The Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies (FOCs) has a need for a Senior Strategic Information Technical Advisor to support an infectious diseases/defense health program in San Diego, CA.

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Understand the country and military HIV epidemiology and HIV policies, digital health strategies, and implementation plans.
• Supervise and direct SI contracted staff.
• Work with all country stakeholders to determine an appropriate program monitoring plan including key indicators and other performance metrics and digital health data and system strategy and implementation plan based upon resources and implementing partners, and host military HIV capacity.
• Liaise with appropriate in-country DHAPP, military, and USG staff to develop sustainable digital health systems strategies.
• Support budgeting and resource allocation for the planned digital health systems' strategy. Determine an appropriate HIV SI data plan based upon local resources and potential partners, current host military HIV capacity.
• Liaise with appropriate in-country members to develop sustainable data management plans.
• Implement the planned SI strategy.
• Provide program monitoring and evaluation through standard data collection tools (MER, MPR, SIMS, MILSID.)
• Develop protocols and methods and conduct data quality assessments with DHAPP HQ and in-country staff, USG PEPFAR staff (CDC and USAID), partner military HIV SI POCs and implementing partners.
• Create and adapt training materials and opportunities through virtual tools, in-person opportunities.
• Support Cloud-based knowledge management platform.
• Participate in regular, routine data dissemination with knowledge exchange and program progress with in-country members, partner military members, and implementing partners.
• Support cutting edge cloud-based data visualization tools using software such as Tableau to aid others within DHAPP and external partners to better understand their data.
• Provide additional support to DHAPP by participating as a data and systems' technical expert as appropriate.
• Develop and review strategic plans as requested.
• Review proposals for in-country HIV data and systems work.
• Provide other program technical expertise for the Technical Branch, as appropriate, and participate in Technical Branch activities.
• Represent DHAPP as the PEPFAR Interagency Collaborative for Program Improvement (ICPI) DOD agency lead meeting with all agencies ICPI leads and directing ICPI activities.
• Represent DOD on PEPFAR Informatics Working group, participating in advancing digital health systems for PEPFAR and DHAPP.
• Manage DHAPP Program Quality activities including training, systems, and coordinating staff support.
• Conduct data quality assessments with partner military HIV SI POCs.
• Participate in knowledge exchange and program progress with in-country members, partner military members, and implementing partners.
• Develop data visualization tools using tools such as Tableau to aid others within DHAPP and external partners to better understand SI data.
• Provide additional support to DHAPP by participating as a technical expert as appropriate, review strategic plans as requested.
• Provide/oversee HIV SI Branch technical assistance to the field with regard to data quality assessments, data systems reviews and technical support, training, management support, and other technical assistance in SI.
• Provide/oversee data systems, data collection, storage, analysis, dissemination, and data use for decision-making, and other data management training to partner militaries and implementing partners.
• Serve on USG technical groups in specific SI technical areas Provide/oversee HIV SI technical assistance to the field with regard to data quality assessments and other technical assistance in SI.
• Provide/oversee data collection, storage, analysis, and other data management training to partner militaries and implementing partners.
• Serve on USG technical groups in specific SI technical areas
• Other duties as needed.

REQUIRED DEGREE/EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:

• PhD in Public Health, epidemiology, data science, or a closely related field.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• At least 10 years of international Public Health with a strong background in data and systems.
• Strong understanding of cloud-based digital health and data analysis techniques.
• Strong understanding of data dissemination for data- based decision-making.
• Experienced leadership skills.
• Prior experience working with military populations.
• Background and experience in infectious diseases (i.e., HIV).
• Prior experience with PEPFAR.
• At least 3 years of relevant management experience.
• Proven ability to write and publish scientific manuscripts and reports.

REQUIRED CITIZENSHIP AND CLEARANCE:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must have ability to obtain a Secret security clearance

The Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies (FOCs) is a fast-growing government service provider. Employees enjoy competitive salaries. Eligible full-time employees enjoy a 401K plan with company match; medical, dental, disability, and life insurance coverage; tuition reimbursement; paid time off; and 11 paid holidays.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are proud to state that we do not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. If you are a person with a disability and you need an accommodation during the application process, please click to request accommodation. We E-Verify all employees.

The Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies (FOCs) is comprised of industry-recognized government service firms designated as Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO)-owned and 8(a) certified businesses. The Family of Companies (FOCs) includes Ke`aki Technologies, Laulima Government Solutions, Kpono Government Services, and Kpili Services, Po`okela Solutions, Kkaha Solutions, LLC, and Pololei Solutions, LLC. Alaka`ina Foundation activities principally benefit the youth of Hawaii through charitable efforts which includes providing innovative educational programs that combine leadership, science & technology, and environmental stewardship.

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