Community Systems Technical Officer at Right to Care

Description

• Distribute, support implementation and facilitate submission of the tracing lists
• Adhere to appropriate time & attendance standards and procedures and other HR policies.
• Conduct facility data review meetings and present performance versus targets to facility staff to enhance data usage for identifying and addressing gaps in clinical service delivery.
• Stay informed of DoH reporting requirements and procedures relating to HIV/TB, including the DHMIS policy, DHMIS Facility-Level and sub-district level SOPs, ART M&E SOP policies and SOPs, and 90-90-90 DIP cascades and run charts.
• Stay informed of all DoH data elements/indicators, their definitions, and data collection registers, as relating to HIV/TB services and the 90-90-90 DIP, as applicable within the province.
• Stay updated on all aspects of Tier.net implementation, including version upgrades, user training, installation procedures, data cleaning procedures, reporting functionalities, and flow of dispatches & CSV files.
• Stay updated on all applicable aspects of DHIS, including data cleaning procedures, reporting, import/export, maintenance and other functionalities, data usage procedures, and where applicable DDC/eTools.
• Take responsibility for own professional growth and development, by staying informed of best M&E and Data Quality practices, attending compulsory and/or relevant trainings, and identifying and attending further trainings/studies, as relevant to the career.
• Build strong relationships with all relevant DoH staff at all levels within the RtC-supported sub-district, with regards to data management, M&E, HAST/PHC programmes, and IT.
• Maintain good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Any other relevant and reasonable tasks, as and when required, which promote team work / team spirit and contribute to the overall objectives of the organisation.
• Capacitate facilities with implementing the Tier.net modules for HTS, Pre-ART, and TB, as and when required by NDoH and district
• Assist DoH and RtC sub-district teams with conducting M&E-related sections of facility assessments/audits, including AG audits and SIMS visits.
• Assist the facility with monthly Data Quality Assurance from registers to DHIS, including addressing any queries/gaps/errors, for selected TB/HIV- and 90-90-90 DIP-related indicators
• Complete and send the site visit task list daily to the online data base
• Submit Tier.net dispatches as and when required
• Adhere to all internal reporting requirements.
• Obtain data on key indicators on a daily/weekly basis from all relevant facilities for the chosen indicators and send to the knowledge centre for analysis.
• Obtain data on key indicators on quarterly basis from all relevant sources (DHIS pivot tables, Tier.net raw data and reports, and pre-ART data), and submit to the M&E Officers for the purpose of donor reporting.
• Provide the RtC sub-district TA team with monthly facility data as well as sub-district data, aligned with DoH priorities, tools and templates
• Conduct THIS audit and submit on the online data base at least once a quarter
• Conduct and submit monthly RDQA
• Develop and support the implementation of data related QIP’s

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker

 Desirable Qualifications

• Project Management experience
• Adherence linkages to care, prevention at community or facility level

Minimum Experience 

•  3 years’ experience in a health or related field
• Knowledge of health systems strengthening and application of quality improvement frameworks
• Experience in facilitating and co-ordinating the implementation of health related programmes and projects
• Extensive knowledge of community structures and local government
• Experience of working with communities

 Desirable Experience

• Knowledge of health systems strengthening and application of quality improvement frameworks
• Experience in facilitating and co-ordinating the implementation of health-related programmes and projects