The data officer will provide ongoing technical assistance to the project, district and facility teams in recording and management of national and project-related data in line with current national guidelines. S/he will also assist the MEL officer in entry, cleaning and analysis of data captured in the Project MIS, DHIS-2 and other databases relating to TB data entry at national and facility levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Mentor health facility staff in documentation into appropriate national HMIS tools.
• Ensure completeness, consistency and accuracy of data captured into the HMIS
• Support facility staff in the timely compilation of the routine HMIS reports.
• Support health facility staff in producing data summaries that inform continuous quality improvement initiatives in TB programming.
• Participate in analysis and interpretation of data
• Ensure availability of required tools at the facility levels.
• Provide forecast to avoid stock-outs of HMIS tools at facility level.
• Any other duties as may reasonably be assigned from time to time.

Person Specification

• Degree in any data management related field.
• Postgraduate training in M&E is an added advantage
• Experience in medical data management is an added advantage.
•  Experience in the navigation of DHIS2 and USG-databases.
• Previous experience in supporting busy TB/HIV district data systems is an added advantage
• Ability to work under pressure and accomplish tasks with minimal supervision.
• Understands client confidentiality and exhibits a high level of ethical conduct
• Has basic computer literacy including word processing, excel, internet and PowerPoint.
• Attention to detail
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team
• Ability to work under pressure and accomplish tasks with minimal supervision.
• Good communication skills