Job Title: Data Officer
Organisation: Infectious
Diseases Institute (IDI)
Diseases Institute (IDI)
Project Name: Global Health
Security Partner Engagement: Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Protect and
Improve Public Health Globally (GHSA) Project
Security Partner Engagement: Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Protect and
Improve Public Health Globally (GHSA) Project
Funding Source: Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Data Manager/
HMIS Specialist
HMIS Specialist
About US:
The Infectious
Diseases Institute (IDI) is an international non-profit organization which is a
partnership of infectious diseases and public health specialists. The overall
objective of the IDI is to strengthen health systems with strong emphasis on
Infectious Diseases, through Research and Capacity Development. IDI has five
operational areas through which it works to achieve its mission: Prevention,
Care and Treatment; Training, Research and Laboratory services (provided
through a partnership with the Makerere University – John Hopkins University
Core Lab) and Outreach.
Diseases Institute (IDI) is an international non-profit organization which is a
partnership of infectious diseases and public health specialists. The overall
objective of the IDI is to strengthen health systems with strong emphasis on
Infectious Diseases, through Research and Capacity Development. IDI has five
operational areas through which it works to achieve its mission: Prevention,
Care and Treatment; Training, Research and Laboratory services (provided
through a partnership with the Makerere University – John Hopkins University
Core Lab) and Outreach.
About CDC Project:
The Infectious
Diseases Institute (IDI) has received funding from Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) to implement a 5 year project “Global Health Security Partner Engagement:
Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Protect and Improve Public Health Globally.”
CDC under Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) seeks to accelerate progress
toward a world safe and secure from infectious disease threats and to promote
global health security as an international security priority in three key
areas:
Diseases Institute (IDI) has received funding from Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) to implement a 5 year project “Global Health Security Partner Engagement:
Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Protect and Improve Public Health Globally.”
CDC under Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) seeks to accelerate progress
toward a world safe and secure from infectious disease threats and to promote
global health security as an international security priority in three key
areas:
·
Preventing and reducing the likelihood of outbreaks
—natural, accidental, or intentional.
Preventing and reducing the likelihood of outbreaks
—natural, accidental, or intentional.
·
Detecting threats early saves lives.
Detecting threats early saves lives.
·
Rapid, effective response requires multi-sectoral,
international coordination and communication.
Rapid, effective response requires multi-sectoral,
international coordination and communication.
Job Summary: The Data
Officer will support the collection and entry of project related data and
provide timely data to support project report writing. The incumbent will also
provide support to the project site focal persons in entry, cleaning and
analysis of data captured by the Project MIS (electronic and paper-based).
Officer will support the collection and entry of project related data and
provide timely data to support project report writing. The incumbent will also
provide support to the project site focal persons in entry, cleaning and
analysis of data captured by the Project MIS (electronic and paper-based).
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
·
The incumbent supports facilities and the project in
timely compilation of pharmacy, laboratory, epidemic outbreak & response
and infection control reports,
The incumbent supports facilities and the project in
timely compilation of pharmacy, laboratory, epidemic outbreak & response
and infection control reports,
·
Ensuring completeness, consistency and accuracy of data
captured in the HMIS tools
Ensuring completeness, consistency and accuracy of data
captured in the HMIS tools
·
Support health facility staff Produce data summaries
for display on noticeboards (showing progress in the different technical areas
Support health facility staff Produce data summaries
for display on noticeboards (showing progress in the different technical areas
·
Render support and mentor health facility staff and
volunteers in documentation/ extraction of especially pharmacy, laboratory,
epidemic outbreak & response and infection control data
Render support and mentor health facility staff and
volunteers in documentation/ extraction of especially pharmacy, laboratory,
epidemic outbreak & response and infection control data
·
Take part in the analysis and interpretation of data
Take part in the analysis and interpretation of data
·
Ensure filing of all laboratory test results and
other records in the appropriate files
Ensure filing of all laboratory test results and
other records in the appropriate files
·
Ensuring availability of required HMIS tools i.e. registers,
forms, guidelines etc.
Ensuring availability of required HMIS tools i.e. registers,
forms, guidelines etc.
·
Provide supplies forecast to avoid stock outs of
HMIS tools
Provide supplies forecast to avoid stock outs of
HMIS tools
·
The Data Officer will also support and mentor health
facility staff and volunteers in management of collected data
The Data Officer will also support and mentor health
facility staff and volunteers in management of collected data
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
·
The Data Officer should preferably hold a Degree in
any data management related field.
The Data Officer should preferably hold a Degree in
any data management related field.
·
A minimum of two years progressive experience in
data management and systems development, especially in health sector.
A minimum of two years progressive experience in
data management and systems development, especially in health sector.
·
Previous experience analysis and reporting/
presentation of data for both research and capacity programme decision-making
Previous experience analysis and reporting/
presentation of data for both research and capacity programme decision-making
·
Good report writing and presentation skills
Good report writing and presentation skills
·
Computer literacy skills i.e. proficiency in
Microsoft Word, Power point, spreadsheets, and database systems
Computer literacy skills i.e. proficiency in
Microsoft Word, Power point, spreadsheets, and database systems
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should hand deliver an application letter
with a detailed CV, naming at least two professional referees to:
qualified and interested candidates should hand deliver an application letter
with a detailed CV, naming at least two professional referees to:
The Human
Resources Manager,
Resources Manager,
Infectious
Diseases Institute,
Diseases Institute,
P.O. Box 22418,
Kampala, Uganda
Kampala, Uganda
E-mail to: [email protected]
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for
interviews.
interviews.
Deadline: 21st December, 2015
by 5:00 PM
by 5:00 PM
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