University
of Maryland
School
of Medicine
Strategic
Information Officer– Nairobi, Kisii & Migori
The
Strategic Information Officer will primarily be responsible for supporting
HIV-related data management at University of Maryland’s supported facilities in
Nairobi.
S/he
will mentor site data clerks in management of patient records and information
and report generation.
Duties
& Responsibilities
- Routine
data management including data collection, collation, analysis and
reporting;
- Provide
specialized training to facility and other partner staff in Health
Information Systems including IQCare and other databases;
- Provide
IT Support and data analysis training to health facility staff with focus
on use of IQCare
- Ensure
that all national HIV related tools are available in supported facilities
and health care workers are mentored to use them appropriately
- Support
facility teams to ensure timely reporting
- Conduct
data quality control/assurance activities;
- Provide
mentorship to site data clerks on HIV related M&E systems
- Manage
project databases and generate reports for donor reporting and project
management; and
- Develop
SQL queries and related activities;
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in HMIS, IT/Computer Science/IS, Public Health Informatics,
Statistics or Mathematics
- A
minimum of three (3) years’ experience working with HIV data systems
- SPSS
certificate (optional)
- Strong
analytical skills
- Advanced
computer skills including advanced excel, MS access,
If you meet the above qualifications, you are requested to send your application and CV to hr@mgickenya.org by September 16, 2016.
Candidates are required to quote the TITLE & LOCATION of the position being applied on the subject line of the email.
Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted.
Maryland Global Initiatives Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.