Tanzania Health Promotion Support (THPS) is currently seeking highly experienced, committed and motivated Tanzanians to fill in vacant positions for AFYA HATUA project;
Position Title: Strategic Information Officers (17 Positions)
Reports to:District Data manager and District Manager
Location: Pwani, Kigoma (75% frequent field travel)
Job Summary:
Strategic Information Officer will be responsible to design, develop and update databases and implement high-standard data management systems including data analysis; build staff capacity of THPS and stakeholders at District and health facility levels including CHMTs. S/He will be responsible for the development and implementation of site-level databases for collection of HIV/AIDS program indicators, as well as community services. Providing technical assistance on data entry of patient data and generating data reports timely.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Lead in maintaining and updating District databases for care and treatment, TB/HIV, HCT, community services and other databases as assigned.
- Assist to provide technical assistance to District supported facilities within the region in collaboration with R/CHMT members.
- Build capacity of CHMT in data management and data use for program improvement
- Implementation and evaluation of monitoring tools and data management
- Ensure that DQA is carried out quarterly according to DQA SOP’s and that recommendations following the site DQA visit are implemented.
- Ensure District compliance to policies for data quality assurance and reporting requirements.
- Train and supervise Data officers in the councils in the supported CHMTs to ensure timely data entry, cleaning on a routine basis, generation of data queries and routine progress reports.
- Collaborate with other team members to prepare daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports on supported program areas.
- Develop and respond to queries related to data analysis
- Work with the ICT department to fix any errors and problems observed in the databases and report any systems malfunction to central team as needed.
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Qualifications, Experience & Skills required:
- Bachelor’s degree or certified training in Computer Science, IT/HMIS, data management or a related discipline.
- Advanced skills in Database programming, and analytical software an advantage
- A background in nursing, health science or a related discipline are an advantage
- 3+ years relevant experience years’ experience with MS Access application development and use, data analyses with standard software packages and implementing protocols for data quality assurance.
- Strong supervisory and management skills
- Ability to work independently
- Fluent in English & Kiswahili
- Experience working with NGO’s and/or donor-funded programs
How to apply:
Interested applicants should send an email recruitment@thps.or.tz attaching their application cover letter one page maximum and CV four pages maximum by September 23rd 2021 with a position title as a subject line, for example: “Community Service Technical Advisor’’. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Please do not attach any certificates when submitting online.
THPS is an equal opportunity employer; women, people living with HIV/AIDS and people living with disability are encouraged to apply.
