JOB ADVERTISEMENT - DATA OFFICER - ONE POST

 

NEW JOB ADVERTISEMENTS.

 

ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND

 

HUHESO FOUNDATION is a non-Profit Organization based in Tanzania Mainland was legally registered as The Foundation for Human Health and Social Development (HUHESO Foundation) under NGO act No 24 of 2002 with registration number 00NGO/08602 at Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDEC).

 

Our primary goal is to lead disadvantaged groups into development process in Tanzania and play constructive role in uniting their efforts and potentialities in society. HUHESO-FOUNDATION strives to promote dignity, equitable access to social services and resources for development.

HUHESO FOUNDATION is currently working in partnership with FHI360, Shinyanga and Iringa Region, and District Health Authorities in Regional and District Health management teams to implement EpiC program. Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) is a global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) which is dedicated to achieving and maintaining HIV epidemic control. 

 

EpiC provides strategic technical assistance (TA) and direct service delivery to break through barriers to 95-95-95 and improve HIV case-finding, prevention and linkage to treatment. HUHESO Foundation works closely with the Government of Tanzania (GoT) at national and sub-national levels to implement EpiC project in Kahama MC, Ushetu DC and in all councils in Iringa region to address critical gaps and bottlenecks in the response to Women and Men who are at higher risk of getting HIV by providing a core package of Vulnerability-tailored client and community centered combination of HIV prevention and family planning services with traceable linkages to care, treatment and other referral services. HUHESO FOUNDATION is seeking to recruit highly qualified, experienced, motivated and dynamic individual to fill the following position:

 

JOB TITLE: DATA OFFICERS (1 POST)

 

Place of Work: Mufindi DC

Duration: One year / Renewable

Salary: Attractive package

 Reports to: Data Manager

 

Position Description:

Data Officer Will Provide technical support and oversight to the implementation of community-based activities for all details obtained from targeted population in the district, including the details and data from community-based HIV testing and counseling (CBHTC), pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), HIV self-testing (HIVST), linkage to care, family planning (FP), services for gender-based violence (GBV) victims, and sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening. Data officer should be able to analyze and translate all indicators performance and track the project trend, will Work closely with data manager and all other technical staffs for making sure that each data from all project interventions is entered in all project systems.

Roles and Responsibilities:

 

·   Oversee collection of data from various sources, ensuring it is accurate, reliable, and timely.

·   Assist the data manager in keeping records of all the forms collected from field activities file completed forms in organized manner Enter data, run output reports from data bases and cross-check with data sources to make sure that data are accurate.

· Ensuring data quality through reviewing of all data collection forms submitted to the office by field officers and other data collectors particularly, health unit’s staff, CHWs and identifying the errors and working with data collectors to ensure that the errors are timely addressed.

·  Ensuring data and field level are collected according to EpiC guidelines, well kept at all levels, analyzed and results shared with data manager.

· Conducting data verification and periodic data audits to ensure data quality at all times

· Implement and monitor quality assurance procedures to ensure data integrity and consistency.

·   Ensure that all data handling practices comply with ethical standards and legal requirements, particularly regarding patient confidentiality.

·   Implement data protection measures to safeguard sensitive information.

· Create mechanisms for feedback on data collection and reporting processes to facilitate continuous improvement.

 

Required Qualifications:

 

• Degree or Diploma in Information Technology, information management and statistics,
• Training in Monitoring and Evaluation, community mobilization, counseling is of added advantages.

• Experience in HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment Programming.
• Community health experiences and capacities.
• Ability of Community Health Work, Health Committees (villages Health committees, Ward Development committees, Health facilities committees) etc.
• Ability to build relationship with Key Vulnerable Populations (KVP) groups at community levels.
• Able to work with Health staff at different district council levels.
• Proficiency in writing and speaking English
• Able to timely collect, verification, compilation and data analysis as required by the EpiC.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

 

HOW TO APPLY:

 

If you believe you are the ideal person we are looking for, please submit your application letter describing why you are the right candidate for the position you apply for, a Curriculum Vitae (CV) with names and address of three (3) referees from previous and current place of employment and copies of your certificates. Please send the application huhesodirector@gmail.com with the heading application for the position applied.

 

HUHESO FOUNDATION will only review the applications sent to the official e-mail address mentioned in this job advert. The closing date for the applications will be 24/11/ 2024, 17:30PM

Address your application to:

 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,

HUHESO FOUNDATION,

P.O.BOX 619,

KAHAMA - TANZANIA.

Email:huhesodirector@gmail.com

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

HUHESO Foundation is an equal opportunity employer, so you are encouraged to apply.