POSITION: DATA ASSISTANT
REPORTS TO: FACILITY IN-CHARGE
LOCATION: NAIROBI, KENYA.
Background:
The Center for International Health, Education and Biosecurity (Ciheb) — Kenya is a local non-governmental organization collaborating with the Ministry of Health and County Health Management Teams to strengthen health systems for improved quality of healthcare in Kenya.
Ciheb-Kenya is collaborating with the county governments of Mombasa, Kilifi, Kwale, Taita Taveta, Machakos, Makueni, Kitui, Nairobi, Kisumu, and Migori to support the implementation and expansion of high quality, sustainable, and comprehensive HIV prevention, care, and treatment programs, and expansion of COVID-19 vaccination with funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).Through the County
Ownership and Networks to maintain Nairobi Epidemic Control (CONNECT) program,
Ciheb-Kenya and the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) are working on a
collaborative project towards the provision of high quality HIV prevention,
care and treatment services to select health facilities in Nairobi City County.
The project is therefore seeking for suitably qualified persons able to fill
the positions of the positions below. The positions will be based at the
various county health facilities in Nairobi within the County Health Services
Department and mainstreamed into the county structures.
Key Function:
Reporting to the
Facility in-charge and supervised by the Data Officer and PACT Endeleza
Strategic Information Specialist the Data Assistant will be responsible for
maintaining patient files and supporting HIV/TB data management
Roles
and Responsibilities:
- Management
of the filing system at the facility.
- Maintenance
of files to ensure they are in good order.
- Retrieve
and file documents as requested from time to time.
- Enter
data into IQCare and run basic reports.
- Clinic
Preparation.
- Safeguard
patient level data security – privacy and confidentiality.
Qualifications
- Certificate
in Health Records from a credible institution
- Computer
proficiency particularly with the MS-Office suite
- An
individual with high levels of professionalism with an admirable work ethic
How to Apply:
Kindly send your
application that includes a cover letter and an updated CV including names of
three professional referees to CIHEBKENYA_Recruitment@cihebkenya.org on or before 3rd December 2021. Applicants are advised to include the
title “DATA ASSISTANT” on the subject
line.
The Centre for
International Health, Education and Biosecurity (Ciheb) — Kenya is an equal
opportunity employer.
Only short-listed
candidates will be contacted.