Required minimum Experience.
5 years of MERL experience in the public health sector.
Experience in managing in managing routine health information data, including data verification, quality control and quality assurance.
- Experience in working with DoH data management/MERL systems (from patient-record level to DHIS level).
- Maintaining the Right to Care MERL system relating to its COVID_19 vaccination rollout programme.
- Assist with updating the annual MERL Operational Plan.
- Assist with updating MERL Framework and MERL Work Plan, when needed.
- Ensure all data requirements are met and readily available and accessible.
- Maintain contact details list of all relevant DoH and IP staff at all levels, with regards to HIS, MERL, COVID-19 activities, and SI.
- Engaging in continuous professional development.
- Stay informed of RTC SI requirements and developments.
- Stay informed of DoH reporting requirements and procedures with regards to COVID-19 and related services, as applicable within the province.
- Stay informed of PEPFAR reporting requirements.
- Take responsibility for own professional growth and development, by staying informed of best MERL practices.Conducting MERL-related trainings.
- Facilitate trainings, as well as follow-up and refresher trainings on COVID-19 SI to relevant stakeholders within province and districts.
- Facilitate trainings on all aspects of MERL tool development, data collection, data collation, data cleaning, data packaging and data reporting.
- Reporting.
- Obtain COVID-19 data on key indicators on a weekly and monthly basis from all relevant sources.
- Maintain the central repository on the secure share-drive of all relevant source documents for the purpose of accountability/audit trail.
- Consolidate and submit weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports per district/ province within deadlines.
- Facilitate weekly and monthly data reviews as part of Provincial team meetings.
- Respond to reasonable and relevant requests for data by DoH, RTC managers, Implementing Partners and other stakeholders within given deadlines.
- Displaying a healthy work ethic, attitude and behaviour.
- Participate in all relevant RTC and DoH meetings/workshops.
- Build strong relationships with all relevant DoH staff at all levels within the RTC-supported province and districts.
- Adhere to internal progress reporting requirements.
- Adhere to appropriate time & attendance standards and procedures and other HR policies.
- Maintain good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Implement RTC’s core values ‘Innovation, Responsiveness, Quality’.
Required minimum Education.
- A tertiary qualification.
- Background in a data management and/or research field.
- Training in MERL.
- Post-matric certificate, computer literacy including Excel, OR equivalent experience.
- Training on DHIS.
- Knowledge of COVID-19, HIV/AIDS, STI and TB.
- Proficiency in English.