Center for International Health, Education, and Biosecurity (CIHEB) – Data Officer.
Position: Data Officer,
Location: Entrench– Migori,
Reports to: KP Dice Site -Charge,
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).
Job Summary
The data officer will manage day-to-day data management functions at the DICE, including data entries, verifications, reporting and quality audits.
Tasks and responsibilities
- Ensure correct and timely entry of clients’ records into Kenya EMR and other databases.
- Conduct data validation processes and work with providers to identify entry and reporting challenges and recommend remedial actions.
- Manage facility registers and reporting tools inventory by ensuring use of the most recent versions of tools and EMR.
- Monitor and track progress against targets and ensure compliance with the requirements of the data disclosure SOPs and reporting system.
- Ensure timely reporting of core, custom, and cross-cutting indicators as required.
- Conduct hotspots spot checks to confirm compliance to data management standards
- Disseminate periodical reports to the site multi-disciplinary team.
- Effectively perform a role in guiding the offering of interventions by providing a daily/weekly list of clients due for specific interventions.
- Carry out data quality audits jointly with the data committee at the site.
- Document activities of the data quality committee and maintain a current and updated file of all the committee’s activities.
- Analyze and present data to promote data demand and information use for CQI.
Qualifications
- Diploma or Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, Data Analytics, Operations Research, Health Records and Information technology
- At least 1 year of professional and analytical work experience in data management, monitoring, and evaluation in busy Health care set up
- Experience working in Key and priority population set up is required
- Experience with KHIS and PEPFAR data management and reporting system is important
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and statistical software(s)
How to Apply:
Kindly send your application that includes a cover letter and an updated CV including names of three professional referees to [email protected] on or before 10th November 2022. Applicants are advised to include the title “DATA OFFICER – MIGORI” on the subject line.
The Center for International Health, Education, and Biosecurity (CIHEB) — Kenya is an equal opportunity employer.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
