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Data Officer

Kampala, Uganda * Full-time
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Infectious Disease Institute

Other Total Positions: Location: Kampala, Uganda Full-time Salary: Not mentioned Posted 1 year ago
Effective October 2024, the direct district-level scope of USAID LPHS-TB Activity was modified to include all the nine districts of Karamoja sub-region in North-Eastern Uganda i.e. Abim, Amudat, Kaabong, Karenga, Kotido, Moroto, Nabilatuk, Nakapiripirit and Napak. The USAID LPHS-TB Activity builds on the successes of the USAID PACT Karamoja project and successes registered in the last three years of Activity implementation to address the remaining gaps in TB/HIV prevention, identification, and treatment. In order to successfully implement the project in the Karamoja sub-region, IDI is looking for a competent and experienced individual to fill the position of Data Officer.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provide leadership and management oversight to facility data teams to ensure timely delivery on key project tasks. • Lead mentorship and training efforts to build capacity of facility teams to generate and maintain high quality patients’ data using standard HMIS tools. • Establish systems that support confidentiality and safe storage of patient clinical care records within facility premises at all times. • Maintain up-to-date electronic paper-based records of TB and TB/HIV patients in care including registers, clinical notes, lab results etc in line with the current national MEL system. • Support stock monitoring and management of facility data tools and all data-related supplies to avert stock out. • Support facility performance monitoring initiatives and routine data use activities to continuously guide implementation of key project activities. • Guide health facility teams to conduct regular data quality assessments, and to implement and document data quality improvement activities. • Support facility data teams to compile and submit accurate HMIS and programmatic reports according to the set project, donor and Ministry of Health reporting timelines. • Any other duties as may reasonably be assigned from time to time.
QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
• Degree in any data management related field • Postgraduate training in M&E is an added advantage • Additional training in medical data management. • Degree in any data management related field • Postgraduate training in M&E is an added advantage • Additional training in medical data management. • Experience in the navigation of eCBSS, DHIS2 and USG databases • Previous experience in supporting busy TB/HIV district data management systems is an added advantage • Previous experience of working in hard-to-reach sub-regions of Uganda is an added advantage • Up-to-date technical knowledge of HIV/TB data management. • Good communication, leadership, organization, and management skills. • Understands client confidentiality and exhibits high level of ethical conduct • Has strong computer literacy including MS package • Good understanding of public health systems and the national HMIS.
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