Fresher Data Clerk Job Opportunities – Alliance of Women Advocating for Change (AWAC)

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Job Title:   Data Clerk (Fresher Job Opportunities)   

Organisation: Alliance of Women Advocating for Change (AWAC)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager

 

About US:

The Alliance of Women Advocating for Change (AWAC) is an umbrella network of grass root emerging female sex worker (FSW) led organizations. AWAC was established in 2015 by champions of the female sex worker movement. We exist to promote the voices and work of grassroot FSWs led organizations based in rural and peri-urban settings. Our core target constituency are female sex workers including those with intersecting vulnerabilities such as FSWs using drugs; FSWs living with HIV/AIDS; refugees FSWs in urban setting; FSWs living with disability; elderly FSWs; children of sex workers and adolescents surviving in the sex work settings in Uganda. AWAC has successfully mobilized her members to challenge stigma, discrimination and criminalization of all forms, has championed access to integrated quality HIV/SRHR/GBV and mental health services, led legislative advocacy campaigns, conducted operational research, capacity building programs on leadership and grassroot movement building in Uganda. Our geographical areas of implementation are: slum areas, Islands, landing sites, transit routes, mining, quarrying, plantations, road construction sites and boarder areas in Uganda. Our work is implemented at grass-root, district, national level in Uganda, and seeks to impact practices, processes and policies at all levels. We work collaboratively with grass root communities, health and human rights organizations and professional and associations as well as relevant government ministries and departments.

 

Job Summary:  The Data Clerk will assist the Monitoring and Evaluation unit in the respective projects to ensure that all that, the SOPs and updated data collection tools are available, high quality da ta 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 program coordinator and Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Ensure all collaborating facilities and Drop in centre(s) 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 FSWs and AGYW.
  • Support peer group leaders or expert clients to ensure tracking of layering services at both facility and community levels;
  • File the service recipient slips at end of each working day in line with laid out standard operating procedure
  • Ensure entry of all data on SRHR/HIV/GBV/ services into the the tracking system in a timely manner
  • Ensure no accumulation of backlogs of data un-entered in the databases,
  • Verify accuracy of data on the service recipient referral slips before it is entered into the database.
  • Work to reconcile inconsistencies in monthly data reports in collaboration with the peers group leaders or expert clients.
  • Ensure the combined client registers are updated in a timely manner
  • Plan and attend monthly meetings with peer group leaders/expert clients at the facility and community level assigned to ensure data in the database 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 social sciences or related field.
  • At least 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 send a motivation letter (one page), updated CV (3 pages max), one reference/recommendation letter to info@awacuganda.org and copy in mugiddej@awacuganda.org and ssemakulam@awacuganda.org

 

Deadline: 15th April 2022

 

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