Project duration: Four years
Duration of contract: one year with possible extension
Place: Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa
Reporting to: Grant Management unit
The National Data Management Center for health (NDMC) at the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) is a responsible center to centrally archive health and health related data, process and manage health research, apply robust data analytic technics, synthesis evidence and to ensure evidence utilization for decision making by the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) and other relevant stakeholders at local, sub-national and nationaland international levels. NDMC has collaborative partnership with Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington and has established a Burden of Disease (BoD) Unit. The BoD Unit is responsible for data mapping, collecting, reviewing and archiving available health and health related data in the country and for producing national and sub national burden of disease estimates collaboratively with Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study centered at IHME for population and demography, mortality and risk factors for a range of communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, maternal newborn and child health, nutrition and for injuries. The unit creates platforms for translating BoD evidence for decision and policy at national and subnational levels. The NDMC is looking for high caliber staff for this collaborative project.
· Develop detailed plan, schedule, timelines and financial plan (budget), communicate with NDMC and BoD unit staffabout it and execute them in order to produce planned deliverables, and meet project objectives on deadline
· Coordinate overall project activities, resources, equipment and information in collaboration with the technical teams and with the alignment to the EPHI grant management team
· Oversee and monitor NDMC plan progress,budget expenditure and procurement following the operational procedures.
· Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans and reports and communicate project status to NDMC, EPHI, IHME and Gates foundation
· Monitor progress of the project and core spending in collaboration with NDMC technical team and forbetter implementation and remedial action of the project.
· Review budget request against the plan to ensure the implementation of activities is in accordance with the grant agreement.
· Ensure project implementation is undertaken in accordance with the procedures, principles and operational guidelines as adopted in the general agreement with project management and technical documents.
· PreparePeriodicproject progress report (technical and financial) and submit to EPHI,Gates foundation and IHME with the support of the NDMC coordinator and BoD unit leader
· Prepare and Submit annual procurement plan of NDMCto EPHI Procurement teams and follow its implementation.
· Facilitate timely external auditing of the project in accordance with the terms and condition of the project
Desired skills and experiences
· Proven work experience as a project coordinator, project management in health related sectors