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Job Title:    Data Clerk – DREAMS (8
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Organisation: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

Duty Station:  Mbarara, Uganda

Reports to: Senior Strategic Information and Evaluation
Officer

About US:

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is a proven leader in the
global fight to end HIV and AIDS, and an advocate for every child to live a
full and healthy life into adulthood. Founded through a mother’s determination,
we are driven to see a world where no other mother, child or family is
devastated by this disease. For more than 30 years, EGPAF has been a leader in
meeting urgent needs in pediatric HIV and AIDS in the world’s most affected
regions.

About USAID Project:

EGPAF is implementing a 7-year Cooperative agreement with United States
Agency for International Development (USAID)/Uganda to lead the implementation
of district-based project USAID Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services
in South Western Uganda (USAID RHITES SW). USAID RHITES SW activity’s goal is
to increase utilization of health services through the following key result
areas: increased availability of and accessibility to health services; improved
quality of health services; increased availability of resources for public
sector health services; improved organization and management of service
delivery and increased adoption of healthy behaviors and positive child
development practices by communities in focus areas and target population
groups.

One of the key primary HIV prevention programs implemented RHITES SW is
Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS‐free,
Mentored, and Safe (DREAMS) program. The DREAMS initiative is one of the HIV
Prevention programs implemented by Ministry of Health (MOH) aimed at reducing
new HIV Infections, particularly among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW),
15–24 years by 25% in year one and 40% by end of year two. DREAMS is
implemented through a multisector approach involving the line Ministries that
lead on gender, health, education, and justice issues, working with other
Implementing Partners and Civil Society Organizations at community level.

Job Summary:  The
Data Clerk will assist the DREAMS Monitoring and Evaluation function in the
respective districts and ensure that all that, the SOPs and updated data
collection tools are available, high quality data is collected/recorded,
entered into the respective registers and online tracking systems. The data
clerk will also generate custom and standard reports as necessary to respond to
program and donor needs. The Data Clerk will report to the Senior Strategic
Information & Evaluation Officer 

Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  

• Ensure all DREAMS spaces at both the
  facility and community level have all the standard and current tools for
  data capture and reporting;
• Avail standard operating procedures
  (SOPs) for enrollment and provision of unique identifiers for AGYW;
• Support peer group leaders to ensure
  tracking of layering services at both facility and community levels;
• File the service recipient charts at end
  of each working day in line with laid out standard operating procedure
• Ensure entry of all data on DREAMS
  services into the Uganda DREAMS Tracker (UDTS) in a timely manner
• Ensure no accumulation of backlogs of
  data un-entered in the UDTS
• Verify accuracy of data on the service
  recipient charts before it is entered into the UDTS database
• Work to reconcile inconsistencies in
  monthly data reports in collaboration with the peers group leaders
• Ensure the combined DREAMS group
  registers are updated in a timely manner
• Plan and attend weekly meetings with
  peer group leaders at the facility and community level for each sub county
  assigned to ensure data in the UDTS is synchronized and updated
• Retrieve information as requested or
  otherwise necessary, summarize data in preparation for standardized
  reports to facilitate donor reporting, program management monitoring and
  activity planning;

Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:

• The ideal candidate must hold a degree
  in Medical/Bio-statistics/Data Science/Mathematical Statistics, Population
  Studies/Demography, Economic and Statistics from a reputable institution.
• A minimum of two years of progressive
  professional experience working in data management
• Knowledge of medical records management
  procedures
• Good working knowledge of computer with
  ability to operate various Microsoft word-processing software,
  spreadsheets
• Team player with good interpersonal
  relationships and tolerance to socio-cultural differences.
• Efficient and effective verbal and
  non-verbal communication skills; ability to follow instructions provided
  in verbal or written format.
• Ability to multi-task effectively and
  adhere to timelines.
• Good numeracy skills. Attention to
  detail and enjoy alphanumeric data entry.
• Experience in handling, collecting,
  collating and managing numerical data
• Must have passed mathematics at O’ level
  with at least a credit

How to Apply:

All candidates should submit a cover letter and updated Curriculum Vitae
as one file in pdf format through the link below addressed to at the link
below:

The Senior Human Resources Officer

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)

Plot 15, Kitante Close

P.O. Box 21127

Kampala, Uganda

Click
Here to Apply

Deadline: 5^th
March, 2021.

NB: Please indicate in the cover letter the sub county of preference.
(Rubindi Sub County, Kagongi Sub County, Kakiika Division, Kashare Sub County,
Kamukuzi Division, Rwanyamahembe Sub County, Kakoba Division, Bukiiro Sub
County, Nyamitanga Division, Bubaare Sub County, Rubaya Sub County, Nyakayojo
Division, Biharwe Division. Qualified and suitable candidates residing within
Mbarara and its surrounding are encouraged to apply.

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