Position Overview

We are looking for a skilled, technical program manager who is able to work with our field-based implementation teams, understand the field needs, and translate those to system design and modifications. Best candidates will be ready to jump in and work with our teams to expand an existing platform for smart ‘spatial intelligence’ data collection and intervention planning and take this approach to new areas of health. We envision this consultant to also work with our implementation teams to understand existing country and use case context, and to configure and deploy the existing open-source platform to swiftly meet the client needs.

Position Overview

This is a growth-oriented role. The ideal candidate will be outward-focused, expanding Akros’ global health portfolio using your industry expertise, relationships and understanding of Akros’ key products and services. In the medium-term, focus may expand to lead and shape BD teams internally – institutionalizing Akros business development infrastructure, identifying new technical opportunities, and shaping Akros position and direction accordingly.

While Akros holds a slight preference for long-term employment candidates, we will gladly consider shorter-term consultancies from individuals. Applications from firms will not be considered. Consultant applications will receive higher scrutiny in order to test the feasibility of securing outcomes within the shortened engagement term.

Position Overview

Akros Research is supporting a 3-year program, funded by the Mastercard Foundation and in partnership with the Africa CDC, to increase Covid19 vaccine uptake in Africa. This initiative, called Saving Lives and Livelihoods, includes multiple components and partners working to procure, distribute, and promote vaccine uptake in a safe manner. As a part of this consortium Akros Research will support Africa Union members states in the Eastern and Southern African regions to strengthen COVID-19 vaccine safety surveillance systems.

Position Overview

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (the Board), the National Regulatory Authority in Kenya established the National Pharmacovigilance Centre which collects, manages, assesses, analyses, identifies signals and communicates safety information related to health products and technologies authorized by the Board. The PPB has a robust reporting system, the Pharmacovigilance electronic reporting system (PvERS) that collates and manages safety reports from both the health care professionals, public, public health programs and the marketing authorization holders.

The National Pharmacovigilance Centre (NPC) works in collaboration with the county governments on Pharmacovigilance related activities. In addition, the NPC from time to time utilizes the designated Pharmacovigilance experts from the counties to review reports received on adverse events and participate in the entry of the data onto the VigiFlow.

In this regard, the NPC with support from Akros Research plans to engage five (5) Pharmacovigilance personnel for five (5) days to review and upload AEFI reports received. The personnel shall be drawn from a pool of Pharmacovigilance experts from the counties.

Position Overview

TMSA aims to support the Government of Tanzania (GOT) to reduce the burden of malaria and move towards the long-term goal of malaria elimination.  USAID/Tanzania will fund malaria case management, malaria in pregnancy through quality improvement initiatives and malaria surveillance, entomological monitoring and monitoring and implementation of other drug-related interventions. Estimated start date is September 2022.

The Senior Data Scientist (SDS) will provide broad technical support to the Malaria Surveillance and Epidemiology officers (SEO) under TMSA. The SDS will be responsible for providing design, oversight and technical backstopping as the SEO works with NMCP in strengthening HIS, data quality, data visualization and merging any gaps between these data outputs and management decision-making. The SDS will provide specific support to further strengthen the microstratification framework on mainland, establishing novel ways to digitize these data layers, integrate with routine and ad hoc data sources, and assist with intervention management and assessment decisions using these data.

Position Overview

TMSA aims to support the Government of Tanzania (GOT) to reduce the burden of malaria and move towards the long-term goal of malaria elimination.  USAID/Tanzania will fund malaria case management, malaria in pregnancy through quality improvement initiatives and malaria surveillance, entomological monitoring and monitoring and implementation of other drug-related interventions. Estimated start date is September 2022.

The Senior Data Scientist (SDS) will provide broad technical support to the Malaria Surveillance and Epidemiology officers (SEO) under TMSA. The SDS will be responsible for providing design, oversight and technical backstopping as the SEO works with NMCP in strengthening HIS, data quality, data visualization and merging any gaps between these data outputs and management decision-making. The SDS will provide specific support to further strengthen the microstratification framework on mainland, establishing novel ways to digitize these data layers, integrate with routine and ad hoc data sources, and assist with intervention management and assessment decisions using these data.

