Data, Monitoring and Research Jobs at Uganda Episcopal Conference and other companies

JOB DETAILS:
Duty Station: Hoima, Luwero, Mityana
Reports To: Regional M & E Officer
Job Summary: The job holder is responsible for ensuring timely and quality data from PNFP supported sites, support functionality of Uganda EMR, participate in data entry at multiple sites, compile and submit HMIS, weekly surge and finer age HIBRID data of regional sites.

Roles and Responsibilities:
• Mentor health facility staff in documentation into appropriate national HMIS tools.
• Ensure completeness, consistency and accuracy of data captured into the HMIS
• Support facility staff in the timely compilation of the routine HMIS reports.
• Support health facility staff in producing data summaries that inform continuous quality improvement initiatives in HIV and TB programming.
• Participate in analysis and interpretation of data
• Ensure availability of required tools at the facility levels.
• Provide forecast to avoid stock-outs of HMIS tools at facility level.
• Support facilities to compile and submit weekly reports
• Any other duties as may reasonably be assigned from time to time.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Degree in any data management related field.
• Postgraduate training in M&E is an added advantage
• Experience in medical data management is an added advantage.
• Experience in the navigation of DHIS2 and USG-databases.
• Previous experience in supporting busy TB / HIV district data systems is an added advantage
• Ability to work under pressure and accomplish tasks with minimal supervision.
• Understands client confidentiality and exhibits a high level of ethical conduct
• Has basic computer literacy including word processing, excel, internet and PowerPoint.
• Attention to detail
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team
• Ability to work under pressure and accomplish tasks with minimal supervision.
• Good communication skills
• At least 2 years’ experience

JOB DETAILS:
Reports To: Senior Technical Advisor-Quality Improvement
Job summary: The job holder supports UEC to enhance the Health Stat tool for rollout across CDC Implementing Partners (IPs), address respective IP needs in use of the tool, write scripts, procedures, or queries for HIS solutions and databases, develop conceptual dashboard designs that incorporate various analytic visualization methodologies, assure interoperability of systems within UEC, and with national and PEPFAR systems and designing customized appropriate analysis tools.

Specific roles
• Develop conceptual dashboard designs that incorporate various analytic
Visualization methodologies (drill down, filters, maps etc.)
• Write scripts, procedures, or queries for HIS solutions and databases
• Monitor performance of deployed HIS solutions, document and fix bugs and errors and share back with users using appropriate platforms
• Requirements gathering from users and stakeholders to support enhancements of deployed HIS solutions
• Design appropriate interim data collection applications to address UEC’s emerging data collection and use needs
• Champion interoperability of systems within UEC, and with national and PEPFAR systems
• Support user desk and field testing of new HIS products to determine suitability for use
• Work with Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Support (METS) Program to ensure that deployed HIS solutions are in synch with Uganda EMR and other approved national systems like Clinic Master
• Build capacity of UEC and facility staffs in use of the deployed systems, including Uganda EMR, Health stats, Viral Load dashboard, and others as need arises
• Collaborate with the project Data Scientist to support data analysis function through designing customized appropriate tools

Qualifications, experience and skills
• Degree in Computer Science, a master’s degree in Software engineering or computer science or a related field is desirable, with at least 6 years of experience in the design and implementation of database solutions
• Knowledge of and experience with DHIS2, HRIS and PEPFAR related software platforms
• Deep working knowledge of the main programming languages often used within analytics, data mining and data science including R, SAS, Python and SQL, and knowledge of Java, C/C++, Perl and Ruby
• Experience in development and management of data tools, enterprise level Web based, Desktop based and Mobile applications using Microsoft .NET, Java and other Technologies such as C#, ASP.net, Bootstrap, JQuery, CSS, HTML5, MSSQL and MySQL
• Experience developing and maintaining project databases for monitoring implementation of project activities. Technical expertise in data collection, processing and analysis, and feedback mechanisms is required
• Expertise in the use of mobile technologies for data reporting and collection preferred.
• Demonstrable skills/experience in application development on platforms indicated above
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with counterparts at all levels, local organizations, and other program partners.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal and management skills.

