Work Location: Mombasa, Kenya
Application deadline: 10th January 2022  
Start date: January 2022
Length of contract: 12 months fixed term contract (based on a 03 month probationary period)

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organization providing assistance to people affected by armed conflicts, epidemics, natural or non-natural disasters or persons excluded from access to health care. The organisation has health projects in more than 70 countries.

The objective of our project in Mombasa is to provide Access to health care for Adolescent and Youth Population (AYP), with specific focus on Young Key Populations (YKP) affected by social violence and health care exclusion. The selected candidate will be reporting technically to the Project Medical Referent (PMR)

Main Purpose

Carrying out medical data collection and entry activities into the mission database recording all relevant clinical and demographic data on patients and ensuring data quality/reliability, according to MSF protocols and maintaining confidentiality while producing the appropriate, updated documents for the medical team in order to support decision making processes. 

Accountabilities

• Performing data entry of all epidemiological information into select databases program and creating appropriate reports, providing data for project development purposes.
• Ensuring that all data entered has been authorized and that appropriate documentation has been received (patient records, treatment monitoring, etc.). Ensuring that all data entry processes occur in a timely and efficient manner.
• Ensuring all data collected and entered to databases is consistently accurate and complete. Being responsible for ensuring that quality control queries of the database are followed up, ensuring identification of data entry errors and corrections. Immediately reporting to the supervisor, any anomalies in the database
• Filing documents according to MSF standards
• Communicating regularly with the HCW’s, assisting in the (re)training when necessary, on proper registration of patients, proper filling of the various forms, clarifying queries, obtaining missing information and correcting errors, ensuring they have ongoing sufficient supplies of necessary hardcopy data collection forms
• Assisting in the compilation and preparation of regular reports and providing detailed information to medical and laboratory teams (weekly, monthly, according to patient treatment requirements).
• Enter, analyse and create data weekly, monthly, quarterly or as requested using MSF data base to depict actuality of the project activity in a timely manner
• Maintain all patient records and project statistics adhering to the norm of confidentially regarding data and statistics of the organization.
• Facilitate early reporting of information on the performance of each activity through data by supporting the medical team in data collection from the field.

Requirements

Education

• Essential, higher education with proven computer literacy, degree in Information and Technology (IT) or mathematics field, desirable

Experience

• Minimum 2 years work experience in data entry/analysis
• Experience with MSF preferably or with other INGO.
• Essential: working experience with AYKPs is a plus

Languages

• English and Kiswahili

Knowledge

• Computer literacy

Competencies

• Strong interpersonal skills, strong initiative, able to handle complex assignments with proactive attitude, organized, autonomous and attentive to details.

If you meet the above requirements, please submit your application through the link below on or before the 10th January 2022 

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We apologize that due to the volume of application we receive,only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Incomplete applications will not be considered