Health Information System Assistant

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Job Description

Background:

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

Scope of Work:

The Health Information System Assistant will be responsible to ensure the high quality and timely inputs of data that come from field for health activities in the North and South. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

They will work closely with primary, reproductive, and community health/integrated community case management teams, for supporting and monitoring health activities data, ensuring that all means of verification are documented and that program data is accurate and reliable. The Health Information System Assistant will be reporting to Health Information System Manager. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Responsibilities:

· Responsible for the data entry of weekly and monthly reports (where relevant) of the hospital, MHTs and health facilities (HFs), and supported comprehensive and basic emergency obstetric care (C/BEmOC) under the project.

· Coordinating reporting and data quality in an accurate and timely manner.

- Systematically screens and cross-checks internal and external reports, situational reports, information and communication material for accuracy and consistency. - Update on a weekly basis the internal databases for all the activities and share it with Health Information System Manager. - Ensure to document all means of verifications for health program activities for a range of different donors. - Conduct regular data auditing visits to mobile health teams (MHTs), supported health facilities (HFs), and supported comprehensive and basic emergency obstetric care (C/BEMOC) centers in health program sites to check data quality, verify data sources, and provide on the job training and on the spot feedback. - Assist in consolidating and following up on corrective actions set by program team following monitoring and verifications findings. - Track the hardcopy reports and ensure to archive them in appropriate way - Provide orientation and training to health staff on data collection/ monitoring/ survey tools as needed. - Providing timely and detailed feedback whenever identifying any significant gap in the program activities. - Attend IRC training/workshops when required and/or arranged by program. - Perform any other task needed and requested by supervisor.

Qualifications

Requirements (Qualifications, Skills, and Abilities)

• University graduate, in computer science, or other relevant topics.

• One year of relevant work experience, with data entry related tasks.

• Previous experience with health information.

• Knowledge of CommCare and KOBO data collection tool.

• Ability to conduct field visits to IRC health program sites throughout the country.

• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.

• Good oral and written communications skills in English and Arabic.

• Excellent ability to organize work, on time submission and work completion, maintain composure, ability to prioritize competing tasks, preform under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail.

Professional Standards

The IRC and IRC workers are expected to adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation

Added 2 years ago - Updated 11 months ago - Source: rescue.org