Health Systems Research Scientist
Ethiopia–Data Use Partnership (E-DUP) seeks to recruit a highly qualified Public Health Research Scientist. E-DUP is a partnership led by Ethiopia’s Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) to enhance collection, aggregation, and use of high-quality data including routine health information at different levels to achieve FMOH’s Information Revolution agenda as stated in the Health Sector Transformation Plan.
Description:
The Research Scientist will be based in the Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and works closely with the E-DUP team under the leadership and guidance of the Federal Ministry of Health. The position holder will spend significant time working with local Universities so they can play a meaningful role in supporting FMOH, Regional Health Bureaus (RHB), and selected model woredas to enhance information use at all levels of the health system.
Responsibilities:
1. Provide technical assistance and routine follow-up support to local universities so they can execute the sub-contract provided to them from E-DUP.
2. Plan and implement activities that help to facilitate translation of evidence generated by local universities for policy making and program implementation.
3. Organize need-based capacity building opportunities and forums for researchers from local Universities including twining opportunities with international Universities and organization for long-term collaborations.
4. Facilitate the provision of capacity building support by local Universities to FMOH, RHBs, and selected model Woredas to enhance the collection, aggregation, and use of routine information for decision making.
5. Participate in research design and execution including analysis and report write-up.
6. Support designing and execution of rigorous impact evaluation of the pathway that leads from increased utilization of quality data to improved service delivery and better health outcomes.
7. Coordinate efforts to share Ethiopia’s experience in the use of information widely in local and international forums.
8. Support publishing papers on local and international reputable scientific journals.
9. Organize experience sharing and learning forums among partnering local Universities.
10. Monitor implementation status of the sub-contract provided to local Universities.
11. Coordinate with E-DUP’s Grant Manager to facilitate timely disbursement of funds.
12. Engage and manage short-term consultants for research activities as needed.
13. Serve as the key research adviser for the E-DUP.