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Job Title:    Data Entry Clerk (Fresher
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Organization:  Shared
Action Africa

Duty Station:  Uganda

About US:

Shared Action Africa
targets refugee populations and host communities under its integrated family
planning project implemented in Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Isingiro
District in Uganda. The settlement hosts over 130,000 Refuges from Democratic
Republic of Congo, Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, and
South Sudan. The project aims at improving access to modern short-term,
long-term and permanent family planning methods for and men of reproductive age
in Nakivale refugee settlement and host communities in Isingiro district in
Uganda. To achieve its objectives, the project will collaborate with, peer
agencies, health facilities and community based organizations that provide
complementary services (financial and energy) to improve access family planning
services by refugee populations and host communities in Nakivale Refugee
Settlement.

Job Summary:  In consultation with the Project Coordinator,
Sexual and Reproductive Health Officer and the M&E Officer, the Data Entry
clerk will work with partners including peer agencies, health facilities,
community based organizations, and Village Health Teams to transfer data from
hard copies to a digital database. Specifically, the position will do the
following.

Key Duties and
Responsibilities:

Transferring Data
from hard copies to a digital database.

·        
Entering
VHT Family Planning data tools into the provided data spreadsheet/tool without
altering the spreadsheet/database.

·        
With
support from the M&E, track the monthly complete and incomplete referrals
per VHT and correctly enter them in the spreadsheet/database.

·        
Routinely
participate in data collection of monthly Family Planning VHT data

·        
Scan
individual VHT Family planning data following entry into the
spreadsheet/database

·        
Support
in the Filing of the data tools following successful scanning and store the
files in the organizational archive.

·        
Identify
and document data quality issues that are generated in the field and give
feedback to the respective officers.

·        
Suggest
improvements in the spreadsheet/database that can inform better reporting in
line with the donor requirements and the organization.

·        
Observe
strict timelines for every activity as shared by the project team

·        
Attend
to each data tool independently without missing any detail

·        
Ensure
maximum confidentiality of the information in the data tools

·        
Ensure
proper handling of the data (papers) and soft copies of the data. Ensure that
the integrity of the data is kept all thorough the process of data entry and
scanning.

Create Spreadsheet
to Track Important Client Information and Appointments

·        
Oversee
the collection of client information by VHTs related to client cellphone use
and ownership and organize the data into a spreadsheet

·        
Update
FP appointments at the health facilities and send and with the help of the
sexual and reproductive health officers send out reminder calls regarding upcoming
appointments.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·        
The Data
Entry Clerk must hold a University degree.

·        
A
minimum of two years of data entry experience or related office experience.

·        
Working
knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly MS Excel and Access

·        
Strong
computer skills.

·        
Ability
to enter data into a computer quickly and accurately.

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should send their applications to the Finance
and Operations Director via Email to: info@sharedact.org

Deadline: 20th November 2020.

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