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Job Title:   Data Officer (Fresher Jobs)

Organisation: FHI 360

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

FHI 360 is an international non-profit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, civil society, gender, youth, research, technology, communication and social marketing — creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today’s interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 60 countries and all U.S. states and territories.

Job Summary:   FHI 360 seeks a short-term hire to provide coordination support to USAID MCHN’s technical assistance work in Kampala to strengthen a HMIS data management and reporting in kampala district. The support will be focused on improving HMIS data management and reporting for RMNCAH, Nutrition, Family Planning technical areas.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support periodic HMIS reporting activities in Kampala district to ensure 100% timely and complete reporting.
• Provide routine collection, aggregation, analysis, and dissemination of HMIS data at division and facility level.
• Support data cleaning and validation activities for HMIS data
• Conduct HMIS mentorships for facility/Unit/department staff on HMIS documentation, aggregation, and reporting during reporting support visits.
• Co-ordinate and participate in the facility-based data review meetings to discuss quality of data submitted in the DHIS2 systems.
• Conduct data harmonization activities between the pre-primary, primary and summary reporting tools.
• Support mini-surveys and assessments like baseline survey, Site mapping, Data quality assessments.
• To support reporting for maternal and perinatal death for the divisions.
• Support delivery of HMIS tools to supported sites during site visits.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a bachelors in Statistics, Social Sciences with a bias in medical records management from a reputable institute.
• Two years of experience in conducting HMIS, OVC MIS and Covid data management tasks at facility level
• Experience in the use of DHIS2 system to enter client level data at facility is an added advantage.
• Experience using facility and community data management tools.
• Good numeracy skills, attention to detail and experience with data entry using DHIS2 system.
• Experience in handling collecting, collating, and managing numerical data.
• Data analysis skills

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should submit their applications (CV and cover letter) by email to: uganda.procurement@fhi360.org

Please indicate the title of the position in the e-mail subject line.

Deadline: 5^th December 2023.

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