Vacancies Benjamin William Mkapa Foundation jobs 2023
The Benjamin William Mkapa Foundation (BMF) is a non- profit Trust, established in 2006 with the vision towards healthy lives and well-being for all, in Tanzania and the rest of Africa. Its strategic mission is to contribute towards the attainment of better health outcomes through innovative health and related system solutions. BMF’s Vision and Mission can be achieved through empowered workforce, which is self-motivated, committed to growth and integrity, and the one who pursues excellence in execution. BMF seeks for innovative, self-driven, dynamic, and competent qualified candidates to fill the following vacancy: –
BMF has been granted an award by Henry Jackson Medical Research International, Inc. Tanzania (HJFMRI Tanzania) through its U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) to support management of non-clinical Human Resource for Health Component under Southern Highland Zone Civilian Project (SHL) implemented in four regions of Rukwa, Katavi, Songwe and Mbeya. Through this award a total of 317 data management staff will be deployed in 213 health facilities to support program activities in the respective regions. Therefore, this job advert seeks for an innovative, self-driven, dynamic, and competent qualified candidates to fill the following vacancies: –
Job Title: Data Clerk
Positions: 308
Administratively reports to: District Medical Officer
Technically reports to: Strategic Information (SI) Regional Lead
Location: Mbeya, Songwe, Rukwa and Katavi Regions
Specific Task Job Description
Data Clerk will work at facility level to assure timely entry of patient files in health management database for HTS, CTC, Pharmacy Module and RCH, within one day after reception of the file from the clinician and undertake data verification on a routine basis to ensure accuracy and consistency of the data entered, reported, and submitted.
Responsibilities
· Enter patient information, family information, visits, and laboratory results and other findings into the CTC2 database system, HTS database and pharmacy module.
· Ensure all the patients’ records are properly stored and monitored according to the National NACP guidelines on storage of confidential client information.
· Ensure that patients monitoring tools are neatly kept and easily accessible when needed.
· Ensure all project reports; daily, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports are of high quality and are produced and submitted on time in the introduced data reporting system.
· Provide data entry support to CHMTs into the DHIS2 including conducting data reviews and validations at facility level.
• Collaborate with CBHS at community and health facility levels for tracking defaulters, producing list of Missed Appointment and IIT and updating the database accordingly when patients return to care.
Provide all the necessary support and assistance on data requests at facility to program staff and Council Staff.
· Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly tracking of all HIV positive clients from all testing points at facility level ensuring proper documentation of these clients for easy tracking.
· Actively participate in all QI related activities and ensuring provision of accurate data on monitored indicators by the QI team within respective assigned facilities.
· Conduct routine analysis of data and display of key set of HIV/AIDS indicator progress on a monthly/quarterly basis and share findings with the Facility/CTC staff for use and for decision making.
· Conduct monthly data audit. Verify data entered in CTC2 database and that of the paper-based source. Check the completion of CTC2 cards and work with CTC staff to rectify any inconsistencies.
· Develop, Review and Maintain copies of data collection forms and reports (ensuring accurate updating as needed) and support documentation for data management.
· Participate in health education activities for preventing HIV transmission particularly among people living with HIV/AIDS attending clinic in CTC /RCH.
· Work closely with other staff members at CTC and RCH to provide good services to clients attending the clinic.
· Actively follow up and track patients who have missed their clinic visits daily after the end of every clinic session.
· Provide data entry support to CHMT into DHIS2 system including conducting data validation at facility and district.
· Participate in internal Data Quality Assessment with R/CHMT.
· Conduct monthly data cleaning exercise for respective site/s.
· Prepare a list of patients who are eligible for HVL on weekly basis from the CTC2 database, share with CTC in charge ensure all HVL sample collected, and results received are documented and entered to CTC2 cards and CTC2 database on timely manner.
· Ensure that all TPT records (start and completion) are documented into CTC2 cards and database in a timely manner.
· Ensure continuous back up of the CTC2 database files after every visit (daily, weekly, or monthly basis).
· Conduct routine data checks on client information entered CTC2 database on a daily/weekly basis). Conduct day to day synchronization of client’s appointment dates through the SMS reminder system.
· Provide weekly tracking SMS Reminder report to M&E Officer and updating client’s phone numbers into CTC2 database.
· Ensure that all the information concerning clients at CTC and RCH are always kept confidential.
· Ensure all Donor reporting requested are prepared and submitted a request by the M&E team or Data Managers in your region.
· Ensure updated version of CTC2 database is running as per NACP requirements and ensure weekly and weekly export of data to NACP (Macro3) and monthly Portal is done as required including CQI indicators.
· Ensure clients’ files are arranged in order based on instructions given during the training or order that will reduce time to search for patients’ files when clients return for next visit.
· Keep records of appointments of the clients and ensure missed appointments are communicated to outreach providers (HBC) and status of clients are updated timely.
· Print lost to follow up list on weekly basis and share with outreach partners.
· As part of capacity building to clinician filling out CTC2 cards to be recommended for next training, data clerk will be required to keep record of the clinician that have not filled out CTC2 card properly. Return cards for correction and keep record of the clinician and frequency of files returned.