JOB DETAILS:
Reports To: Senior Technical Advisor- Strategic Information
Job summary: Data Scientist will organize, analyze and interpret data and statistical information from various databases to support project staff and stakeholders to use data for decision making. The holder will generate dashboards, utilize Health stats tool to generate consolidated quantitative data, adhoc and routine reports across regions, build capacity of M & E staff at regions and facilities to conduct data site- and region-specific analyses and data quality audits for program management and improvement.
Documentation and Tools management
• Prepare documentation of steps taken to facilitate analysis of data (Data analysis plans)
• Select most appropriate data analysis programs or packages based on user needs and intended results
• Prepares data for analysis using software packages
• Design appropriate tools to support analysis and presentation of data

Analysis, interpretation, and dissemination
• Analyze data to identify trends on various project indicators
• Organize and interpret statistical information to support staff and stakeholders use it to make decisions
• Respond to data related queries and calls, and keep track of these
• Produce reports and charts communicating trends within data to both data and non-data clients, staff, and managers
• Choose and use most appropriate methods of presenting analyzed data to the different audiences

Data quality, Reporting, and learning
• Lead data cleaning efforts for the various data sets within UEC or jointly with MoH and Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Support Program (METS) to ensure that data submitted in reports is accurate and usable
• Respond to questions about data and look for trends, patterns and anomalies within it
• Support project M&E staff to collect, organize and report on project outputs, outcomes and impact to the various stakeholders including UEC, CDC, MoH, Districts, and facilities
• Produce relevant graphics to include in the various narrative reports
• Support compilation of UCMB’s annual health sector reports, and other reports as appropriate
• Provide synthesized data to support abstract writing
• Identify data sets that can be used for information learning sessions
• Provide data to project staff to use during program review meetings with various stakeholders including UCMB, facilities, MoH, CDC, METS, districts, and Implementing Partners

Qualifications, experience and key skills
• A degree in Statistics, Maths, or Computer Science
• Post graduate qualification in Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation, or Public Health
• A high level of mathematical and or statistical ability
• The ability to sift, analyze, model and interpret data from multiple sources, looking for trends that highlight problems (early warning indicators) or opportunities
• Problem solving skills
• A methodical and logical approach
• The ability to plan work and meet deadlines
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Interpersonal skills
• Team working skills
• Written and verbal communication skills
• An understanding of the ethics of gathering and working with data

Work experience:
At least 3 years working experience in monitoring and evaluation, quality improvement or data management position in a reputable organization. Experience working with HIV related data and PEPFAR reporting systems is a MUST.
Working knowledge of the following analysis and database packages
• Data Visualization (PowerBI, Tableau, Advanced Excel)
• Database/tools Design skills (SQL, MS Access, ODK, KOBO, Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap), DHIS2/DATIM/HIBRID
• Statistics and research analysis: STATA, SPSS, Advanced Excel, Epi-Info

JOB DETAILS:
About CVT:
The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to providing trauma rehabilitative services to survivors of gross human rights abuses, including torture, CVT was founded in Minnesota, USA with offices in Africa and the Middle East. CVT has provided torture rehabilitation for 13 years to survivors of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda and in refugees setting in West Nile. CVT clients receive high-quality mental health rehabilitation through individual and group counseling and referrals to other service providers for unmet needs. Services are adapted for cultural relevance and sustainability. Additionally, CVT works to increase mental health service capacity by conducting trainings with partner organizations including staff mental health needs (burnout, stress, secondary trauma) and workshops to increase capacity and respond to trauma or gender-based violence. CVT is also collaborating with partners in activities to promote community cohesion, sustainable peace, justice, storytelling, and healing for survivors of war and violence.

Summary of Role:
The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer is a member of The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) program team in Uganda. Under the supervision of the Field Representative and the HQ Evaluation and Research (E&R) Department, the M&E Officer is responsible for collecting and compiling data pertaining to project activities, including confidential clinical data. S/he will implement and maintain data collection systems; monitor the integrity of collected data; provide oversight for the data collection process generally; contribute to reports for a variety of internal and external audiences; and consult with and support program and clinical staff about client progress, program evaluation, and data-related issues. The M&E Officer will provide supervision for the M&E Assistant, and work closely with M&E staff at partner organizations and the HQ Evaluation and Research Department.

