Data Officers Job Opportunities at Alive Medical Services (AMS)

Location:  Uganda

Main Duties and Responsibilities: 

1. The Data Officer – Main responsibility will be to support all Implementing partners on all program in all M&E related program activities with specific focus on data quality and use including collection, summarizing, analysis, dissemination, storing and timely reporting of all data generated from the system.
2. Provide weekly analysis of surge indicators to, sites and project teams to guide targeted community and facility level prevention interventions and monitor performance.
3. Weekly data reviews with sub grantee data teams to improve data collection and utilization of this site and other facilities on the mainland
4. Establish report tracking systems to improve completeness and timeliness of reporting.
5. Support Social Prescribers, Delivery Partners and the Project Management team with monitoring and recording procedures using the online Elemental software system.
6. Provide additional on-site training and technical support to the Social Prescribers, Delivery Partners and the Project Management team.
7. Liaise with Elemental to monitor developments and manage information change requests.
8. Monitor data processes and work with the overall project team to maintain data integrity and reconcile data discrepancies.
9. Review the quality of the data and perform quality checks to ensure appropriate data collection meets the needs of the evaluation process.
10. Contribute to external evaluation process using analytical skills to produce high level reports and address any queries from external evaluators.
11. Collaborate with software provider to support the electronic information management of the project.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

1. The applicant must hold a bachelor’s degree in a related field.
2. Teamwork and virtual support, coaching, mentoring and capacity building/development in M&E.
3. Excellent oral and written communications skills in English
4. Experience of reporting on key performance indicators.
5. Ability to work to short deadlines
6.  Resilient and able to respond positively to the pressures and demands of the role

HOW TO APPLY:

If you meet the desired qualifications and work experience as listed below, please submit your CV and Cover letter as one document to redu@amsuganda.org . Kindly limit your documents to a size of 2MB and send them before 5 PM January 7^th, 2023.