An interesting posting from Mozambique. I know a bit more about this, if anyone is interested.
If this is not appropriate for this list, please yell at me privately! Bill >Subject: recruitment of Informatics Advisor: Mozambique >Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 17:20:27 +0200 >From: "Mindy Hochgesang" <HochgesangM at mz.cdc.gov> >To: "Mindy Hochgesang" <HochgesangM at 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=36515ba3f6d3df596cf0ec56fac63345&tab=core&_cview=1>https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=36515ba3f6d3df596cf0ec56fac63345&tab=core&_cview=1 > > >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% >_______________________________________________ >phi-wg maillist - phi-wg at mailman.amia.org >http://mailman.amia.org/mailman/listinfo/phi-wg -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20081202/282a8ff9/attachment.html>
