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• Supports the hospital and facility records team and RHITES-N, Lango
  to collect, analyze and report health indicators in a timely manner and
  ensuring that the hospital staff and project are provided with timely,
  accurate and reliable information generated through the hospital’s M&E
  system
• Ensure M&E technical assistance is available and provided at all
  times to all departments in the hospital.
• Facilitate the interpretation and use of M&E data, through the
  monthly / quarterly hospital review meetings.
• Participate in analyzing and writing of monthly, quarterly,
  semiannual and annual programmatic hospital performance reports and their
  submission in stipulated deadlines
• Support the different units and the hospital records team to ensure
  timely and accurate entry of reports into the electronic data bases
• Facilitate data auditing and verification to assure internal consistency
  and validity of hospital activity monitoring data reported by all
  departments, through monthly, quarterly data verification and auditing
  visits.
• Work with the hospital records team to ensure the data reported in
  DHIS2 is accurate and timely.
• Facilitate review of progress on monthly, and quarterly basis:
  problem solving and development of remedial actions ensuring any disparity
  between planned and actual outputs are addressed
• Encourage, and promote display of results at the various clinical
  units at the hospital
• Offer guidance and support to the hospital staff in the
  implementation of monitoring tools, which will include, but not be limited
  to, data collection, analysis and reporting on program indicators:
• Support the coordination and execution of events in the hospital
  such as, organizational learning by developing, collecting and
  disseminating relevant information on monitoring, evaluation and research.
• Assist in the implementation of community surveys such as LQAS, and
  other studies as required
• Leads and supports data quality assessment and assurance activities
  at the hospital
• Provide technical support to the data officers in ensuring
  implementation of electronic data management systems. The electronic
  patient management systems include, but not limited to Uganda EMR
• Supervise the data officer and the entire data team at the hospital
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Statistics,
  Quantitative Economics, Computer Science or related field or qualification
  in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) or relevant field; an advanced
  degree will be an added advantage.
• At least five years’ experience in M&E for international donor
  funded projects, preferably including experience with USAID-funded
  projects:
• Thorough familiarity with the Uganda MOH HMIS system using the
  DHSI2.
• Thorough familiarity with the Uganda EMR.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of USAID and PEPFAR expectations
  and trends for monitoring and evaluation.
• Previous experience of working with international NGOs, MOH,
  district administration, public health facilities will be an advantage.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Practical experience in working with routine health information
  systems at the facility, district and national level.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English,
  including the capacity to prepare and deliver formal presentations on
  programs and results
• Excellent data analysis skills and ability to think concisely,
  critically as well as distill information to lay audience
• Good analytical thinking and ability to interpret public health and
  epidemiological data.
• Excellent working knowledge of major databases and analytical
  programs including MS Access, MS Excel, Uganda EMR, DHIS2.
• Good training skills
• Able to work under pressure
• Excellent interpersonal, teamwork, and mentoring skills:
• Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility in all aspects of working

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