8 Data Officers Job Vacancies at MDH


Job Description

Management and Development for Health (MDH) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization whose primary aim is to contribute to address public health priorities of the people of Tanzania and the world at large. These priorities include: communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; Reproductive, Maternal, New-born and Child health (RMNCH); Nutrition; Non-Communicable Diseases of public health significance; as well as Health System Strengthening. 

MDH strongly believes in and works in partnership with various local and global institutions, Ministry of Health (MoH); President’s Office Regional Authorities and Local Government (PORALG); donor agencies; academic and non-academic institutions; implementing partners; civil society, community-based and faith-based organizations and others. MDH seeks a qualified individual to fill the position below.

8 Data Officers at MDH

Job Title: Data Officer

Reports to : Officer
Location: Tabora
Deadline:21st February 2023

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Entering quickly and accurately clinical, laboratory, tracking or other forms into database under the monitoring of District Data Coordinator, Data Supervisor and reporting to the Site Manager.
  • Producing, reviewing and sharing as per agreed schedule weekly, monthly and quarterly reports for various program areas such as HTS, index testing, enhanced PITC, PMTCT and TB/HIV.
  • Routinely analyzing and producing lists of patients for follow up such as missing appointment, LTFU, Viral Load, etc.
  • Facilitating simple data analysis and interpretation at the facility level to encourage data use for planning and decision making at the facility level.
  • Communicating both verbally and in writing with supervisors regarding forms with problems.
  • Monitoring various databases at the facility and communicate both verbally and in writing with supervisors regarding database challenges.
  • Reconciling differences between different databases by running queries, reviewing appropriate form and correcting all differences.
  • Locating and review archived or filed forms if necessary.
  • Attending data staff meetings at the specified times.
  • Communicating both verbally and in writing suggestions for improvements to data entry or data flow to supervisors.
  • Performing other data tasks as assigned.

Requirements, Education, work experience and skills

  • Diploma in Computer Science, Health Informatics, Statistics or Information and Communication Technology (ICT) or related field.
  • A minimum of two (2) years’ experience working as a data entry officer in the HIV/AIDS program settings.
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills, multi-tasking and organizational skills.
  • Ability to communicate fluently in both English and Kiswahili.
  • Ability to work both individually and as part of a team with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to maintains confidentiality in all aspects.

How to Apply:

To Apply for this Job register or login to https://recruitment.mdh.or.tz/ and from the Dashboard click on Search Vacancies button.