Overview
ICAP at Columbia University is a Non-Governmental Organization affiliated with Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health (MSPH) registered in Tanzania as MSPH Tanzania LLC since February 2005 (SO No. 12987). ICAP currently operates in nine regions across Tanzania and employs over 230 full time staff to facilitate public health interventions in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly, and Children (MoHCDGEC) and the National AIDS Control Program (NACP). Since October 2016, ICAP has been receiving PEPFAR funding from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a 5-year project delivering HIV interventions as the community implementing partner. Known in the country as the FIKIA Project and currently in Year 4 of 5 for implementation, the project’s goal is to accelerate, expand, and improve the quality of comprehensive community-based HIV prevention services to key and vulnerable populations (KVP).
The program provides a wide set of community interventions to support PEPFAR 95-95-95 goals including targeted HIV testing, HIV self-testing (HIVST), same-day ART initiation, peer-based outreach and counseling, TB screening, delivery of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), DREAMS interventions, and linkage case management (LCM) for early retention in care. FIKIA implementation currently spans nine regions including Kagera, Kigoma, Mwanza, Geita, Simiyu, Mara, Pwani, Tanga, and Dar es Salaam, with ambitious annual program targets in the current year including delivering HIV testing to nearly one million people, diagnosing over 39,000 new cases of HIV, and reaching over 230,000 KVP with essential evidence-based HIV prevention interventions.
ICAP is now seeking to employ highly competent and dynamic individuals to fill the below positions for the FIKIA project:
JOB TITLE: Data Officer (1 Vacancy)-Geita
Job Description
Reports to: Project Coordinator
Travel: Up to 70% in intervention districts
Overall Job Function:
The Data Officer is responsible for managing at the regional level all data entry and database-related tasks and queries; reporting regional data to central teams, and developing data analysis presentations for the region. The Data Officer’s responsibilities include electronic data entry and cleaning of the paper forms from field activities, as well as follow-up with health facility registries for referral and linkage tracing and verification, and supportive supervision to outreach workers on M&E issues. S/he will work closely with the other members of the program and M&E teams.
Specific Responsibilities and Duties:
1) Ensure timely and complete data entry from paper-based sources to electronic sources.
2) Review completed paper-based tools and compare electronic data entries with source documents on a regular basis to verify the accuracy of data and make corrections as needed.
3) Track referral forms and conduct verification with registers and databases at facilities to verify completed referrals and linkage outcomes.
4) Lead generation of queries and ensure completion of data cleaning activities.
5) Fix any errors and problems observed in the database, and report any hardware/software malfunctions to the central team as needed.
6) Lead in training new outreach workers on data collection tools, including referrals, reporting, and database.
7) Develop all monthly, quarterly, and other reports on all indicators for submission and review to the central team.
8) Develop data analysis presentations and progress tracking at a regional level.
9) Ensure all team members maintain the security of data tools at all times, including protecting the confidentiality of records and data.
10) Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Required Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills:
1) Required Education: Degree, Advanced Diploma or Certificate in data management, computer science, monitoring & evaluation, statistics, or related field.
2) Required Experience: Minimum of 3 years’ experience with electronic data entry and cleaning with HIV/AIDS programs including at least one-year experience supervising other staff.
3) Preferred experience with a programming language and database design and development.
4) Demonstrated familiarity with MOHCDGEC/PEPFAR data systems including DHIS and DATIM.
5) Excellent speaking, reading, and writing skills in English and Kiswahili.
6) Excellent computer skills, at a minimum with Microsoft Office package including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Access.
7) Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding clients’ health status and sensitive information contained in data sources.
8) Flexibility to work after normal working hours and weekends at informal gatherings and entertainment centers and travel extensively to remote areas, including islands
9) Ability to interact well with all targeted groups and peer outreach workers by facilitating a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory, and non-stigmatizing environment in the program, to welcome all key and vulnerable population beneficiaries regardless of their background.
10) Must be a Tanzanian Citizen: preference given to candidates already living in the job location region.
Application Instructions:
Qualified applicants should send their cover letter and CV by 4th November 2019 via email to icap-jobs-tanzania@cumc.columbia.edu, mentioning in the subject line the Position Title. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Please DO NOT attach any certificates when submitting online. ICAP is an equal opportunity employer; women are encouraged to apply.