Position Overview

Akros supports multiple governments to use geospatial technology to plan and implement health services including health surveillance, response and analytics. We require a geospatial technologist to support our geographic information system (GIS) and spatial intelligence work. This is a remote position, with periodic travel to support deployments. You will work closely with our program teams (based across Africa), as well as our software development team (based in South Africa).

Position Overview

Akros Research is supporting a 3-year program, funded by the Mastercard Foundation and in partnership with the Africa CDC, to increase Covid19 vaccine uptake in Africa. This initiative, called Saving Lives and Livelihoods, includes multiple components and partners working to procure, distribute, and promote vaccine uptake in a safe manner. As a part of this consortium Akros Research will support Africa Union members states in the Eastern and Southern African regions to strengthen COVID-19 vaccine safety surveillance systems.

The Accounts Assistant will assist the Finance Manager in the implementation of internal control systems and financial procedures, ensuring full compliance of Akros Research, Africa CDC, and Mastercard Foundation regulations, policies, and procedures; and in preparing financial documentation for transactions as required by Africa CDC and Mastercard Foundation.

Position Overview

Akros Research is supporting a 3-year program, funded by the Mastercard Foundation and in partnership with the Africa CDC, to increase Covid19 vaccine uptake in Africa. This initiative, called Saving Lives and Livelihoods, includes multiple components and partners working to procure, distribute, and promote vaccine uptake in a safe manner. As a part of this consortium Akros Research will support Africa Union members states in the Eastern and Southern African regions to strengthen COVID-19 vaccine safety surveillance systems.

The Akros Research SLL Finance Manager will provide management oversight for all finance functions of the Akros Research-managed activity across Eastern and Southern African regions. He/she will support the set up and management of a complex systems of regionally focused finance systems. S/he will also provide guidance on financial procedures, and will ensure full compliance with Africa CDC and MasterCard Foundation financial regulations, policies, and procedures.

Position Overview

The Operations Specialist will provide global operational leadership and coordination across in-country, and regional teams. This role will be responsible for overseeing coordination of informatics activities across countries, and providing broad operational and administrative support and oversight to Akros teams. S/he will be responsible for ensuring in-country and regional teams are executing workplan activities on time, and coordinating resources across countries to ensure efficiency during program start-up and other critical stages of the project lifecycle. She/he will liaise between Akros in-country staff and the regional and HQ hubs and escalate challenges and/or threats to meeting project deadlines and/or objectives. This position is contingent on a successful award to Akros.

Position Overview

The Malariologist and Informatics Specialist will provide global technical leadership to in-country, and regional support teams. This role will be responsible for providing broad technical support, and oversight of the integration of malaria data and novel intervention strategies into management decision-making processes across program countries. S/he will be responsible for providing design, oversight and technical backstopping as in-country and regional teams work with local governments and stakeholders to understand the health information systems (HIS) context, recommend approaches for new interventions supporting malaria elimination, strengthen data quality and visualization, and merge any gaps between these data outputs and management decision-making.

Position Overview

The anticipated USAID Tanzania Malaria Case Management Activity ($27 million) aims to support the Government of Tanzania to reduce the burden of malaria and to move toward the long-term goal of malaria elimination. USAID/Tanzania will fund malaria case management, malaria in pregnancy through quality improvement initiatives and malaria surveillance, entomological monitoring, and monitoring and implementation of other drug-related interventions. Estimated start date is August 2022.

Position Overview

Akros is a small, growing international development group comprised of two entities: a US- based corporation and a Zambia-based NGO. Both entities work collaboratively towards shared objectives, and receive funding from multiple international clients.
The US-based finance team provides oversight and support for both the US and Zambia entities. In general, this role will directly manage the books for the US entity, including: all postings and monthly report preparation, payroll for all US and international staff (and federal/state taxes for US staff), treasury management and AR/AP. In regards to the Zambia entity, this role will review bank recs, provide occasional testing of transactions, review month- end reporting and roll up Zambia data into group reporting templates.

Position Overview

The Informatics & Data Use Advisor will work closely with the Ingobyi M&E unit to provide training and continuous mentoring of health facility data mangers. S/he will be responsible for building system users’ capacity in DHIS2, developing resource materials and protocols, and driving demand for data quality and use. The Informatics and Data Use Advisor will also work with Akros to develop and utilize new technologies to address RMNCH and malaria implementation issues. This will likely entail creating, modifying and maintaining an intervention modeling platform.