Experience, Qualifications and Knowledge
· Diploma in Health records and information management, Records and Archive management, Records Management, Information technology and data management, Health Informatics, Statistics, biostatistics.
· A minimum of two (2) years’ experience working as a data entry officer in the HIV/AIDS program settings.
· Analytical and problem-solving skills, multi-tasking, and organizational skills.
· Ability to communicate fluently in both English and Kiswahili.
· Ability to work both individually and as part of a team with minimal supervision.
· Ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspects’ Strong attention to detail and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and multitask Job.
Title: Regional ICTs Officers
Positions: 4
Administratively reports to: Regional Medical Officer
Technically reports to: Strategic Information (SI) Regional Lead
Location: Mbeya, Songwe, Rukwa and Katavi Regions
Specific Task Job Description
Regional ICT Officer will work as a technical person on the computer (all types), tablets, printers etc. S/he will provide supports, conduct preventive maintenance, and ensure all computers are in the working condition. S/he will communicate closely with the IT Department at the HJFMRI in case of any faulty related to hardware especially for computers with HJFMRI barcodes. The regional IT officer will work closely with the regional M&E officer, Regional Strategic information Lead and data managers together with data clerks to ensure all IT related issues are reported and resolved.
Responsibilities
· Ensure close communication is established with the IT department at the HJFMRI, report any hardware related faults, especially to the computer with HJFMRI barcodes.
· Conduct Preventive maintenance to the computers that are used by data clerks and any others as requested by the region’s authorities.
· To ensure all computers are running up-to-date operating and application software’s include CTC2 database, Pharmacy module, CTC analytics and other system.
· Responsible for every new database that are introduced for the project like Train-smart, Male circumcision database etc;
· Develop back-end and front-end connectivity.
· Design, implement and test databases.
· Implement security and access control into databases.
· Ensure software patches are implemented timely.
· Install, configure, and update antivirus software.
· Alert users on various security risks, threat, and vulnerabilities
· Perform systems audit on a regular basis.
· Implement security mechanisms and controls in computer systems.
Experience, Qualifications and Knowledge
· Degree in Information technology Systems, Information technology and data management, Computer Science and engineering and ICT related causes.
· A minimum of two (2) years’ experience working as a data manager in the HIV/AIDS program settings.
· Analytical and problem-solving skills, multi-tasking, and organizational skills.
· Ability to communicate fluently in both English and Kiswahili.
· Ability to work both individually and as part of a team with minimal supervision.
· Ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspect’s Strong attention to detail and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and multitask Job.
Title: Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Positions: 4
Administratively reports to: Regional Medical Officer
Technically reports to: Strategic Information (SI) Regional Lead
Location: Mbeya, Songwe, Rukwa and Katavi Regions
Responsibilities
· Provide technical support in the design and implementation of all M&E activities.
· Provide Technical support and capacity building to R/CHMTs and Health facilities in data collection, verification aggregation and reporting.
· Implement and monitor M&E work plans and budgets at the regional and district levels respectively.
· Build the capacity of R/CHMTs to provide quality M&E supportive supervision and technical assistance to lower-level facilities.
· In collaboration with RACC to oversee HIV and AIDS data management in the region on data processing and report generation; and support the flow of reports for both the national and WRP monitoring systems. This will include supervision of data entry, data management including data quality assurance and analysis, dissemination, and reporting.
· Train and build capacity of regional/district staff in effective use of all paper-based and electronic based systems for the monitoring of programmatic performance and quarterly reporting. Review and compile monthly and quarterly reports to submit to NACP and WRP-T/HJFMRI.
· Collaborate with Regional IT officers to support electronic-based facilities and ensure that databases are continuously up to date, functioning and effectively used according to the highest standards to avoid data backlog at regional and district levels.
· Assist councils in timely, accurate and complete data entry of patient files and registers, PMTCT records, PMTCT records, pharmacy records, and lab results into both paper-based and electronic- based systems.
· Working together with RACC in preparation, review, and compilation of regional program activity reports from the level of councils, FBO and funded hospital and on time submission to HJFMRI.
· Review and compilation of daily, weekly, and monthly report templates from councils’ level for monitoring of the weekly general performance.
· Collaborate with MTUHA focals to have zero data discrepancies between Government and IP reporting systems i.e: DHIS2 and DATIM
· Undertakes other relevant duties as may be assigned by his/her senior
Experience, Qualifications and Knowledge
· Degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Project Planning and Management, Health Informatics, Mathematics and Statistics, Health Systems Management and Biostatistics or any other related field.
· A minimum of two (2) years’ experience working as a data manager in the HIV/AIDS program settings.
· Analytical and problem-solving skills, multi-tasking, and organizational skills.
· Ability to communicate fluently in both English and Kiswahili.
· Ability to work both individually and as part of a team with minimal supervision.
· Ability to maintains confidentiality in all aspect’s Strong attention to detail and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and multitask.
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For all interested candidates the deadline for submitting application is Friday, 25th August 2023.
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