100 Fresher Data Clerk USAID RHITES-EC Project Jobs – University Research Co., LLC (URC)

Job Title:           Data Clerk (100 Fresher Jobs)
Organisation: University
Research Co., LLC (URC)
Project Name: USAID Regional
Health Integration to Enhance Health Services in East Central Uganda Project
(USAID/Uganda RHITES-EC) Project
Duty Station: Jinja, Uganda
Reports to: Health Unit
In-Charge
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 RHITES-EC Project:
University Research Co., LLC (URC) is implementing the USAID Regional
Health Integration to Enhance Health Services in East Central Uganda Project
(USAID/Uganda RHITES-EC) whose aim is to support the implementation of a
comprehensive integrated investment in regional health, nutritional assistance
and HIV/AIDS programs. The five-year project targets 11 districts in East
Central Uganda with an estimated total population of 4.1 million through a
district-based integrated package of quality health, nutrition, HIV / AIDS and
child development services.
Job Summary: The Data Clerk
will work closely with the facility medical record’s officers to ensure that
patient records are captured accurately and HMIS reports are compiled and
submitted in the DHIS2 and RHITES-EC Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning team
on time.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Work in liaison with the facility records
    officers, and where necessary, health sub-district records officers and
    district HMIS focal persons and Biostatisticians to quantify the tools
    needed to ensure sustained data collection at the health facility
  • Actively engage with the records’ officers
    to ensure that best practices of medical records storage and management
    are implemented. 
  • Ensure that data on additional indicators
    outside of the DHIS2 reporting system are collected in time and submitted
    to the cluster M&E Officers
  • Work in liaison with the facility records
    officers to mentor and coach other health workers on appropriate use of
    HMIS data collection tools for data capture
  • The jobholder will manage the HIV care
    data: ensure proper filing and file retrieval during patient care and
    updated patient records in Uganda_EMR (OpenMRS)
  • Ensure that HIV care data captured on
    patient forms during patient visits is transcribed to pre-ART and ART
    registers and updated in the Uganda_EMR (Open MRS) on time
  • Work closely with the health facility
    records officer to prepare HMIS reports and submit them in DHIS2 in time
  • Compile weekly, monthly and quarterly
    supplementary data not reported in DHIS2 and submit it to the RHITES-EC
    Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning unit on time
  • Ensure that confidentiality of data
    collected and stored is maintained at all times
  • Ensure that the entered data are backed up
    regularly and the data are well protected
  • Ensure safety of all equipment in the data
    rooms
  • Carry out basic data analysis on data from
    HMIS data to inform RHITES-EC cluster based teams on the progress of
    interventions at the supported facility
  • Perform any other related duties assigned
    by the supervisors
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the USAID
    RHITES-EC Project Data Clerk job vacancy should preferably hold a Diploma
    in records management
  • Possession of a Bachelor’s degree in
    Statistics, Demography, Computer Science, Social Science or Development
    Studies will be of added advantage
  • One year of experience in data management
    or demonstrated relevant experience acquired through internship placement
  • Familiarity with use of Microsoft Excel
    desired
  • Working knowledge of Health Management
    Information System (HMIS) desired
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the
USAID RHITES EC Project should send their cover letters, curriculum vitae,
copies of academic credentials and contact information for 3 professional
references addressed to:
Human Resource Coordinator,
University Research Co., LLC – Centre for Human Services,
​Plot 10
Kiira Lane, Mpumudde Division, UGANDA
E-mail to: HR-RHITES-EC@urc-chs.com
Deadline: 31st March,
2017 by 12:00pm
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