Position Overview

The Informatics and Data Use Advisor will work closely with the Ingobyi MEL Team to provide training and continuous mentoring of health facility data managers. S/he will support building system users’ capacity in DHIS2, developing resource materials and protocols, and driving demand for data quality and use. The Informatics and Data Use Advisor will also work with Akros to develop and utilize new technologies to address RMNCH and malaria implementation issues. This will likely entail creating, modifying, and maintaining an intervention modeling platform.

Position Overview

We are looking for a skilled, technical program manager who is able to work with our field-based implementation teams, understand the field needs, and translate those to system design and modifications. The PM will establish an in-country presence and close working relationship with Rwanda’s NTD teams, will spearhead coordination with all stakeholders and will maintain a strong understanding of all moving pieces within the project, managing and tracking tasks against timelines. Best candidates will be ready to jump in and work with our technical teams to expand an existing platform for smart ‘spatial intelligence’ data collection and intervention planning. The PM will coordinate with other project stakeholders to ensure that the project is adequately monitored and evaluated, and that all perspectives and experiences are captured and incorporated into learnings for future microplanning package improvement and iteration. The PM will also work with our implementation teams to understand existing country and use case context, and to configure and deploy the existing open-source platform to swiftly meet the client needs.

Position Overview

We are looking for a skilled, technical program manager who is able to work with our field-based implementation teams, understand the field needs, and translate those to system design and modifications. The PM will establish an in-country presence and close working relationship with Kenya’s NTD teams, will spearhead coordination with all stakeholders and will maintain a strong understanding of all moving pieces within the project, managing and tracking tasks against timelines. Best candidates will be ready to jump in and work with our technical teams to expand an existing platform for smart ‘spatial intelligence’ data collection and intervention planning. The PM will coordinate with other project stakeholders to ensure that the project is adequately monitored and evaluated, and that all perspectives and experiences are captured and incorporated into learnings for future microplanning package improvement and iteration. The PM will also work with our implementation teams to understand existing country and use case context, and to configure and deploy the existing open-source platform to swiftly meet the client needs.

Position Overview

We are seeking a talented software developer who is able to work with our field-based implementation teams, understand the field needs, and translate those to system design and modifications. Best candidates will be ready to jump in and work with our teams to expand an existing platform for smart “spatial intelligence” data collection and intervention planning and take this approach to new areas of health. We envision this individual to also work with our implementation teams to understand existing country and use case context, and to configure and deploy the existing open source platform to swiftly meet the client needs.

Position Overview

We are looking for a Development and Operations Engineer who is able to join our growing organization. In this position, you will manage infrastructure  projects and processes. Keen attention to detail, problem-solving abilities, and a solid knowledge base  are essential. Best candidates will be ready to jump in and work with our teams to expand an existing  platform for smart ‘spatial intelligence’ data collection and intervention planning and take this approach  to new areas of health. We envision this individual to also work with our implementation teams to  understand the existing country and use case context, and to configure and deploy the existing open source platform to swiftly meet the client needs.

Position Overview

We are looking for a skilled, technical GIS Assistant to support the GIS Manager in the setup, implementation and maintenance of GIS-integrated databases. The successful candidate will assist with database configuration for integrated DHIS2 instances, populate geographic units in the correct hierarchical manner, enter and clean shape files or centroids and work collaboratively with Akros’ HMIS Adviser for system design. The candidate will also work directly with the programming and design teams to understand mapping needs and think through possible solutions.

Position Overview

Akros is seeking a Portfolio Lead to provide technical, strategic, and programmatic oversight for multiple information systems strengthening projects for health and education. This individual will be responsible for establishing and maintaining positive client relationships, implementing Akros’ standard program management quality assurance procedures, and providing leadership for more junior program managers.

Position Overview

Reveal is a collection of tools, including an Android mobile client supporting field operations, and a web interface supporting planning, management, and decision making surrounding the field implementations. The tool provides geospatial functionality to improve the efficiency of field based interventions, and utilizes high resolution satellite imagery over which location hierarchies and enumerated structures are layered. The current process for validating and uploading these data is manual and requires a relatively high level of technical expertise. This RFP aims to identify a contractor who will develop a user-friendly interface that can be used for location management, allowing non-technical users from program or ministry teams to handle the process.

