DATA CLERK – Project Hope Namibia 208 views

Division: MEL (REACH 1)

Reports to: Line Manager: District MEL Officer

Duty Station: Catchment / Cluster / Health facility (Same as Cluster coordinators)

Supervises: None

Hours of Work: 40 hours per week

Location: Oshana x 8

Duties and Responsibilities

Job Summary:

The Data Clerk will be responsible for ensuring data entry, data quality assurance, mentorship, analysis, as well as reporting. He/she will be responsible for providing supportive role and data verification with guidance from the District MEL Officer.

Specific Responsibilities and Key Performance Areas:

§ Support timely data capturing services to the REACH 1 program.

§ Provide first line of support to frontline staff responsible for capturing data.

§ Verifies data for completeness, cleanliness, and accuracy. Reviewing, correcting, deleting, re-entering data and address duplication of data

§ When required, enters client/ beneficiary data?

§ Maintain a weekly schedule for regular field visits for mentoring, supervisory and provide data quality assurance and verification.

§ Provide weekly report to the supervisor on the data entry status (target versus achievement)

§ Undertakes cluster/catchment Data Quality Assessment (DQA)

§ Maintain good communication with Community Care Workers (CCWs) to ensure efficient flow of data.

§ Adhere to policies and procedures in day-to-day operations.

§ Respond timely to information queries.

§ Comply with data integrity and security policies.

§ Ensures and maintain confidentiality of collected and stored data.

§ Contribute to team effort and positive moral.

§ Any other duties as delegated by supervisor.

Qualifications, skills, and experience required:

§ A National Diploma in Statistics/Applied mathematics and statistic or related fields

§ Experience in data entry, management and analysis in the health sector is an added advantage.

§ Proven ICT skills in Microsoft Office and Data base management on at least one of the following: Excel, and web-based databases (DHIS 2)

§ Possess excellent communication skills.

§ Good command of English language

§ Knowledge of an indigenous Namibian language is an added advantage.

§ Typing and data entry skills

§ Attention to details, results driven and ability to work under pressure and.

§ Ability to work independently and within a team.