Position: Data Officer
Location: Nairobi
Job description
Reporting to the Data
Manager, the Data Officer will be responsible for the documentation and
compilation of timely program data and reporting of activities at CHS-supported
health facilities in the Shinda Project.
Responsibilities
- Support
Sub-County-level SI activities for HIV care and treatment, testing and
counselling, Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT), Voluntary
Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC), and community engagement
- Contribute
to the development and implementation of M&E data tools for MoH
and CHS program areas. Help in developing data tools for routine data
collection for program data
- Monitor
and validate data quality in all the EMR system in use within supported
sites
- Review
and verify accuracy of the MoH and program data for NASCOP, PEPFAR and
other stakeholders
- Work
closely with County Health Management Team (CHMT) to compile monthly and
quarterly reports as required
- Support
in the implementation and maintenance of facility-level patient databases
- Build
capacity through training and mentorship programs for all providers in the
facilities under the sub-county supported
- Participate
in stakeholders’ activities to ensure incorporation of SI activities into
programs for HIV prevention, care and treatment and VMMC within the
sub-county and county level
- Develop
visuals for data consumption and inform program progress using either
Power BI/Tableau
- Work
closely with Sub-County Health Records Officers (SCHRIO) to manage data
quality and ensure all the facilities utilise data for decision making
- Attend
designated SI meetings at the national, county and sub-county levels.
Qualifications
- A
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in statistics, computer/IT studies,
epidemiology or mathematics
- At
least two years of relevant experience in a similar/related position in a
PEPFAR funded program
- Experience
in working with MoH systems and HIV-related reports
- Proficiency
in the use of Power BI/ Tableau
- Strong
Data management and analysis skills
- Strong
SQL Data management skills
- Proficiency
in computer packages for generating and analysis reports. Experience in
use of visual analytics tools is an added advantage
- Expert
skill level in the use of health aggregate databases (MoH KHIS & DATIM)
- Proficient
in statistical analysis packages (SPSS/STATA/R etc.)
How to apply
Interested applicants
are invited to email their applications and detailed CV with contact details of
three referees to vacancies@chskenya.org clearly
indicating the subject title as Data Officer CHS/HR/DO/SP/01/2021 by 5.00
PM Monday March 15, 2021.
