The primary care is a project designed by PIH-SL with the goal to bring high quality of care to the population who need it most. This project will strengthen the Health system of Community Health Centers to ensure that they can deliver high quality of care. According to the WHO, a health system is a set of 6 building blocks (Service delivery, Health Information, Leadership and Governance, Health Workforce, Medical technologies, Health Financing). The primary care project is intended to support one or more of these components to improve the quality of healthcare.
The principle objective of the M&E Coordinator is to collect and manage high quality data and using the data for the Peripheral Health Units (PHU) expansion Project improvement. S/he will be responsible for providing support to the M&E Officer and clinical team in strengthening M&E systems and processes for the Project activities and engagements. S/he will work closely with the PHU M&E Officer, Data Quality Program Manager, partner staff; representatives from primary stakeholder groups; external consultants and field staff when appropriate. The role of the M&E Coordinator may vary according to location and assignment of the M&E Officer or Manager. S/he might also be given tasks from the SHIS unit to support other data management related tasks but generally involve data entry, data quality assurance, basic data analysis, and presentation of data. The M&E Coordinator may also work closely with clinicians and program staff on their data tracking and reporting responsibilities and should be willing to work in rural setting.
PIH seeks individuals committed to the mission and values (see PIH Values) of the organization to join the team.
Roles and Responsibilities:
To Support the implementation of PHU expansion Project work specifically;
Perform daily data collection tasks as assigned by M&E Officer or Manager
Collect and compile data required for monthly reporting
Participate in data interpretation and presentation to program leads
Provide mentorship and accompaniment to facility staff
To strengthen the data management system and processes:
Ensure proper data collection, entry and analysis of project data
Monitor data collection processes, address any data quality challenges as they arise and provide feedback when required.
Undertake on the spot data quality checks
To Work as a team member of Partners in Health by;
Establishing and developing effective working relationship with PIH, Health Facility staff, and community people to ensure team work and integration.
As team member effectively participating in any data quality improvement measures
Participating in team decision making, planning and joint activities
Supporting other projects in your area whenever requested to do so
Adhering to PIH’s programme and other policies on physical and financial resources
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment:
At Partners In Health, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including our patients, families and community members – as well as our staff are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Partners In Health’s PSEAH policy. Partner In Health will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Education and Work Experience Requirements:
Completion of secondary education or any post-secondary certification
Technical Competencies:
High School diploma.
At least three years of monitoring, evaluation and/or research experience, ideally in the global health sector;
Relevant professional work experience in data management/data analysis using offline tools and paper-based reporting systems;
Academic or professional experience designing and implementing evaluations and analyzing findings, including demonstrated knowledge of basic statistical concepts;
Experience in international development or humanitarian work in a multi-cultural environment (desirable);
Experience in collecting, analyzing and visualizing data, identifying trends, preparing reports, communicating results, and developing data visualization products is desirable;
Knowledge of data quality control and assurance mechanisms, how to work with relevant technology and procedures to collect, organize, share and use information;
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including extremely strong Microsoft Excel skills;
Ability to perform multi-task well and meet deadlines consistently
