Job Summary:

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title: M&E Associate

Profile: PROG11011

Project: CDC/FHI 360 Technical Assistance (TA) Project

Supervisor: Technical Officer – M&E

Location: –Lundazi – Eastern Province

Basic Function:

Under the Supervision of the Technical Officer – M&E, the M&E Associate shall perform the compilation, verification, data entry and report writing related to patient care and all other HIV/AIDS services in the health facility. He/she will perform all necessary functions and obligations as defined and delegated by the supervising officers. He/she will be required to perform the following duties:

Duties and responsibilities

• Provide facility-level technical support for data collection, documentation and reporting of HIV case identification (HTS), treatment, care (viral load) and retention (events) services
• Mentorship of facility Data Associates on quality documentation of registers for HIV/AIDS services (HTS, ART, PMTCT, VL, NACS, Pharm-Lab) for producing monthly reports.
• Strengthen use of Electronic Health Record System (SmartCare) for HIV-positive patients and general clinical care services
• Provide support to ensure maintenance of patient diaries in ART clinic including documentation of patients late for pharmacy pick-ups for follow up
• Support the improvement of management of patient record filling system for easy file retrieval to differentiate care and identification relating to viral load services.
• Oversee monthly compilation and submission of Summation Sheets and applicable HMIS reports.
• Perform any other HIV-related data collection duties as assigned by health facility and/or district/EPHO supervisors.

Desirable qualifications and experience

• Knowledge of Smartcare HIV/AIDS information systems
• Knowledge of Health Management Information System (HMIS)
• 3-5 years working experience in the health sector.
• Diploma in statistics, computer science, monitoring and evaluation, project management or related field. A university Degree will be added advantage
• Certificate or higher in a related field will be considered with a minimum of 5 years’ additional years of experience where there are no diploma holders in the applicable district.
• Computer literate: Proficiency in MS Access, Excel and Word
• Experience with daily reporting is an added advantage.

Note: Relocation is not available for this position. Individuals currently residing in advertised locations are encouraged to apply.

The closing date of receiving applications is 29 September,2022