DATA MANAGER-ICAP Tanzania

Qualification Level Bachelor
Minimum Years of Work Experience 3 years

Description

Applications are invited from qualified persons for the above vacant
position.

Details

ICAP at Columbia University works in partnership with the Ministries of
Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) in Tanzania to support the
implementation of high-quality comprehensive family-focused HIV
Prevention, Care and Treatment services with funding from the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through PEPFAR. A key
aspect of the program is to build the capacity of the Ministry of Health
 Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, at the national
and sub-national levels, and indigenous CBO/NGOs to manage HIV programs,
 Including financial, administrative, program management and technical
advisory skills. The organization has employed talented, dynamic
individuals with strong clinical backgrounds and public health
management expertise to achieve its programmatic objectives.

DATA MANAGER (1 post)

Job Location: Dar es Salaam
Job Description

OVERALL JOB FUNCTION;

To design, develop and update databases and implement high-standard data
 management systems including data analysis; build staff capacity of
ICAP and stakeholders at Central office, Regional offices and health
facility levels including RHMTs and CHMTs.
Position directly reports to: Assistant Director Monitoring &
Evaluation

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead in design, update and maintain central and regional databases
• Lead in aggregating databases
• Adapt and implement ICAP database in collaboration with regional data
managers including: Design and develop data models and database
architecture; Construct, install and test the database system; Write
manuals and explain database’s function; Consult with others to assess
the database system performance and make modifications as required
• Modify existing databases and find faults, as user needs change
• Coordinate and support development of other databases and build
capacity of regional data managers, as needed
• Train and supervise M&E teams in new database systems to ensure
timely data entry, cleaning on a routine basis, generation of data
queries and routine progress reports
• Participate on timely reporting of quality national quarterly and OGAC
 semi-annual and annual reports on all supported program areas
• Develop and respond to queries related to data analysis
• To help develop or refine M&E materials including patient tracking
 tools, medication tracking forms, program indicators and data
management systems
• Coordinate and ensure use of racking tools on monthly basis
• Provide technical assistance to ICAP-TZ supported health care
facilities including review of performance and quality of service
delivery, assessment of M&E strategies, implementation and
evaluation of patient tracking and data management systems
• Provide technical support in the process of data quality assurances
(DQA, Data Audit) and data cleaning, ensuring that data generated is of
high quality
• At central level to give technical support in the processes of data
cleaning, data summarization, and analyses
• Support data transfers to donors and MOHSW-NACP
• Update ICAP-TZ master slide sets, master narrative excel sheet
• In collaboration with the Regional Data Managers Train and supervise
Facility Data Clerks to ensure timely data entry, cleaning on a routine
basis, generation of data queries and routine progress reports
• To perform other duties as assigned

Experience, Skills & Minimum Required Qualifications

• A degree in IT or Computer Science or Health Information Systems
• Strong capability in database development and management using MS
Access, MySQL and statistical analysis programs packages e.g. Stata.
SPSS Familiarity with different programming languages e.g.Vb.net, HTML,
CSS, OOP
• Familiarity with the health information systems.
• Experience in working with donor organizations at least 3 years
• Capable of independently implementing the duties described above.
• Good facilitation skills
• Able to travel by 40% of his time
• A committed person and is a team player
• Fluent in Kiswahili and English

NB: Qualified PLHAs and women are highly encouraged to apply.

MODE OF APPLICATION: Qualified and experienced candidates should send
their applications, including a detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) and cover
 letter to: icap-tz-hr@columbia.edu. Please indicate position being
applied for in the subject line and do not attach certificates. The
closing date for receiving applications is August 23rd, 20 16.Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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