and key implementing partners to manage programs
>supported by PEPFAR. Uses judgment in
>identification of potential but practical
>improvements in both paper and electronic health
>information systems. Provides guidance on
>strategies for developing and implementing
>communication standards across systems. 20%
>
>Requirements gathering Develops clear and
>methodical requirements documentation for each
>informatics project. Works closely with
>technical staff from the partner team and
>relevant program areas to ensure that each
>informatics project has a clearly defined set of
>requirements, timeline, and deliverables.
>Provides technical assistance to the partners in
>work plan development, with clear deliverables
>and program activity monitoring. 20%
>_______________________________________________
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