Position Overview

In 2020, Reveal will be implemented in Nigeria to support the Malaria Consortium Seasonal Malaria Chemoprophylaxis (SMC) program known as SMC-ACCESS in one local government area. Operations will take place intermittently  from July through October, with a cumulative ~280 users using the Reveal mobile client and up to 60 referencing the web interface for review of routine data. In 2020, Reveal will also be deployed in Senegal, Zambia, Eswatini, Namibia, Thailand, and potentially other areas. This RFP aims at quickly identifying a development team to support the deployment of Reveal for application in Nigeria to support the SMC program. Additional opportunities to expand support to other countries may be added as a follow-on contract to the initial SMC work.

Position Overview

Akros seeking an experienced and qualified expert to fill the role of Hospital Management Systems Lead for an anticipated CDC-funded project that will assist the Government of Tanzania (GOT) in the management, coordination, scale-up, and continuous modernization of Tanzania’s health information systems (HIS).

The Hospital Management System Lead (HMS) will be responsible for engaging the hospital-specific technical workflows in achieving overall HIS integration. This will involve incorporating end-user and broader functional requirements into the larger GOT HIS technical road map, working closely with the infrastructure teams to ensure sufficient hardware and support services, overseeing integration with HIS verticals, assisting with interoperability layers and associated registries, and interacting directly with hospitals to coordinate partner supports for uptake and troubleshooting.

Position Overview

Akros seeking an experienced and qualified expert to fill the role of Lead Health Information Systems Project Manager (LHPM) for an anticipated CDC-funded project that will assist the Government of Tanzania (GOT) in the management, coordination, scale-up, and continuous modernization of Tanzania’s health information systems (HIS).

The LHPM will be a technocrat, negotiator, and government relations focal point. LHPM will be primarily responsible for managing the technical road map development process (“DH2020”), from requirements sourcing to technical translation, ensuring both its technical rigor, comprehensiveness, alignment with user requirements and, perhaps most critical, acceptance by varied and non-linear government agencies. The task will be challenging and politically complex. With a secured road map in-hand, LHPM will be responsible to coordinate oversight of engineering processes with select government agencies, and establish a development operations method that is clear, durable, and efficient, incorporating iterative production/testing stages and, ultimately, user acceptance testing to validate alignment of final product with perceived user requirements. LHPM will then manage engineering inputs to deliver DH2020 technical products, and will be responsible for agile/iterative rescoping as defined by the development operations method above.

Position Overview

Akros is seeking a Logistics Advisor to act as the key logistics and supply chain technical advisor in the design and execution of complex drug distribution processes at the community level across 69 districts in Zambia during the DFID-funded ASCEND project’s Lymphatic Filariasis mass drug administration campaign. The Advisor will be responsible for:

1. Working with Akros staff and Ministry of Health officials to complete a drug audit prior to distribution activities
2. Designing and executing effective, feasible, and timely logistic mechanisms and supply
   chain management protocols to guide commodity management during MDA campaigns
3. Developing robust reverse logistic reporting and tracking tools and protocols

Position Overview

Akros is seeking a skilled, Portuguese-speaking technical program manager who is able to work with our field-based implementation teams in Mozambique, understand the field needs, and translate those into system design and modifications. Best candidates will be ready to jump in and work with our teams to expand an existing platform for smart “spatial intelligence” data collection and intervention planning and take this approach to new areas of health. We envision this person to also work with our implementation teams to understand existing country and use case context, and to configure and deploy the existing open-source platform to swiftly meet the client needs.

Position Overview

Akros is seeking a skilled, French-speaking technical program manager who is able to work with our field-based implementation teams in West Africa, understand the field needs, and translate those into system design and modifications. Best candidates will be ready to jump in and work with our teams to expand an existing platform for smart “spatial intelligence” data collection and intervention planning and take this approach to new areas of health. We envision this person to also work with our implementation teams to understand existing country and use case context, and to configure and deploy the existing open-source platform to swiftly meet the client needs.

