DHIS2- Child Protection Management Information Systems and OVC Consultant, Rwanda
Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.

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Company Overview
Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.
For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved - and is committed to continuing to improve - economies, societies and most importantly, people’s lives.Palladium is a child-safe organisation, and screens applicants for suitability to work with children. We also provide equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.

Project Overview and Role
Palladium is a consortium member of the USAID funded Data for Impact (D4I) Project. The D4I mission is to support countries to realize the power of data as evidence that can improve programs, policies, and outcomes. The D4I strengthens the technical and organizational capacity of local partners to collect, analyze, and use data to support their move to self-reliance. https://www.data4impactproject.org
Data for Impact (D4I) Rwanda is a USAID Displaced Children and Orphans Fund (DCOF)-funded project that contributes to the Rwanda National Integrated Child Rights Policy and the Strategy for National Child Care Reform. D4I’s main goal is to strengthen the collection, management, analysis, and use of routine data to support program planning and monitoring of alternative care provision. The project works with the National Child Development Agency (NCDA), the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion (MIGEPROF), and its partners to improve the availability and use of data on children who have lost or risk losing parental care.
Palladium is currently seeking a consultant to support its work through Data for Impact project to develop a an instance in DHIS2 for Child Protection and the Orphans and Vulnerable Children as part of the Integrated Child Development Information system (ICD IS) in Rwanda. The period of performance will be one Month, starting by May 16, 2022 (with possibility of extension), and will work with the NCDA team and MIGEPROF Business analysist in Rwanda in collaboration with D4I counterparts. He/She will report to Palladium Regional CMIS Advisor

Consultant Responsibilities
The consultant will provide informatics expertise to design and build a DHIS-2 based digital solution for Child Protection and Orphans and Vulnerable Children for use by NCDA to monitor performance in the child protection sub sector. The consultant will also outline an implementation roadmap, including all aspects related to system design, system development, and roll out plan. Specifically, the consultant will:
1. Analyze the priority child protection and OVC M&E indicators and propose a design for implementation in DHIS2. The design should clearly demonstrate how reporting periods, user and organization units’ management will be handled.
2. Set up a DHIS2 instance under the existing DHIS2 instance, known as ICD dashboard, to implement the child protection and OVC data elements and indicators
3. Develop the analytics and dashboards in DHIS2 following data use requirements.
4. Develop user manuals and training materials for the system.

Required Qualifications:
1. Degree bachelor or master’s in computer science, technology, information systems, or related area.
2. Minimum 5 years of experience in Management Information Systems (MIS) at large organizations.
3. Proven technical expertise and experience supporting DHIS-2 based projects, including configuration and deployment, with insights on the most recent DHIS-2 versions.
4. Proven experience managing software development projects,
5. Proven 3 certificates of good completion in similar works in Rwanda
6. Knowledge of information systems design standards and modelling languages, such as UML.
7. Knowledge of agile methodologies in software development life cycle.
8. Ability to work in a dynamic and agile environment with changing requirements and priorities.
9. Ability to work independently and solve day-to-day problems.
10. Strong facilitation, problem-solving, analytic, and evaluative skills.
11. Strong interpersonal, writing, and oral presentation skills.
12. Ability to work in a multicultural environment.

13. Fluency in English.
Skills and Competencies
1. Positive leader who models expected behaviours.
2. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with clients and partners in a multicultural environment.
3. Intuitive ability to relate and connect with people from different cultures, orientations, and operating lens (political, technical, funder, business partner, etc.); with special acumen on maintaining positive relations in a virtual world.
4. Systems thinker with a thorough understanding of the complexities of achieving development outcomes in a complex environment.

Selection Criteria
Element Score Criteria
Location/Language 0 to 10 (10%)
• Living in Rwanda (5)
• Ability to speak, read, and write English at an advanced level and Kinyarwanda as a native speaker (5)

Experience 0 to 55 (55%)
• Demonstrated experience in design and build a DHIS-2 digital solution for child protection and OVC (15)
• Relevant experience in developing, implementing digital solutions as per Rwanda’s Information Society Authority (RISA) guidelines (10)
• Relevant experience in developing analytics dashboards in DHIS2 (10).
• Relevant experience in developing user manuals and training for the systems (10)
• Demonstrated expertise working with country counterparts in digital/informatics support, in group facilitation, with presentation skills. (5)
• Knowledge about Rwanda child protection and care programs (5)

Abilities 0 to 35 (35%)
• Providing stewardship in technical expertise and experience supporting DHIS-2 based projects, including configuration and deployment. (15)
• Steer the agile methodologies in software development life cycle (10)
• Detail-oriented and deadline-driven with strong organizational skills and ability to work in a dynamic and agile environment with changing requirements and priorities (10)

Company Overview:
About Palladium - Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world's most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 3,000 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies and, most importantly, people's lives.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.

Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and we will be in touch to discuss.
Safeguarding - We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.