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Job Title: Data Use Advisor
Organisation: Palladium
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.
Job Summary: The Data Use Advisor leads DART’s work to convert digital-system data into routine management action at national, regional, district, and facility levels. The position supports data-use clinics, performance reviews, dashboard interpretation, decision tracking, and feedback loops so the project measures success through improved use and performance—not only system deployment.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design and implement a data-use and performance-improvement approach for national and subnational stakeholders
- Facilitate MOH-led data review meetings, district performance reviews, data-use clinics, and root-cause analysis sessions
- Support use of dashboards and reports for EMR adoption, reporting timeliness, surveillance performance, community reporting, facility readiness, and system performance
- Help teams translate evidence into prioritized improvement actions, responsible owners, deadlines, and follow-up tracking
- Support development of decision-oriented products for MOH leadership, DHI, program managers, district health teams, and facilities
- Coordinate with analytics and data quality teams to ensure dashboards are understandable, action-oriented, and responsive to user needs
- Document learning, implementation lessons, successful practices, and adaptive management decisions Strengthen local facilitation capacity so MOH and districts can sustain data-use processes independently
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in public health, health informatics, epidemiology, monitoring and evaluation, statistics, or related field
- At least 5 years of experience in data use, performance improvement, M&E, health information systems, or health systems strengthening
- Demonstrated experience facilitating data review meetings, quality-improvement processes, and capacity-building activities
- Familiarity with DHIS2, EMRs, dashboards, and routine health data is strongly preferred.
- Strong facilitation, analytical, presentation, and stakeholder-engagement skills
- Professional fluency in English
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below.
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Level of Education: postgraduate degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60