Job Description

Posted on March 3, 2022

STRATEGIC  INFORMATION ASSOCIATE-MUFULIRA
Introduction
The Catholic Medical Mission Board Zambia (CMMB-Z) is a faith-based local organisation whose mission is to provide long-term, co-operative medical and development aid to communities affected by poverty and healthcare issues. CMMB is inviting applications from suitably qualified individuals with relevant experience for the following position on the ECAP I Project aimed at contributing to CMMB’s strategic vision in the  M&E Department.
About the Project
The Empowered Children and Adolescents Program I (ECAP I) is a five (5) year USAID-funded Cooperative Agreement which runs from September 30, 2020 to September 29, 2025. The goal of the activity is to mitigate the impact of HIV and improve the health and well-being of Vulnerable Children and Adolescents (VCA) through the delivery of high-impact, evidence-based, and age-appropriate interventions with a family-centered, customized approach for each VCA sub-population. The activity is being implemented by the Catholic Medical Mission Board Zambia (CMMB-Z) in partnership with Pact Zambia, Grassroots Soccer (GRS), and the Catholic Medical Mission Board Inc. USAID ECAP I seeks to improve the social and health outcomes of vulnerable households in the high HIV burden districts of Chingola, Kitwe, Luanshya, Ndola, and Mufulira in Copperbelt province and Solwezi district in North-Western province in close collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ).
Job Title: Strategic Information Associate
Location: Mufulira
Reporting to: Strategic Information Officer
Job Overview
The Strategic Information Associate (SIA) will work in close collaboration with the Strategic Information Manager (SIM) and District Health Information Officer/or Hospital Information Officer and/or Facility in Charge in the management of OVC related data, including compilation of daily, weekly and monthly reports and analysis, data verification and data entry related to OVC Care and Support to perform all necessary functions and obligations as defined and delegated by the supervising officers. S/he will support district activities that aim to strengthen monitoring and evaluation, and performance, which may include overseeing support to community organizations to monitor, document and analyze the performance of their HIV/OVC services and activities and ensure data quality. S/he will liaise with relevant technical advisers and counterparts responsible for district and facility level strategic information and monitoring and evaluation and support coordination with district management information system.
Key Duties: –
Key Roles and Responsibilities

Work with District Health Information Officers (DHIOs) with guidance from the project’s Strategic Information Manager.
Provide leadership in the implementation of the district project’s M&E plan.
Conduct monthly data audit/quality in all project sites in the district.
Ensure timely submission of reports by Facility/Community Case Workers for compilation and generation of the district report.
Build a robust culture of data use including data management as an integral component of the program implementation, especially on identifying and initiating children who test HIV positive.
Provide technical support to facility staff and health workers in VCA data management by building capacity in data use among Facility and Community Case Workers.
Ensure that documentation is complete in all VCA related registers across all project sites in the district
Provide leadership in ensuring that all Project have a system in place to inform the project on OVCs programming.
Support project sites in developing data use culture by conducting monthly data review meetings.
Coordinate the compilation and transmission of weekly updates on key indicators to facility, DHO and EYP I Project staff.
Coordinate the compilation of district monthly reports for VCA services and submit monthly reports to SIO/SI Manager.
Ensure that data is verified before submission to PMU on a monthly basis
Participate in data verification exercises, checking the source data records in all project sites.
Perform any other VCA related data collection duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

Qualifications and Experience
Degree in Demography, Public Health, Epidemiology, Monitoring & Evaluation, Biostatistics, Statistics, analytics or a related field is required.
At least 3 years work experience in a related field
Applicant instructions
All interested candidates who meet the above criteria are encouraged to send their application letters with copies of their most recent curriculum vitaes with at least three traceable references to [email protected] .The closing date for receiving applications is 9th March,2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

To apply for this job email your details to cmmbzamhr@cmmb.org