Main purpose of the job:
- Overall responsibility of ensuring data integrity and quality in the district as well as in all reporting platforms
- He/she leads all efforts to improve data through assessments and audits and ensures data quality improvement plans are implemented
Location:
- Tshwane (Pretoria) – Monitoring and Evaluation Department
Key performance areas:
- Monitors data collation and data processing flow
- Works with site SI staff (facility & community) to ensure data is corrected in DOH reporting platforms (DHIS2, [URL Removed] etc.)
- Working with the QI team conducts root cause analysis to prevent future data quality issues and implement new standards or processes including taking necessary corrective action
- Identify and implement efficiencies in data collection, compilation, review, reporting, feedback, and action plans
- Review DHIS2, [URL Removed] and other reporting platforms’ data to identify gaps in the allocated POPS (Phuthuma)sites
- Participates in the timely and accurate submission of data for program and donor reporting (DATIM)
- Work with technical teams to prepare and compile data for quarterly and other routine and ad-hoc reporting as assigned
- Ensure accurate extraction of MER indicators from the DHIS2 & [URL Removed] and Wits RHI systems
- Act as the first point of contact in assisting teams with data quality-related issues and compliance, especially regarding reporting
- Communicate clearly and effectively with all levels of the institute staff around programmatic inputs and outputs
- Communication with local, regional, and international collaborators and stakeholders including donors and sponsors when and if required
- Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrates effective self-management
- Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained
- Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
- Stay abreast with developments in monitoring and evaluation
- Take ownership of driving your own career development by attending training and development sessions and relevant meetings
- Attend relevant training and development sessions such as seminars, writing series workshops, etc.
Required minimum education and training:
- Minimum of Degree/National Diploma in a related field and an understanding of the TB/HIV epidemic
- Understanding of Department of Health Management Information Systems and donor reporting requirements
Required minimum work experience:
- 3 years of experience in public health management information systems and data quality audits
- Experience with donor reporting and DoH information systems
- Experience writing reports for internal and external stakeholders including the Department of Health
Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities:
- Ability to understand and manage team dynamics
- Be a proactive agent influencing positive change with all stakeholders to improve the health outcomes of the population within the health district
- Ability to develop and maintain relationships at all levels of the institute and with stakeholders
- Capacity to adapt to complex situations, manage stress, set and achieve goals, multi-task, and problem solve
- Organized with a thorough, flexible approach to work, attention to detail, and a tendency to adhere to the protocol
Demands of the job:
- Travel will be required
- Ability to work in a highly demanding and pressurized environment, flexibility, management, training, and leadership experience
Communications and relationships:
- Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) in English
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal stakeholders at all levels within the organization, as well as all external stakeholders
TO APPLY:
- Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
- Please Apply Online and complete your registration on Ditto Hire (our application tracking system) to enable and protect you as a candidate to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions. This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL. However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market.
- AJ Personnel is fully POPIA Compliant.
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
- The closing date for all applications: 15 July 2022.
- Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
- Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful.
Please note:
- Our Client, WHC – RHI, maintains mandatory Covid-19 requirements, and as such only Covid-19 vaccinated incumbents will be considered for positions.
- WHC, in accordance with its Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.
- AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
- AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.
About The Employer:
Background
The Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI) is a renowned African-led research institute that seeks solutions to Africa’s health challenges.
It is located within the University of the Witwatersrand and addresses some of the greatest public health concerns affecting our region, including HIV and its related problems, sexual and reproductive health, and vaccinology.