Job Title: Data Entry and Transcription Consultants - DtW
Location: Kisumu
Reporting to: Associate – DtW PMCV
Deadline: 18th Dec 2015
About Evidence Action: Evidence
Action scales proven interventions that improve the lives of millions. We
implement cost-effective interventions whose efficacy is backed by substantial
rigorous evidence. Location: Kisumu
Reporting to: Associate – DtW PMCV
Deadline: 18th Dec 2015
Evidence Action identifies
innovative, appropriate financing mechanisms and builds best practice
operational models.
We voraciously self-evaluate, learn,
and improve our models for scaling with a commitment to transparency on
progress, impact, and value for money.
Our current flagship programs include:
Our current flagship programs include:
- Dispensers for Safe Water is an
entrepreneurial program scaling the chlorine dispenser system – a proven
innovation that dramatically expands access to water treatment at an
extremely low cost.
- Deworm the World Initiative actively supports
the scale-up of school-based deworming programs worldwide to improve
children’s health, education, and long-term development.
About Monitoring Learning and
Information Systems (MLIS) Team
The MLIS team embodies the evidence-based nature of Evidence Action’s work and enables us to be a data-driven organization.
The MLIS team embodies the evidence-based nature of Evidence Action’s work and enables us to be a data-driven organization.
The team provides services across
Evidence Action Africa region in meeting the following outcomes:
- All ongoing program monitoring needs met
(including M&E design and quality data collection)
- Programs delivered with access to timely and
useful data for day-to-day programmatic planning and decision making
- Analysis and research conducted to support
program improvements (including operation research, market research and
cost-efficiency analysis)
- Support with timely, useful and clear
information for evidence-based decision making (including provide support
to connect the dots)
- Support provided to regional leadership for
new programs and partnerships for exploration and evaluation
- Standards, systems and processes setup for
delivery of all functions (monitoring, analysis, research, information
systems and quality data)
The MLIS team works towards these
outcomes through four sub-teams that work closely together to deliver quality,
timely and useful information:
- Learning and Communication (L&C): This
team is responsible for supporting the program teams with timely
information in innovative, useful and clear ways to translate analysis and
research to evidence-based decision making and action.
- Monitoring, Analysis and Research (MAR): This
team is responsible for ensuring that all ongoing program monitoring needs
are met and analysis and research is conducted to support program improvements.
- Management Information Systems (MIS): This
team is be responsible for ensuring that the all programs have access to
timely and useful data for day-to-day programmatic planning and decision
making through a cloud-based multi-user system.
- Programming & Data Management (PDM): This
team is responsible for developing all the data collection tools, ensure
that systems are available for data entry, and that all data collected is
cleaned adequately and available in high quality in a timely manner so as
to meet all ongoing program needs; including monitoring, information
systems and analysis and research.
- Data Collection & Training (DCT): This
team is responsible for drafting all data collection tools in
collaboration with MAR, and conduct all data training and collection
needs.
About the Position: Data entry and
Transcription consultants - DtW
We are in the process of updating our data entry consultants’ database so as to bring in more personnel to be used for data entry during the year 2016.
The Data entry and transcription consultant is a temporary member of the DQIS sub-team who is responsible for supporting data entry and transcription when needed.
We are in the process of updating our data entry consultants’ database so as to bring in more personnel to be used for data entry during the year 2016.
The Data entry and transcription consultant is a temporary member of the DQIS sub-team who is responsible for supporting data entry and transcription when needed.
The contracts range from a period of
1 week to 3 months depending on the amount of data entry needs available.
Responsibilities
Support in Data entry
Responsibilities
Support in Data entry
- Accurately enter all DTW program data
collected using CSpro, Epi-data or ODK emulator
- Ensure that all the data entered is submitted
as required.
- Track all the data entered by completing a
data entry log
- Ensure that all the forms entered for the day
are filed appropriately
- Ensure that the daily data entry deadlines are
met as expected
Support in Transcription
- Transcription of data from one form to another
as directed.
- Keen to detail to ensure original information
is not distorted during transcription.
- Accuracy and speed to meet the daily set
targets
- Ensure data transcription tracking log is
completed.
Qualifications
Required Competencies and Attributes
Required Competencies and Attributes
- A minimum of a diploma in Information
Technology or any other relevant field.
- At least 6 months full time data entry
experience in a research set up.
- Typing speeds of between 50 – 80 wpm
- Typing accuracy of at least 90%
- High level of integrity and stewardship
- Embraces team work and aspires and supports
the ideals of working in a team environment as a team champion
- Self-driven and highly motivated to deliver
results within tight deadlines.
- Basic computer skills and comfort to advance
the skills in a dynamic IT field.
- Positive attitude to work and flexible to work
during late hours and weekends
- Able to report to work within a short notice
period
- Previous experience working with Evidence
Action_ data entry and transcription will be an added advantage
How to Apply
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