Job Responsibilities
10%
Activity Monitoring
Collaborate with M&E and clinical/program teams to develop and implement systems to monitor ongoing program activities, including consultations, trainings, workshops, advisory groups, clinical supervision, and other activities. Design and manage tracking datasets, tools, and systems. Coordinate and support activity monitoring with M&E staff at project partner organizations.
10%
Support Collection of Beneficiary Data
Support clinical and other program staff in collecting data from beneficiaries. Work with program staff to ensure adequate procedures are in place to securely and reliably collect, enter, and store confidential beneficiary information, especially as forms are transferred to and from program and M&E teams for data entry. Provide training and support on relevant topics; ensure adequate supply of current assessment forms are available; collaborate to integrate data collection schedules into program activities; and other related tasks.
20%
Data Entry and Management
Enter, clean, and maintain electronic records of client assessments and other evaluation data from psychosocial, mental health, documentation, peacebuilding, and other services. Process completed assessment and evaluation forms (submitted by program staff); enter the data into a database; verify that data are correctly entered; detect and resolve data integrity issues. Create documentation of computer file folders and location of dataset files. Name, organize, and back up data files and folders according to a documented convention. Ensure the secure storage of electronic data, as well as paper forms while in possession, according to confidentiality and data protection policies.
10%
Monitor Data Quality
Monitor data and data collection processes to ensure adherence to data collection protocols, especially for clinical assessment measures. Identify problems with data collection, including patterns of missing data, internal reliability, problematic content of particular questions, and so on. Perform data cleaning on a consistent basis, according to protocols. Collaborate with clinical, research, and administrative staff to identify and resolve data or data systems-related issues. Report deleterious or ongoing data-related issues to the Field Representative and CVT E&R Department. Ensure that no changes are made to the clinical assessment or evaluation forms without the approval of CVT E&R Department.
10%
Data Analysis
Analyze and interpret results using SPSS, Alchemer, Microsoft Excel, or other programs for reporting and analysis. Accurately calculate frequencies, descriptive statistics, and generate figures or graphs. Analyze client psychological symptoms and other outcomes using crosstabs, t-tests, Cohen’s D, and other statistical techniques. Devise and conduct analyses as needed to respond to requests to address substantive evaluation or clinical questions.
15%
Reporting
Contribute to regular reports using M&E data for both internal and external audiences. External audiences include quarterly and annual reports to funding agencies as well as any required national reporting. Internal audiences include monthly reports to the Field Representative and HQ teams, requests from CVT E&R Department, or ad hoc requests from clinical or administrative staff.
10%
Supervision and Technical Support
Provide support, training, and other capacity development activities for the M&E Assistant and for M&E staff at partner organizations, as needed. Provide overall coordination among M&E staff at all project partners to ensure accurate monitoring and reporting on progress towards indicator targets. Provide supervision for M&E Assistant. Develop and implement a workplan for the CVT M&E team.
5%
Consultation, Collaboration and Communication
Consult with CVT staff (i.e., admin, clinical, research) concerning data management, data collection, data analysis, or monitoring and evaluation topics as requested. Maintain close communication with M&E staff, clinical staff, and CVT E&R Department. Participate in programmatic meetings as possible. Gain familiarity with CVT’s work with clients and maintain clear understanding of current program activities. Gather meaningful questions from clinical and administrative staff concerning our clients and our program. When possible, conduct analysis and present results from CVT data to address such questions. Ensure knowledge and experience sharing among CVT and the project partners, providing technical assistance to the project partners as required.
10%

Other Duties
• Participate in other program and organization-wide activities, meetings and trainings.
• Complete administrative responsibilities as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
Required education, experience, certificates, licenses or registrations
• Bachelor’s degree in program evaluation, social science, statistics, computer science, or a relevant related discipline
• Minimum three (3) years of work experience, including in program evaluation or data management
• Proven experience in managing M&E systems and teams
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Luo
Preferred education, experience, certificates, licenses or registrations
• Any professional diplomas, certificates, and/or advanced degrees related to research, data management, or M&E
• Experience with statistical software, such as SPSS
• Experience with online surveys, such as Survey Monkey or Alchemer
• Experience preparing M&E reporting for humanitarian donors
• Experience working with protected health information or with mental health data
• Experience providing supervision, training, and/or mentoring on M&E topics

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint), with advanced knowledge of Excel
• Excellent numeracy skills, including comfort with a range of basic statistics and arithmetic calculations
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent skills in organization, attention to detail, and time management
• Ability to cope with stress, including working under pressure to meet deadlines
• Ability to take initiative and adapt to changing circumstances and priorities
• Commitment to and understanding of CVT’s vision, mission, values, and principles
• Ability to travel independently, including to rural communities and work long hours
• Interest in and commitment to human rights
• Proven ability to work as part of a team, including ability to manage interpersonal conflicts
• Proven ability to work independently, accomplishing tasks as designated in workplan

Supervisory Responsibilities:
The M&E Officer will supervise the M&E Assistant.
Work Environment:
• This is an in-person position, based in CVT’s Gulu office
• Typical office environment
• Time spent on the computer is approximately 80%
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Travel: M&E related travels to sites outside of Gulu, depending on project development.

Organizational Commitment:
• Adherence to all relevant CVT policies and procedures with respect to health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies, including COVID-19 protocols.
• Maintains strict confidentiality of data. S/he is strictly committed to respecting the organization’s confidentiality policy and to not using any information that s/he is exposed to.
• The M&E Officer is committed not to approaching (potential) beneficiaries without prior approval from supervisor. Adheres to data protection protocols, including responsibility to report known breaches.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.