Position Overview

Akros is seeking an LF Epidemiology and Intervention Advisor to act as the key clinical advisor in the design and development of comprehensive, effective, and feasible diagnostic, case management and referral methodologies and protocols implemented during the anticipated MDA campaign. The Advisor will be responsible for:

Position Overview

Akros is looking for a skilled, technical, and detail-orientated coordinator who is able to work with our field-based implementation teams and development partners to ensure the Reveal platform is deployed in multiple countries and to support service delivery across multiple health areas. Best candidates will be ready to jump in and work with our teams and partners for on-time scoping, testing, and field implementation in multiple settings. The Reveal coordinator will work with our Reveal team to implement our catalytic implementation model—to upskill country governments and implementing partners on rolling out Reveal in a sustained fashion.

Position Overview

Akros is seeking a product manager to manage the deployment of Akros surveillance solutions throughout the entire lifecycle: gathering requirements, coordinating engineers, assisting with implementation, and related support. The product manager will have a firm grasp of system capabilities among the range of surveillance tools generally accepted and used throughout Africa and Asia: OpenMRS, OpenSRP, ODK, DHIS2, RapidPro, and more. The product manager will also have appropriate levels of software engineering experience, which (s)he will use to guide requirements gathering and translate these into actionable deliverables for subcontracted engineering teams. The product manager will use these complementary skill sets to cast a vision for surveillance solutions in the context of: internal requests from Akros Project Managers/Portfolio Leads, requests for proposals from external clients, concept notes for public presentations and more. The role is visionary and pragmatic.

Position Overview

Akros is looking for a consultant who is able to work with our field-based implementation teams, understand the field needs, and translate those to system design and modifications. Ideal candidates will be ready to jump in and work with our teams to expand an existing platform for smart “spatial intelligence” data collection and intervention planning and take this approach to new areas of health. We envision this consultant to also work with our implementation teams to understand existing country and use case context, and to configure and deploy the existing open-source platform to swiftly meet the client needs.

Position Overview

Akros is in a rapid scale-up phase, and is seeking aggressive production levels from a BD specialist to support partner engagement and bid coordination and preparation from Lusaka, Zambia. S/he will work under the oversight of Akros’ Regional Director and participate in proposal preparation for both Zambia-specific and regional opportunities, track business development efforts for the organization, and assist with costing preparation and review, as required.

Position Overview

The Program Lead (PL) will provide project management oversight in an upcoming program aimed at driving civic participation through Ward-level Catalyst Centers in two districts of Eastern Province. A Catalyst Center is a Ward-level gathering point that provides free internet access, a community gathering place, and information on government services. The PL will be responsible for ensuring program development, deployment and delivery on time and according to specification. To this end, the PL will interact with (government and donor) clients, quantify client requirements (both in outcomes and methods), translate requirements into clear work plans, assemble teams to complete work, and monitor execution. The PL will be responsible for assessing risks and putting in place strategies to mitigate these risks. The PL will hold project members accountable to key project outcomes and lead the team by way of managing activities towards the establishment and critical use of Catalyst Centers. This position is contingent on successful award of the project to Akros.

Position Overview

The Malaria Elimination Technical Officer will support continued innovation, contextualization and implementation of malaria surveillance and response platforms operating at decentralized and central levels. The Officer will backstop a number of our malaria-related programs. The position is based in Lusaka, Zambia, with frequent travel to Rwanda, across sub-Saharan Africa, Honduras, and Haiti. Akros, in partnership with Ona, is redefining intervention precision with Reveal, formerly mSpray. Reveal uses geospatial information to manage household-level interventions, like indoor residual spraying, insecticide treated net distribution, reactive case detection, and mass drug administration, to ensure accurate and effective coverage. The Reveal tool is currently supporting three separate programs at Akros. The Malaria Elimination Technical Officer will support Reveal-related activities across all three programs concurrently.

Position Overview

The Data Visualization and Use Specialist will support Akros projects by bringing a good understanding of the value of data, methodologies to support data uptake, a strong understanding of the use of data feedback loops, and familiarity with various data visualization platforms. The Officer will work closely with Akros public health field officers with a broad range of technical backgrounds and will be willing and interested to learn new areas of health, education or other sectors in order to provide the right data use frameworks.

