USAID TRACK TB Senior Knowledge Exchange Specialist Job Opportunity – Management Sciences for Health (MSH)

Organization: Management Sciences for Health (MSH)
Project Name: USAID TRACK TB Project
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Deputy Chief of Party- Technical Programs
Job ID: 13-9041
About MSH:
Management
Sciences for Health (MSH) is an international non-profit health organization
composed of nearly 2500 people from more than 74 nationalities working in over
50 countries. Our mission is to save lives and improve the health of the
world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge
and action in public health. Together with our partners, we are helping
managers and leaders in developing countries to create stronger management
systems that improve health services for the greatest health impact.
About USAID TRACK TB Project:
The
TRACK TB Project is a USAID -funded program in Uganda that provides technical
assistance to the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Program (NTLP).The
goal of TRACK TB project is to increase Tuberculosis (TB) Case Detection Rate
(CDR) and Treatment Success Rate (TSR) in Kampala and USAID supported districts
in TB/HIV, to meet national targets for reducing the burden of TB; MDR-TB and
TB/HIV co infection. To strengthen the capacity of the NTLP, the project will
implement innovative strategies to improve TB control in Kampala and existing
USAID supported districts to reduce the TB related morbidity and mortality.
Job Summary: The Senior Knowledge Exchange Specialist will provide
overall leadership for planning and implementation of TRACK TB project
operations research and documentation activities. The jobholder will work in
liaison with the project  team for the
outputs of the program related to operations research as well as facilitate the
project leadership to integrate the lessons from implementation, to improve the
quality of interventions.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • The jobholder will coordinate the design,
    implementation and documentation of project operations research activities
  • Carry out capacity building for project staff
    and key collaborators in operations research and scientific writing
  • The incumbent will carry out targeted
    evaluations and operations research including design, data collection ,
    management and analysis
  • Coordinate documentation and dissemination of
    program successes and challenges to USAID and TB stakeholders using
    different approaches.
  • Prepare high quality articles and abstracts
    for publication
  • Actively promote and support the
    dissemination of project information by the project team
  • Coordinate the preparation of quality
    technical project documents and periodic reports
  • Build and strengthen strategic M&E
    relationships and alliances with other USAID projects and represent
    M&E activities through meetings, conferences and presentations
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the USAID TRACK TB Senior
    Knowledge Exchange Specialist career opportunity should hold a Postgraduate
    degree in Public health, epidemiology, statistics, social sciences or any
    other related field
  • At least five years’ experience in
    operational research, knowledge management with TB and HIV/AIDS service
    delivery systems strengthening programs
  • Significant exposure and experience in
    scientific writing of high quality publications
  • Proven expertise in quantitative and
    qualitative methodologies, operations research, health management
    information systems, reporting, data quality assessments, data analysis,
    presentation and publication
  • Demonstrated coordination, teamwork, planning
    and analytical  skills to measure
    the outcomes of the project’s activities and support project supervision
  • Strong technical skills including ability to
    process and analyze data using one or more statistical software packages
    including at least one of the following: SPSS, EPi-Info, Stata, MS Access
  • Proficiency in word processing and Microsoft
    office
  • Excellent written and oral communication
    skills
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the Management
Sciences for Health in the aforementioned capacity are encouraged to Apply
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