Job Description

Background

Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC), a five-year global project funded by PEPFAR and USAID, is dedicated to achieving and maintaining HIV epidemic control. The EpiC project provides strategic technical assistance (TA) and direct service delivery (DSD) to break through barriers to 95-95-95 and promote self-reliant management of national HIV programs by improving HIV case-finding, prevention, care and treatment programming, and viral load suppression. EpiC is led by FHI 360 with core partners Right to Care, Palladium,

Population Services International (PSI), and Gobee Group. The project also draws upon regional resource partners to provide TA, as well as global resource partners who bring unique capacities.

The EpiC team’s approach to TA is guided by four mutually reinforcing principles: (1) a focus on speed, scale, standards, and sustainability; (2) customization according to local priorities, financing, epidemiology, and the differentiated needs of target populations; (3) adaptive management based on results; and (4) transition of TA and DSD to local and regional partners to enable them to receive direct awards. In addition, EpiC applies human centered design thinking to resolve persistent challenges along the HIV service cascade.

The EpiC approaches includes:

• Attain and maintain HIV epidemic control among at-risk adult men, women, and priority populations
• Attain and maintain HIV epidemic control among key populations
• Improve program management, health information systems, HRH and HIV financing solutions to attain and maintain epidemic control
• Support the transition of direct funding and implementation to capable local partners to meet PEPFAR’s goal of providing 70 percent of its funding to local partners

EpiC focus in 13 districts area in the Jakarta and Greater Jakarta, namely: 1) Central Jakarta; 2) North Jakarta, 3) West Jakarta, 4) South Jakarta, 5) East Jakarta, 6) Bekasi District, 7) Bekasi City, 8) Depok, 9) Bogor City, 10) Bogor Regency, 11) South Tangerang City, 12) Tangerang District, and 13) Tangerang City. Per above approach, EpiC puthigh priority on strengthening systems for planning, monitoring, evaluating, and assuring the quality of program for key populations. To support this area, EpiC will work with data entry consultants in its Jakarta office or work remotely. There will be 2 (two) persons and based in Jakarta.Detailed Description of Tasks to be Performed:

Under the direction and supervision of EpiC and PHO and DHOs, the assistance to be provided by the data entry clerks/consultant will include:

• Support facility data persons on collect and input data of HIV testing, care & treatment into SIHA in good quality, complete and timely and ensure 95% of health facilities report the data into SIHA
• Provide technical support to health facilities to improve the capacity of facility data persons on recording and reporting of SIHA data at least one mentoring visit to each facility in monthly,
• Provide technical support and conduct data verification and provide feedback to health facilities routinely.
• Assist Time Bound Staff/Consultant on strengthening district data reporting and ensuring the quality of district level data.
• Generating output/summary of results after inputting the data through SIHA application
• Perform another duty as a signed.

Scope of Work

Under the direction and supervision of EpiC and PHO and DHOs, the assistance to be provided by the timebound consultant will include:

The main duties and key responsibilities for TBS as follows:

• Functioned in strengthening SIHA 2.1 and ARK implementation and utilizing SIHA 2.1/ARK data for program improvement and planning.
• Ensure the quality of SIHA 2.1 and ARK data through data verification and E-MON meetings.
• Helps the District Health Office to ensure all health services use SIHA 2.1, ARK app, NP tools, and cascade generator tools as data analysis providers.
• Received trust from the District Health Office and health facilities accessing to SIHA 2.1 which is the official document of the health facilities also District Health Office. So, EpiC can assist more optimal in improving data quality and utilization.
• Provide technical support on program strategies implementation particularly in the area of triple 95:
• Provide technical support on high yield HIV testing strategy implementation, test and start strategy development (including Index Testing or Partner Notification), keep the retention and attrition of ART patients stabile, Lost and Link (SeHATI), MMD, TLD, HIV-TB and Viral Load suppression strategy development and other relevant interventions.

Deliverables/Milestones & Due Dates:

This section should be informed by the SOW.  This section should also clearly state what the deliverables are and the exact due date of those deliverables.

Benefits

Period of performance: This consultancy is maximum 6 (six) months starting from October 2024. Each month, the Data Entry consultant will work not exceeding 15 LOE during contract.

Location of Work:  This position will be based on supported health facility in Tangerang District Area.

Travel: Not anticipated

Other Expenses by reimbursement

• Communication
• Ground Transport

How to Apply

Timetable and Address for Submission

• Due date for proposal is September 15, 2024. Required documentation listed below must be e-mailed to [email protected]

Please put on subject of email: (Position) – (your name). 

Example: TBS Bogor City – Budi Santoso

• Only short-listed candidates will be notified and will be called for written test, interview and completed FHI 360 Biodata form

Qualifications

Desired Qualifications include:

• Minimal two years experiences with education background in bachelor’s degree, majoring in Public Health, Statistic, Mathematic and Anthropology, Sociology, or other relevant academic background
• Has highly attention and interest on data
• Is meticulous person
• Has advance skill on Microsoft Excel
• Has experiences working with DHO (District Health Office) or PHO (Provincial Health Office)
• Understand the strategy of Fast Track and triple 95 goals
• Experienced in data analysis, writing narrative and power point reports

Evaluation Criteria: Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the following criteria:

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Qualified candidates may also be asked to complete a writing/editing test.

Required Documentation: Proposals must include the following components:

• Applicant’s CV
• Cover letter including stated position and location of work
• Response SOW deliverable in each column and proposed daily rate, must be completed
• 2 (two) references, including contact information

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