Vacancy title:
Strategic Information Specialist
Jobs at:
The Center for International Health, Education and Biosecurity (CIHEB)Deadline of this Job:
30 June 2022
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, June 27, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
About
• Ciheb is an international health, education, and research center founded by the Institute of Human Virology within the University of Maryland, Baltimore's School of Medicine. The center is comprised of a network of international experts who work with local stakeholders to combat infectious and non-communicable diseases in resource-limited regions of the world.
Job Summary
• Under the supervision of the Strategic Information Lead, the SI Specialist will provide technical assistance and capacity building to M&E and data management staff at Point of Service in support of SI activities. S/he will provide support to the M&E and data management components at the Point of Service level.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Provide specialized training to facility and other partner staff in Health Information Systems including IQCare and other databases
• Provide mentorship to site data clerks on HIV related M&E systems
• Provide support and data analysis training to health facility staff with focus on use of IQCare
• Conduct routine data management including data collection, collation, analysis and reporting
• Ensure that all national HIV related tools are available in supported facilities and health care workers are mentored to use them appropriately
• Data analysis, generating of reports and presentation to the program on a monthly/quarterly/annual basis to inform the program/donor/MOH
• Develop and revise M&E processes and related tools that support quality assurance for key program areas
• Provide capacity building and other forms of support to site-level staff on M&E activities such as data collection, analysis and interpretation
• Conduct data quality assessments with strategic action plans and share assessment findings for improvement
• Conduct targeted site visits to provide mentorship on all issues related to Strategic Information
• Conduct data quality control/assurance activities
• Manage project databases and generate reports for donor reporting and project management
• Develop SQL queries and related activities
Qualifications and professional skills
• A Bachelor’s degree in Science, Health Information Systems, Public Health, Health Informatics, Statistics, Mathematics or any other relevant degree.
• A Master’s degree will be an added advantage
• Training in M&E from a credible institution is desirable
• A minimum of three (3) years’ experience working with HIV data systems
• Strong analytical skills
• Advanced computer skills including advanced excel, MS Access, PowerPoint etc.
• Training in a statistical data analysis software is desirable
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure
• Kindly send your application that includes a cover letter and an updated CV including names of three professional referees to CIHEBKENYA_Recruitment@cihebkenya.org on or before 30th June 2022. Applicants are advised to include the title “STRATEGIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST” on the subject line.
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