Data Officer job at Infectious Diseases Institute

Infectious Diseases Institute

Data Officer job Post

Location: Jobs in Uganda 2023 - 2024

Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 01

Deadline: 09 December 2023

Hiring Organization: Infectious Diseases Institute

Job Details:

General Summary
The data officer will provide ongoing technical assistance to project, district and facility teams in recording and management of national and project- related detain line with current national guidelines. S/he will also assist the MEL Officer in entry, cleaning and analysis of data captured by the Project MIS.

Key Responsibilities
• Mentor health facility staff in documentation in to appropriate national HMIS tools.
• Ensure completeness, consistency and accuracy of data captured into the HMIS tools
• Support facility staff in timely compilation of the routine HMIS reports
• Support health facility staff in producing data summaries that in form 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.
• Experience in medical data management is an added advantage.
• Experience in navigation of DHIS2 and USG data requirements.
• Previous experience in supporting busy TB,TB/HIV district data systems is an added advantage
• Attention to detail
• Team player
• Ability to work under pressure and accomplish tasks with minimal supervision.
• Good communication skills