Position Overview

The Communications Officer will provide high-quality advocacy and communication support to our exciting work. The Communications Officer will be based in Lusaka, Zambia with frequent field visits and will provide communication and documentation support to Akros. Akros has achieved success in bringing improved health to the communities in which they work – we seek to document our unique approaches, as well as share success stories with the global community. The Communications Officer would be central to working with our in-country field staff to understand the nature of Akros’ work and achievements, and to document them in the most tangible, real-life and boots on the ground way possible.

Position Overview

The anticipated USAID Evidence for Health (EH) project will provide technical support to health offices, implementing partners, local partners and the Government of Zambia stakeholders as each strives to improve data systems and utilization. Akros is currently seeking candidates for several roles on this upcoming opportunity. We present the anticipated scope of work for each roles as follows.

The HMIS Senior Advisor directly reports to the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) in activity implementation and management. The Advisor will provide technical, strategic advice and programmatic direction for the development and implementation of HMIS aspects of the activity, for optimizing the generation, identification, collection, processing, storage, and dissemination of quality data and strategic information. The expert technical advice provided will be used by the COP to support the technical assistance, and political direction provided by the activity to key government and non-government partners.

Position Overview
Akros seeks a Communications Fellow to provide high-quality advocacy and communication support to our exciting work. The Communications Fellow will be based in Lusaka, Zambia with frequent field visits and will provide communication and documentation support to Akros. Akros has achieved success in bringing improved health to the communities in which they work – we seek to document our unique approaches, as well as share success stories with the global community. The communications fellow would be central to working with our in-country field staff to understand the nature of Akros’ work and achievements, and to document them in the most tangible, real-life and boots on the ground way possible. This will include frequent field visits to remote locations in Zambia, routine interactions with a variety of stakeholders including local traditional leaders, government staff, and partners. Akros has a list of successes and success story focuses and would work with the communication fellow to develop a targeted plan for the fellowship to capture, create, and disseminate these through a variety of channels.

Position Overview
The Performance Tracking Manager (PTM) will work closely with Akros staff and the Informatics Team to design and implement the performance tracking system on time, in budget, and in a manner that is sustainable. The PTM will lead the Akros Let’s Read team to work with MOGE to roll out the Let’s Read performance tracking system and data analysis trainings across Eastern, Muchinga, Southern, Northwestern, and Western provinces. This includes supervising Performance Tracking Officers and any additional team members within the Akros office, overseeing progress against deliverables and milestones, anticipating and proactively mitigating risks for program output, financial and operational implementation. The PTM is responsible for accurately projecting and burning costs throughout program implementation, building the capacity of team members to grow professionally, and overseeing the adoption of a data use culture within the MOGE at central, provincial, district and sub-district levels.

Position Overview
The Performance Tracking Officer (PTO) will work with the Akros Let’s Read team and MOGE to roll out the performance tracking system and data analysis trainings across Eastern, Muchinga, Southern, Northwestern, and Western provinces. This includes training of teachers and head teachers on data entry, engaging parents and traditional leaders for data feedback for community decision-making, and training zonal, district and provincial-level officers on system use, data analysis, dashboard access, and basic system administration. PTOs will provide data use support by conducting trainings, providing technical support visits, and mentoring staff in data use at all subnational levels. This includes data quality audits, support for leveraging subnational performance review meetings as a platform for investigating and analyzing data, and other technical support as needed.

Position Overview
Akros provides database maintenance and support for a USAID-funded project that tracks girls aged 10-24 through HIV-related service delivery programs and mentorship. 20 data entry clerks are needed to complete data entry on individual participants from paper forms into the electronic database. Training on use of the database and computers for the duration of data entry will be provided.

Country Director, Zambia

Position Overview
The Country Director will be responsible for managing ongoing contractual obligations including adherence to workplans, budgets and deliverables; managing human resources, including identification and fulfillment of HR gaps and mentoring and communicating with staff to effect their greatest level of achievement; building and maintaining strong relations with donors (e.g. USAID, UNICEF, etc.) and relevant Government points of contact; and pursuing business development opportunities that will grow country operations.

In collaboration with Akros senior management, the Country Director will set vision and culture at Akros-Zambia, striving for excellence in all projects and relationships to contribute to the continued improvement of health and well-being in Zambia through data-driven systems.