Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, January 02 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. MSF is therefore guided by the principles of neutrality and impartiality. These principles must apply to all MSF staff.

Title: SUPERVISOR MEDICAL DATA ENTRY
Direct Reports: PROJECT MEDICAL REFERENT (PMR)
Location: LIWALE, LINDI

Ensure completion of all activities related to medical data entry and data management into the mission database. Supervise, organise and plan the activity of Data Entry officers/operators, as well as identify their training needs in order to provide a good service support and reliability of the data collected

As integrated project MSF is working in collaboration with MOH staff of 7 selected health facilities in the disctrict. The Supervisor Medical Data Entry is expected to collaborate and follow the medical data activities in three health centres and four dispensaries. As such:
• Assess training needs of the team working on data and prepare training to improve the quality of data for the project.
• In collaboration with MOH data officer, ensure the data registered in the the facilitiess are available o Ensure data process is well respected from registration, data collection and entry in the DHIS, o Report on any data irreguraties noted during the data for process o Ensure confidentiality of data and ensure that only authorised person have access to the data.
• Ensure all the data tools are in place and updated as per DHIS and the project objectives

Main responsibilities:
• Supervise, organize and plan the activity of Data Entry officers to have a reliable record of medical activity performed, as well as identify their training/technical support needs in order to provide a good service support and reliability of the data collected.
• Ensure collation and entry of all data identified by project managers for collection (e.g. morbidity, mortality, surveillance of diseases of epidemics, nutrition, psychological and women’s health, etc) into the appropriate data management system while ensuring quality of data
• Do quality control data officers’ performance on regular basis
• Know and ensure proper use of software used for recording (i.e. Fuchia, Epi Info, etc)
• Ensure accuracy of the medical data entered into the mission’s database on a regular basis, according to MSF protocols and carry out regular back-ups.
• Provide technical support to data entry officers/operators in project sites and give response to their training needs.
• Provide regular statistical reports for the medical team as well as informing the superior of any missing information, major changes, or big differences in data
• Perform any other related tasks as requested by PMR

Minimum Educational Qualification:
• Essential: Proven computer literacy, secondary education or qualifications either in administration, data entry or in statistics.
• Degree in Information and Technology (IT) desirable

Experience:
• Essential: Working experience of at least one year with MSF

Knowledge:
• Essential knowledge of use of computer including processing of documents (Word, Excel).
• Desirable knowledge on medical statistics data bases

Languages:
o Knowledge of both English and Kiswahili is mandatory.

Competencies:
• Results and Quality Orientation
• Teamwork and Cooperation
• Behavioural Flexibility
• Commitment to MSF Principles
• Stress Management

People living with disabilities or minorities to indicate in their CV or Motivation letter Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
All interested candidates shall submit their motivation letter, CV and copy of relevant professional certificates not later than Monday, January 8th 2024 at 4:00 PM . Please quote the job title on the email subject “SUPEVISOR MEDICAL DATA ENTRY”.

Please send your application to the email address MSFCH-Tanzania-Recruitment@geneva.msf.org. The applications can also be submitted at MSF offices situated at Mikocheni B, Daima street House no 16 Dar es Salaam, or in Nduta Refugees Camp, Kibondo District or MSF Guest House Kibondo or at MSF office situated in Liwale, Lindi.

The protection of your personal data is important to MSF. By submitting your application, you consent to MSF using your data only for the recruitment process to have all the information and documents necessary to proceed with the recruitment, validation of your application and selection of the most suitable candidate. Your data will be treated confidentially. Only people part of the recruitment process have access to your data. MSF does not sell your data under any circumstances. If you have any questions or requests, you can contact msfch-tanzania-hrmanager@geneva.msf.org

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