Key duties and responsibilities:

Develop Data Collection & Quality Assurance Tools

• Develop and maintain relevant data collection, monitoring tools and SOP’s or data flow structures from the facility and the community.
• Conduct regular backups for all relevant project databases.
• Design and provide guides for audit and surveys for quality assurance for data captured and corrective measures.
• Propose and suggest data related improvement methods and tools.
• Contribute to development of ad hoc research data collection and reporting tools.
• Help in creating MEL systems for ad hoc research beneficial to the program.
• Provide oversight to data collection activities for project evaluation.
• Participate in program evaluation processes.

Supervise Data Capturers                 

• Daily supervision of Anova data capturing teams.
• Coordinate facility data capturing teams and help resolve/fix data quality issues.
• Supervise, mentor, coach and capacitate data capturers in ensuring data objectives are met.
• Maintain a schedule of facility site visits to support data quality collection and reporting.

Data Management

• Clean, verify and collate monthly data for reporting.
• Ensure accurate and complete project performance reports are generated, quality assured and produced on time for Anova, project funders and other relevant stakeholders as and when required.
• Ensure data is accurately reported within the project and within the expected timelines.
• Data collection methods aligns and comply with required reporting objectives, SOP’s and are reviewed as and when changes occur.

Facilitate Feedback, Reporting and Fast Tracking of Data Solutions.

• Respond to ad hoc project manager, funder or any relevant stakeholder reporting requests as and when required and communicate any urgent information.
• Communicate timelines and changes in data systems or processes.
• Complete the mental health programme for DoH and any other required registers to be submitted according to required timeframes.
• Regularly engage with the Project Manager to discuss and update on relevant tasks.

 Contribute to Data Process review and Procurement of Tools or Systems

• Partner with Anova head-office Strategic Information Department to align with overall Anova processes and policies.
• Collaborate and support DoH data managers to improve routine data analysis and use.
• Ensure project data processes are updated according to best practices.
• Run independent data cleaning, editing, modifications and mass corrections and updates to data files regularly.
• Generate reports for research, observe and identify any trends and or disease profiles.

Any other relevant tasks as agreed with line manager.

Minimum qualifications, experience and skills required:

• Grade 12 or Matric
• Advance diploma in Data Management, Information Systems, Public Health, Health Informatics any other relevant qualification. (or more than 3 years training or work experience)
• 3 years’ experience working with health indicators, M&E, Data quality and reporting to DOH or PEPFAR.
• Ability to keep neat, accurate, and complete records.
• Knowledge of working with DoH Information Systems.
• Excellent record keeping skills.
• Able to multitask.
• Time Management skills and resilient.
• Supervisory, mentorship and leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Valid driver’s license and willing to travel as and when required.
• Innovative, organized, analytical and excellent interpretation data skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and has attention to details.
• Previous experience in managing and coordinating projects.
• Facilitation and presentation skills.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Computer Literate – MS Office Packages (MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel & PowerPoint).
• Willingness to work flexible hours.
• Fully vaccinated for Covid 19