The International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH) is a collaboration between the University of Washington and the University of California, San Francisco. It is a center in the University of Washington's Department of Global Health and has offices throughout Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. I-TECH's 700 worldwide staff work in partnership with local ministries of health, universities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), medical facilities, and other organizations to support the development of a skilled health work force and well-organized national health delivery systems. I-TECH's activities occur primarily in the technical areas of health system strengthening; health workforce development; operations research and evaluation; and prevention, care, and treatment of infectious diseases.

Reinforcing national health information systems is a key activity within I-TECH’s technical area of health systems strengthening.  The purpose of this position is to guide the implementation of national human resources information systems and training information systems, which support optimal decision-making and efficient use of resources by public health authorities. The position leads the implementation of I-TECH’s TrainSMART training database, with emphasis on choices which support high quality and use of TrainSMART data.

Requirements:             

Master’s Degree in public health, public administration, information sciences, computer sciences, or related discipline with a minimum of 2 years related experience.
•    Fluency in English (reading, writing, speaking)
•    Demonstrated ability to communicate with colleagues from a variety of cultural backgrounds, in a respectful and diplomatic manner
•    Demonstrated skills to develop and carry out work plans and to solve problems independently
•    Strong initiative and organizational skills
•    Knowledge of the design and use of health management information systems in limited-resource environments
•    Familiarity with monitoring and evaluation data and processes in the health sector
•    Ability to travel and work (up to 20%) in limited-resource environments  

For complete details and to apply, please visit the University of Washington Human Resources website –  <https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidates/default.cfm?szLocationID=88>  
Search for requisition #81315. This position closes on February 29, 2012.