Several Fresher Data Clerk (Community) Jobs – University Research Co., LLC (URC)

Job: Data Clerks (Community) Several Fresher Job Opportunities

Organization: University Research Co., LLC (URC)

Duty Station: Gulu, Uganda

Reports to: Strategic Information Officer- Community

About US: University Research Co., LLC (URC) is a global company dedicated to improving the quality of health care, social services, and health education worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS), URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.

About USAID Project: With the RHITES-N Acholi Project (Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Northern Uganda – Acholi), USAID will continue its support of the Government of Uganda’s (GOU) efforts to improve access to and use of health services in the country’s post-conflict northern region. RHITES-N Acholi Project activities will build on USAID investments and national advances to increase access to and use of high-quality integrated services that accelerate the ability and capacity to respond to the specific health needs of residents in the Acholi sub-region, leveraging the URC-ASSIST project successes.

Job Summary:  The overall objective of the data clerk is to improve data management and reporting systems at community and facility level for all prevention interventions. This will include data entry, filing, documentation, online reporting, prevention tools stock status and data/ performance reviews at the health facility and community. He/she will ensure that there’s improved reporting for prevention interventions and timely update of the online data management/reporting systems

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure availability of data management and reporting tools for community and prevention interventions like KP/PP, DREAMS.
• Manage all aspects of prevention data documentation at the facility and community with focus on complete and timely documentation in the community and prevention tools including register.
• Conduct timely data entry into the online data management and reporting systems like the KP trackers, DREAMS tracker and other online systems.
• Ensure timey preparation of periodic reports for community and prevention intervention to facilitate activity planning and implementation.
• Conduct weekly meeting with peer facilitators at both community and facility to track community data.
• Liaise with District DREAMS focal person and support prevention activities like organize monthly district coordination meetings in DREAMS implementing districts.
• Strengthen use and adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPs) provided by MOH in all data management and reporting processes.
• Support peer group facilitators to track service layering data at both facility and community
• Ensure tablets are functional at all time for real time data entry by peer facilitators in the UDTS
• Reconcile inconsistencies in weekly data reports sent from project-support staff with data in the hard copies and online systems.
• Conduct monthly data quality assessments (DQAs) and take part in other prevention as necessary
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The Data Clerk must hold a diploma with at least 6 months experience and UACE with 1 year of experience in managing HIV data management.
• At least three months’ experience in data management particularly in the Northern region.
• Experience in data management of health data will be an added advantage.

Please note: Only candidates who are eligible to work in Uganda for an indefinite period without a need for sponsorship will be considered for this position.

How to Apply:

All candidates should apply online at the link below.

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