Community-Based Surveillance Data Officer
Job Summary
Reporting technically to
the Data Manager and administratively to the CP3 project coordinator, the CBS
Data Officer will be responsible for overall data updates and management of
data by managing and maintaining the overall databases that tracks the CP3
Project CBS data to include timely actions and response of the CBS alerts. S/He
will be responsible for maintaining technical quality of the CBS data.
S/he will be training and building capacity within the NS and with partners as relevant and overseeing the data management and timely actions to CBS alerts raised by volunteers and community.
SCOPE OF THE ROLE:
As both demand and scale
of CBS increases, NSs implementing the CP3 project are applying a standardized
methodology of CBS and developing a ‘CBS Hub’ at their HQ levels in order to
support the implementation in the field in both preparedness and emergency
response programs.
The CBS Data Officer
position has a key role in:
- Maintaining technical quality of the CBS program
- Training and building capacity within the NS and
with partners as relevant, and
- Overseeing the data management processes and
timely actions in response to CBS alerts raised by volunteers and
communities.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
The CBS Officer is responsible
for the following tasks:
- Supervise the implementation of CBS in the CP3
program, with close monitoring for quality control in the field.
- Support the CBS Field Officers and Branch CBS
Supervisors to work as a team, support them to manage CBS alerts and to
coordinate with authorities for investigation and response.
- Manage the CBS database in the central ‘CBS Hub’ –
ensure the database is maintained up-to-date, investigation, response and
outcomes are followed-up and documented.
- Analyze CBS data on a daily and weekly basis to
take action on critical alerts and summaries the alerts and zero report
performance.
- Prepare data visualization dashboards, reports,
presentations, and support in publications for sharing the CBS data
results with the field teams and with external partners. Contribute to
evaluation studies.
- Contribute to work plans, budgets and reports for
the implementation of CBS activities.
- Ensure that NS CBS guidelines, protocols, training
materials and monitoring systems are revised and up to date.
- Support CBS Master trainings in-country and
coordinate and oversee cascade field trainings.
- Support expansion of CBS and provide technical
support and guidance on CBS to other programs and emergency response
operations to ensure that all CBS implementations apply the standardised
CBS methods and data is managed in the central ‘CBS Hub’ database.
- Actively collaborate with Ministry of Health,
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and partners in TWGs and CBS-related
forums on a regular basis, maintain positive professional relationships
and represent the NS with high technical standard of CBS.
- Collaborate with NS Branch management, County
officials, volunteers, and stakeholders in support of improved epidemic
preparedness and response in communities.
- Coordinate and link CBS with other CP3 program
aspects, for instance data readiness.
- Coordinate and link CBS with other NS departments
such as WASH, HNSS, DM for disease response programs where CBS is
relevant, such as cholera control or emergencies, immunization program,
disaster response operations etc.
DESIRED COMPETENCIES
AND SKILLS:
- Demonstrated knowledge and professional skills on
the public health aspects of infectious disease control, specifically
understanding of surveillance / epidemiological systems and data.
- Excellent computer skills. (e.g. Microsoft
Outlook, Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
(in both English and Kiswahili), strong presentation, and public speaking
skills.
- Ability to develop data collection tools in
electronic platform and proficiency in data analysis using the statistical
tools (R, Stata)
- Strong operational management ability: a clear
focus on quality, precision, and attention to detail
- Competence with Excel and PowerPoint to prepare
graphs and presentations.
- A team-oriented and collaborative approach;
flexible and responsive when working with other departments and teams.
- Willingness to travel between HQ and the field
program locations.
- Able to work with your own initiative and solve
problems.
- Ability to maintain high standards of personal
integrity, establish straightforward, productive relationships; treat
staff with fairness and respect, demonstrate sensitivity for ethnic,
cultural and gender difference.
EDUCATION AND
EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s Degree in public health, epidemiology,
social science, nursing, veterinary science, or any relevant degree.
- Post Graduate qualification in Public Health,
Epidemiology, Health information Management systems or public management
of communicable diseases will be an added advantage
- At least 3 year experience working in public
health programs in the development or humanitarian sector
- Experience with community-based surveillance,
public health surveillance, IDSR, or epidemic response operations.
- Familiarity with diseases of epidemic potential,
and One Health principles
- Knowledge of the National health and surveillance
systems
- Experience participating in forums with Ministry
officials and partners, as a representative of the organization
- Experience conducting trainings and workshops
- Experience with geospatial mapping or use of
epidemiological or health information system data
- Experience supporting a team of staff, especially
by distance in field positions
- Experience working with Red Cross or other
development organization, especially with a community focus
How
To Apply
Interested
and qualified? Go to Kenya Red Cross Society on
www.redcross.or.ke to apply