Strategic Information Officer (DREAMS) at Centre for Health Solutions – Kenya (CHS)
- Published date: June 9, 2022
- Category: Management & Business Development
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- Location: Nairobi, Nairobi
- Jop type:
- Salary: Ksh Not mentioned
- Company name: Jobs in Kenya
Job Description
Job Description
Centre for Health Solutions – Kenya (CHS) is a local, not-for-profit organisation. We understand the local context, make use of local expertise and strategic partnerships to ensure we implement evidence-informed solutions and interventions to address existing and emerging public health concerns.
Overall Job Function
Reporting to the SI Lead, the SI officer (DREAMS) will be responsible for Project-wide DREAMS program initiatives including the collation of Project level data and for leading the ward managers and program officers on flow and collection, data management, reporting, and dissemination. S/he will ensure rigorous data standards and quality, as well as compliance with donor and national HMIS reporting requirements. S/he will be responsible for DREAMS reporting to track and improve program performance on the behavioral, biomedical, and structural interventions. This includes CDC and PEPFAR reporting. S/he will collaborate with MOH and strengthen MOH systems capacity and ownership through mentors-hip. S/he will also assist with other data and M&E needs and requests as needed to support the SI department.
Key Responsibilities
- The SI officer will Coordinate the process of data collection, processing, and storage in line with established policies and procedures
- Oversee the capture registered girls’ data in the DREAMS database by providing technical guidance to AGYW data entrants.
- Work closely with Regional teams to ensure availability of all necessary DREAMS tools at all times
- Monitor DREAMS progress to target by program area and segment for the Wards by routinely analyzing the data and providing feedback to the project staff and stakeholders
- Promote data use at all level of project and stakeholders
- Run DQAs and data checks for entries in the DREAMS Database to ensure the data is complete and free of error
- Mentor and train AGYW data entrants in entering data in the National Database
- Contribute in the review and/or development of monitoring and evaluation tools and systems that are responsive to data needs
- Organize and/or participate in SI related capacity building activities targeting CHS staff; health facility staff; and other stakeholders
- Work closely with other CHS staff and stakeholders to strengthen systems for monitoring beneficiary outcomes; monitoring quality of services; behavioral; biomedical; structural interventions; data quality assurance; and data collection, collation, analysis and dissemination Provide expertise in developing and/or review of indicators for monitoring and evaluation of program performance
- Ensure timely and proper implementation of the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) monitoring and evaluation guidelines including roll out of new tools in all CHS-supported Wards and Safe spaces
- Participate in research studies that may be undertaken by CHS or any of her collaborating partners
- Participate in joint quarterly support supervision of health facilities by CHMTs and CHS, Provide advice to MoH through participation in relevant technical working groups
- Document best M&E practices and disseminate the same to relevant stakeholders
- Provide lead in timely collection, cleaning and reporting of quarterly and other routine data to donors and other stakeholders
- Respond to ad hoc requests for collection and analysis of data when need arises
- Participate in regional and national stakeholders’ forums or conferences on health and give presentations during these meetings
Person Specification
- Bachelor’s degree in public health, biostatistics, statistics, monitoring and evaluation or an equivalent academic qualification from a recognized institution.
- At least three years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation of DREAMS programs in Kenya
Method of Application
Submit your CV, copies of relevant documents and Application to vacancies@chskenya.org
Use Strategic Information Officer (DREAMS) (CHS/HR/STP/SIOD/01/2022) as the subject of the email
Closing Date : 14 June. 2022
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