Senior Strategic Information (SI) Specialist Full Time

The SI Specialist will have overall leadership of Fleming Fund Country Grant Nepal (FFCGN) phase 2 strategic information (SI) activities including research, surveillance/ surveys and monitoring. The SI Specialist will provide oversight related to strengthening the capacity and systems for integrated antimicrobial resistance (AMR)/antimicrobial use (AMU)/antimicrobial consumption (AMC) surveillance in humans, animals, and food and environment sectors in One Health approach, and manage FFCGN phase 2 program data analysis, visualization and use and research and surveys. This position is subject to the funder’s approval.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in design, planning, implementation, and monitoring of research and surveys, data analysis, data visualization, dashboard and report preparation, and dissemination of AMR/AMU/AMC surveillance in humans, animals, food, and environment sectors.
• Provide technical assistance for designing, planning, implementing, monitoring, and report preparation of active AMR surveillance in the animal health sector, AMU survey in the human and animal health sector, and AMC surveys.
• Lead and coordinate to develop framework to identify integrated AMR/AMU/AMC data analysis and sharing across human health, animal health, environment and food sectors.
• Provide technical assistance in the preparation and submission of AMR/AMU-related data and reports in accordance with national, regional and global standards and requirements including annual reports to Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System and World Animal Health Organization.
• Provide technical assistance to National Public Health Laboratory, Central Veterinary Laboratory and AMR/AMU/AMC surveillance sites to collect, refine, analyse, visualize, and use the AMR/AMU/AMC surveillance data.
• Review, synthesize, and summarize the findings of AMR/AMU/AMC surveillance and research findings and recommendations with impression and implication for national AMR/AMU/AMC program as well as FFCGN phase 2 and share with AMRMSC, NTWC, sectoral technical working groups and FFCGN staff on a quarterly and annual basis.
• Lead, coordinate, and support the design, development and implementation of research-, surveillance-, and monitoring-related trainings and workshops at the national and site levels.
• Provide technical support and guidance to the project team on research-, surveillance- and monitoring-related activities.
• Provide backstopping support and technical assistance to FFCGN phase 2 implementing partners for research and surveillance-related activities.
• Contribute to FHI 360 Nepal’s overall SI framework and approach as a member of the Nepal SI forum/team.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Project Director and/or Country Director.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in public health or other relevant subjects and four to five years of experience or a bachelor’s degree in public health or other relevant subject and five to seven years of experience in managing and conducting epidemiological and/or social science research and surveillance in public health.
• Experience in standard epidemiological and statistical methods/tools and with quantitative and qualitative research methods and surveillance.
• Knowledge and experience of AMR/AMU/AMC and disease surveillance and other relevant health programs.
• Proficient in statistical software packages (SAS/Stata/SPSS), WHONET and other bridging software.
• Experience in translating data sets into easily accessible and useful information that supports the achievement of program objectives (e.g., using maps, dashboards, and visualization tools).
• Experience in working effectively across various teams within the project an organization and building and sustaining positive working relationships with non- government organizations, private sectors, government and other stakeholders.
• Proactive in managing multiple tasks, managing and working in virtual work environment, and flexible and open for managing time for working with different teams in different time zones as needed.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication, team building and management, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent oral and written English and Nepali including documentation skills.