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Job Title:    Monitoring and
Evaluation Officer – Health Information System (HIS)

Organization: Uganda
Episcopal Conference (UEC)

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Strategic
Information/CQI Advisor

About US:

The Uganda Episcopal
Conference (UEC) is the legal body of Catholic Bishops of Uganda implementing
the Kampala HIV/AIDS Project through its Health Department with funding from
the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI). Within the framework of the Inter
Medical Bureau Coalition (IBC), the project provides comprehensive HIV/AIDS
services in Private-Not-For Profit (PNFP) Health Care Facilities (HCFs) in
Kampala and Wakiso Districts.

Job Summary:   The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer –
Health Information System (HIS) spearheads data collection using manual and
electronic systems at PNFP supported facilities within the  Region, compilation and analysis of Surge and
APN data, support the technical teams in close monitoring of key advanced HIV
disease management aspects, liaising with district biostatisticians to ensure
that data from the PNFP subsector synchronized and entered into DHIS2 and
Hybrid templates for reporting to MOH, IDI and PEPFAR.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Work with facility teams and the poject team in training and
  mentorship of facility M&E staff.
• Support facilities to compile and submit weekly surge, APN, IPT and
  PMTCT reports.
• Mentor and coach Facility teams and as well community partners on
  appropriate use of HMIS data collection tools for data recording.
• Mentor facility records assistants and data volunteers on use of MoH
  recommended electronic patient monitoring systems (DHIS2, OpenMRS ,WAOS
  and TWOS) for data management and data aggregation to enhance timely
  reporting.
• Support facilities to ensure completeness of entries into the
  openMRS, data cleaning and reporting.
• Support facilities to ensure timely and accurate completion and
  submission of HMIS reports and other required reports to the district
  biostatisticians in the 2 districts of Kampala-Wakiso Region.
• Train and mentor lower level facility staffs in computer packages
  that enhance program implementation and reporting.
• Support the PNFP facilities in the region to conduct regular data
  quality assessment as per MoH DQA guidelines on data collected at health
  facilities and ensure regular feedback is given to ensure continuous
  improvement.
• Mentor and coach facility staffs to summarize data collected
  (including finer age disaggregation) and how it can be displayed for use
  at both facility level and District level.
• Perform periodic analysis on 
  HMIS data  to inform UEC-IBC
  Regional Project on the progress of activity implementation and/or change
  strategies to improve performance.
• Generate narrative and quantitative reports for submission to the
  Prime Partner.
• Effectively participate in district performance review meetings by
  ensuring availability of relevant data and documentation as a contribution
  from the PNFP subsector.
• Support the SI/CQI advisor in compiling program reports
• Any other duty as assigned by superiors

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in
  Biostatistics/Statistics, Quantitative economics, Monitoring and
  Evaluation or its equivalent.
• At least five years’ experience in Health Information Systems (HMIS,
  DHIS & OpenMRS).
• Knowledge of common Statistical analysis and database management
  packages Ms Access, Ms Excel, STATA, SPSS, EPiDATA.
• Good Knowledge of MER 2.3 PEPFAR indicators and PEPFAR reporting
  requirements.
• Experience in HIV/AIDS related programming.
• Self-motivation and result oriented.
• Ability to monitor health Data collection and data entry into
  management systems and write good project reports and plans.
• Good IT skills (generic applications, internal communications
  systems, and software packages to support M&E management)
• Comprehensive knowledge of error resolution in data entry
• Mentoring and coaching skills.
• Graduate training in Public Health, health service management is an
  added advantage
• Experience in working with Faith Based subsector is an added
  advantage.

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should apply and attach their signed CVs,
copies of certificates, degrees, and testimonials to the address below;

The Secretary
General,

Uganda Catholic
Secretariat,

Plot 672, Hanlon
Road – Nsambya Hill

P.O. Box 2886
Kampala. Uganda

Deadline: 4^th September 2019

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