[newdevjobsindo] Health Financing Information System Specialist (Consultant), JSI R&T, Inc., CHISU Program Funded by USAID

November 30, 2022 Comment

Health Financing Information System Specialist (Consultant)

Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

Position Category: Local hire, paid in country

Posting Date: 11/29/2022

Deadline Date: 12/11/2022

Starting Date: 01/03/2023

DESCRIPTION

JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI) is a public health management consulting and research organization dedicated to improving the health of individuals and communities throughout the world over the last forty years. The Country Health Information Systems and Data Use program (CHISU) is a five-year USAID funded cooperative agreement (2020-2025) led by JSI and focused on strengthening health information systems (HIS), enabling sharing of data between systems and its use, and supporting countries' self-reliance by enhancing capacity for local leadership and engagement in every aspect of health data.

JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI) is a public health management consulting and research organization dedicated to improving the health of individuals and communities throughout the world over the last forty years. The Country Health Information Systems and Data Use program (CHISU) is a USAID funded cooperative agreement led by JSI and focused on strengthening health information systems (HIS), enabling sharing of data between systems and its use, and supporting countries' self-reliance by enhancing capacity for local leadership and engagement in every aspect of health data.

As USAID's flagship HIS and data project, CHISU Indonesia will support the Ministry of Health of Indonesia to strengthened governance and enabling environment for health financing information systems, increase availability and interoperability of quality health financing data and information systems, and increase demand and use of health financing data and information to address health priorities, gaps, and challenge. There are currently several challenges in the management and use of health financing data. The current condition is that data collection is still done manually and is repeated in each work team at the Ministry of Health (MOH). Therefore, the MOH needs a system that can accommodate the needs of recording, collecting, and analyzing quickly. To support the development of this system, we need an expert who understands the context of systems development and architecture design. The Health Financing Information System Specialist will be responsible for supporting systems users in the design, development and implementation of a health financing data repository. They will also be responsible for the development of the functional requirements for a health financing information system sub-architecture. Finally, they will develop key technical guidance and user training materials for health financing information systems management, contributing to long term sustainability of digitalization of the exchange of health financing data. The Health Financing Information System Specialist will report to the CHISU Indonesia Data Management Specialist, and work closely with the Health Financing Data Management Specialist, liaising regularly with the Data Team of the MOH's Digital Transformation Office (DTO) and Center for Data and Information Technology (Pusdatin) and the MOH's Center for Policy for Health Financing (Pusjak PDK).

Estimated Period of Performance: 6 months (January 2023 - June 2023).

RESPONSIBILITIES

Design and develop data repository platform for health financing and design requirements for an integrated health financing information system:
Work closely with the Health Financing Data Management Specialist to define standard of metadata in a health financing data repository platform as per the requirements of Pusjak PDK so that all stakeholders can provide all the data needed directly in the platform.
Develop the health financing data repository platform as per the requirements.
Manage the data repository platform and dashboard for the formulation on health financing as well as perform troubleshooting when needed.
Develop technical documentation of platform and dashboard production as well as development of manual books.
Manage all phases in the development cycle (concept, design, test, release, operational).
As part of the repository, work closely with the Health Financing Data Management Specialist to develop an analytical dashboard of all health financing data compiled from stakeholders, which will be utilized for drafting policies on health financing.
Iterate health financing dashboard and data repository platform concepts and designs to make it user friendly and coordinate as well as facilitate input and recommendation from all stakeholders.
With health financing and health information system stakeholders, develop a requirements document for a health financing information system sub architecture including the business processes, workflows, and functional requirements.
Develop or contribute to user guidance or technical documentation for health financing information systems management, contributing to long term sustainability of digitalization of the exchange of health financing data with Pusdatin and Pusjak PDK.
Ensure data governance, access control and collected data are in line with the requirements in drafting policies on health financing.
Facilitate and coordinate with DTO Data Team, Tech Team and Product Team, as well as Pudatin to ensure the platform or dashboard meet the Ministry of Health Technology Standard, especially on the Data Mart, Data Warehousing and API Management, as well as the needs of users such as the MOH's Pusjak PDK.
Assist Head of Tribe Health Financing of the DTO to coordinate with health financing stakeholders internal and external to the Ministry of Health.

Expected Deliverables:

Monthly report

Data utilization dashboard.
Data storage platform for healthcare financing
Data governance and access control.
Maintain good relationships with all stakeholders.
Maintenance and troubleshooting of the platform.
Platform development progress.
Technical assistance updates.

Health financing data repository concept design.
Health financing metadata standards.
Health financing data repository and storage.
Version 1 of the health financing program.
Training and mentoring report.
Design model sub-architecture for health financing.
Technical documentation and user guideline.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in Information System, Computer Science, IT Management, or other related disciplines.
Have at least 3 years of experience in data management, and metadata development, software engineering and data warehousing.
Have ability in Information System specially programming JavaScript, html, Python, or other related programs; Able to develop data eCharts, D3.JS, and another visualization & chart library.
Great data warehousing and websites develop platform skills.
Good understanding of health financing with at least one years' experience in public/private health insurance organizations or institutions, or other related institutions.
Have a network in public/private health insurance organizations or institutions, medical facilities, or other related institutions.
Having the ability to design UI/UX is a plus.
Have ability to work with agile product development teams; genuinely excited about identifying new ways to boost team effectiveness and synergy.
Good written and verbal communication skills in Bahasa Indonesian and English.