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Job Title:      Data Entry Officers (2
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Organisation: African
Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET)

Duty Station: Uganda

About US:

The African Field
Epidemiology Network (AFENET) is a not for profit, networking alliance and service
organization that brings together field epidemiology training programs (FETPs)
across Africa working side by side with Ministries of Health, regional and
international partners. AFENET works to strengthen epidemiology and disease
surveillance capabilities of African countries that are critical to meeting the
requirements of the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR)
strategy and the International Health Regulations (IHR).

About Project:

The African Field
Epidemiology Network (AFENET) was on 1 April 2016 awarded a five year Cooperative
Agreement (CoAg) to support the Uganda Ministry of Health (MOH) to strengthen its
capacity to execute core public health functions through embedded technical
assistance. The CoAg titled “Strengthen Uganda Ministry of Health Capacity to
Execute its Essential Public Health Functions through Provision of Technical
Assistance, Public Health Workforce Development and Institutional Capacity-
Building in the Republic of Uganda under the President’s Emergency Plan for
AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)” is in its fourth year of implementation whose budget period
expires on 30th September 2020.

Job Summary:    The Data Entry Officer will ensure timely,
accurate and complete capture of EID/VL Data in the laboratory information systems
to support efficient testing and result reporting and program M&E.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
Ensure
timely, complete and accurate data capture in the VL/EID information system to
support laboratory efficiency in the service delivery

·       
Ensure
all dispatch forms are organised according to specimen location or reception ID

·       
Sort out
forms with incomplete mandatory information for the data quality supervisor to
follow up

·       
Perform
data entry using the laboratory information system interface following the
location/reception ID to ensure first come first serve basis

·       
Review
the data entered and edit any typing error and save the records laboratory
information system

·       
Transcribe
the systems generated lab accession number on the source data form

·       
Rearrange
the forms from the different data entry points if order of the
location/reception ID and return to sample approval section

·       
Participate
in data cleaning exercise as and when directed by data quality supervisor

·       
Perform
data entry for EID infant follow up forms and for any customer satisfaction
survey exercises

·       
Participate
in data processing and analysis as and when directed by the data quality
supervisor to generate performance and quality indicator reports

·       
Coordinates
data entry activities with other organizational units. Represents unit at
meetings and on committees.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information
Technology, information science, information systems, health sciences.

·       
Good
interpersonal and communication skills, Analytical and critical thinking,
Innovative and creative, Computer literate, flexible and reliable, self-driven,
positive view on timelines and people oriented.

·       
Proficiency
in Access, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint;

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should submit their Application Letters
detailing their experiences and skills, Curriculum Vitae, copies of relevant
academic documents and 3 references online to:

The Human Resource
Office,

African Field Epidemiology
Network (AFENET)

Email: sec@afenet.net

Deadline: 10^th July 2020 by close of business
5:30 pm

NB: Only
successful candidates shall be contacted for an interview.

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