CTS Global, Inc.
Closing date: 18 Jun 2010
Location: United Republic of Tanzania (the) - Dar es Salaam
Location: United Republic of Tanzania (the) - Dar es Salaam
The Quality Improvement Advisor will be responsible for providing coordination and implementation for ongoing data quality assessment between Strategic Information and other program teams. The Quality Improvement Advisor will develop approaches, processes, and tools to monitor report on, and correct quality of service delivery; serve as liaison between interagency teams to assist with quality improvement interventions. The Quality Improvement Advisor will also assist the Government of Tanzania on service and data quality initiatives and ensure linkages with USG efforts. The Quality Improvement Advisor will support the Organization- Tanzania in two areas 1) assurance of data quality through review and assessment (DQA) and 2) promotion and coordination of continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities within USG and with the Government of Tanzania.
Description of Responsibilities:
- Devise program monitoring frameworks and assessments- Advise on and coordinate data quality reviews among partners
- Advise the Government of Tanzania (GOT) Ministries on management and tracking platforms for data quality assurance
- Provide mentorship for quality improvement to GOT and other local partners at the Headquarters and Field levels.
- Work across programs to ensure continuous quality improvement strategies are implemented among service delivery and other partners
- Provide guidance and support to the National AIDS Control Program and other partners on CQI and DQA- Ensure partnerships with other non-USG partners who are engaged in CQI initiatives so as to coordinate efforts
- Guide USG funded partners with the mandate for DQA and CQI on portfolio focus, content, and coordination
- Work closely with data quality technical staff, applications development, and the data owners/subject matter experts from the businesses.
- Utilize data profiling and data quality tools, as well as with various data sources to uncover and determine root causes of data quality issues.
- Articulate the need for and benefits of data quality to IT and the business alike will be critical.
- Collaborate directly with the business data owners to establish the quality business rules that will provide the foundation of the organization's data quality improvement plan.
- Establish a data quality methodology documenting a repeatable set of processes for determining, investigating and resolving data quality issues, establishing an on-going process for maintaining quality data, and defining data quality audit procedures.
- Execute data standardization and validation tools including setup and scheduling periodic updates.
- Make the approved configuration changes and monitor them day to day.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Experience with U.S. Government Agencies IS A MUST
- Masters degree in public health, evaluation, or business (with a focus on CQI) Clinical experience preferred
- Other human capacity development experience preferred
- 3-5 years of experience in DQA/CQI IS A MUST
- Familiarity with DQA/CQI in resource limited settings
- Experience working with government clients in Africa preferred
- US Citizen and Foreign Nationals eligible to apply. Local Nationals to Tanzania are not eligible
- Good writing skills important for development of protocols, tools and reports
- Good communication skills and ability to function well in a team
- Able to mentor and successfully provide feedback
- Able to respond to fast pace and wide range of demands
- Driver’s license recommended.
- High degree of judgment, maturity, ingenuity and originality to interpret technical and political opportunities and constraints.
- Strong English writing and Oral skills.
How to apply
Please email your CV to Sarah Fuller at resumes@ctsglobalusa.com or visit us online at http://www.ctsglobalusa.comReference Code: RW_85KV5G-68