Recruiter: Children’s AIDS Fund - CAF Uganda (CAF U)
Duty Station: Kampala and Jinja,
Country Uganda
Reports to: Data Manager
About CAF U:
Children’s AIDS Fund - CAF Uganda (CAF U) is registered as a local organization in Uganda, dedicated to limiting suffering of HIV-impacted children and families. We provide comprehensive HIV/AIDS treatment, care, and support and prevention services through effective programming, integration, decentralization, strategic partnerships/collaboration and referral linkages. CAF U is committed to a cost-effective, innovative and sustainable model for the scale up of national HIV programs, Health Systems Strengthening and harmonization with Ministry Of Health guidelines and the Government of Uganda policy of Public Private Partnerships for Health. CAF U is supporting eight HIV treatment sites providing more than 26,000 clients with services including: Comprehensive HIV Care and treatment I services, including, HCT, ART, TB/HIV PMTCT EID as well as community outreach and complementary services for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and maternal Child Health(MCH).
The HIV treatment sites are Family Hope Centre Kampala (FHCK), Family Hope Centre Jinja (FHCJ), Kabwohe Clinical Research Centre (KCRC), Alive Medical Services, Namugongo Fund for Special Children, Nurture Africa, Buwenge Hospital and Health Center (BHHC), and Bushenyi Medical Centre (BMC).
Job Summary: The Data Officers will mainly be responsible for data generation/creation & collection, updating, maintenance and validation of the clinical databases and for the provision and distribution of computerized reports from this data. The jobholders will also ensure data review, computerization, cleaning and auditing of clinical data and data bases in compliance with standard operating procedures, client guidelines and applicable regulatory guidelines.
Qualifications,
The prospective Data Officers should hold a Bachelors Degree in Statistics, Information management, Social Science, epidemiology and Public health
Skills and Experience:
Two or more years of experience in: participatory assessment and monitoring, data processing or analysis and computer experience, training, facilitation and communication skills, and M&E design experience.
Prior exposure and experience working electronic management systems such as OpenMRS, DHIS2, and IQCare will be an added advantage
Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested Ugandans should send their cover letters and updated resumes (CVs) with relevant testimonials/certificates to The Human Resource & Administration Manager, Children's AIDS Fund; Soliz House, Plot 23 Lumumba Avenue, P. O. Box 7633 Kampala Uganda, email. info@childrenaidsfund.org
Deadline: 3rd March 2014 by 4pm.
