Job Purpose
The Strategic Information Specialist will primarily be responsible for supporting HIV-related reporting and continuous learning at the University of Maryland’s supported health facilities in Nairobi County. S/he will mentor all facility data handlers in the management of patient records and reports generation. S/he will be attached to a Technical Assistance (TA) team and will be responsible for all reporting demands within the supported health facilities.
Duties and Responsibilities
Provide specialized training to facility and sub-county teams in Health Information Systems including the EMR and other databases
Conduct targeted site visits and provide mentorship on all issues related to Strategic Information and identify M&E training needs at facility and sub-county level
Conduct routine data management including data collection, collation, validations, analysis and reporting
Ensure that all national HIV related tools are available in supported facilities and health care workers are mentored to use them appropriately
Develop and revise M&E processes, SOPs and related tools that support quality assurance for key programmatic areas
Ensure data fidelity throughout the value chain while guaranteeing maximal MoH_PEPFAR data alignment through conduction of DQA/I initiatives and promptly share feedback with the program team
Be the front-line facility manager in all matters SI/M&E and together with the HMIS Specialist routinely conduct EMR site readiness assessments for scale-up and monitor for compliance in reporting to the national data warehouse
Network and work closely with the SCHRIOs, SCASCOs, SCTLCs and other members of the SCHMT in all the supported sub-counties
Ensure effective data use from both the electronic and paper-based HIS from the point of data generation while guaranteeing zero stock-out of the reporting tools at facility
Ensure program data security from generation, to transmission and archival
Supervise and provide mentorship to casual data clerks
Set targets for the facility data officers, conduct appraisals and provide timely feedback to program leadership where performance for the staff supervised is below expectation
Undertake any other duty as assigned by the supervisor
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Biostatistics, Biological Sciences, Sociology or other related discipline. A post-graduate degree with training in M&E will be a definite plus
At least 5 years’ experience in supporting M&E systems for public health projects
In-depth understanding of HIV and TB M&E mechanisms including the KHIS, DATIM, 3PM, and other online reporting innovations, PEPFAR MER and SIMS requirements
Ability to quickly turn-around program reports while ensuring utmost reporting compliance for both routine and ad hoc reports
High computer proficiency
Desirable Skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Exceptional report writing skills
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines with minimal supervision Good analytical and presentation skills
