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Job Title:  Data Officer (3 Fresher Job Vacancies)    

Organisation: MU-JHU Care Limited

Duty Station: Pader, Kitgum and Dokolo, Uganda

About the Company:

MU-JHU Care Limited is a registered Ugandan non-governmental organization dedicated to providing services and conducting research on HIV/AIDS care and prevention related to mother-to-child transmission of HIV.

Job Summary: The Data Officer will plan and monitor the implementation of UGA-C-TASO project activities in the district and conduct data entry, cleaning, and documentation of implemented activities and outputs using appropriate data tools and ensure timely availability of quality data for reporting.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:   The holder of this position will work under the direct supervision of the Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator and will be responsible for the following duties and responsibilities:

• Maintain firm and updated knowledge of all data tools, systems and requirements under the project.
• Conduct timely and accurate data entry for implemented activities.
• Maintain up-to-date project databases of all activities implemented and routinely share with the M&E Coordinator all entered data sets for merging and analysis.
• Ensure availability of updated data capture and reporting tools at the community for effective tracking of services provided to AGYW/ABYM and other targeted populations.
• Support program teams to analyse and interpret data.
• Participate in the development of weekly, monthly, quarterly work plans.
• Monitor and track the implementation of project activities and support Project Officer to develop catch-up plans in case of unmet targets.
• Support the Project Officer in planning, mobilization and implementation of project activities and tracking achievements of targets.
• Monitor the cluster PMP and give progress updates on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis.
• Plan, organize and conduct periodic performance review meetings for sharing progress with stakeholders.
• Conduct data validation, to ensure correct and consistent data is reported in periodic reports.
• Ensure that all the planned and approved activities are implemented within the agreed-upon time frame.
• Support district-based stakeholders, including statistician, facility and partner data staff to accurately and timely capture, enter, submit and report on respective data from project activities.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Population and demography, Quantitative Economics or a related data science field.
• At least two years’ experience in M&E work in health or livelihood donor-funded projects, preferably in a similar project environment.
• Valid permit to ride a motorcycle is essential.

How to Apply:

All candidates should send their applications with complete CVs, including 3 referees and their full address or contact telephone number, copies of academic certificates and testimonials, should be addressed to the MU-JHU Director Human Resources, through the reception on first floor, MUJHU 1 Building or sent by email (application should not exceed 15MBs) to HR@mujhu.org

NB: Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Deadline: 12th August 2024 by 5:30pm

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