Major Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain databases and spreadsheets that meet programmed requirements.        
• Manage data processing works through checking data entry quality, data cleaning, standardization, and analysis, and regularly back up data.
• Produce scheduled reports and analyses (weekly, monthly, and quarterly, Annually) as required.
• Produce ad hoc reports as requested by PF and donors as appropriate and authorized.
• Support M & E Officer to collect quality data from the field.
• Ensure appropriate security measures are taken to prevent unauthorized access to data.
• Train program staff on data collection tools and methodologies
• Conduct relevant and ad-hoc data quality checks on data from different intervention areas.
• 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.                                                                                     
• Collect, review, and organize data of the treatment of communicable and non-communicable diseases within the scope of the IRC Pfizer project.  
• Ensure that database is backed up on a regular basis.                                                              
• Support the HPM, Snr. Gavi REACH officers and EPI specialist in monitoring the proper reporting is maintained in the functioning of the Pfizer and Gavi REACH project.                 
• Use data collection tools, such as excel to organize and maintain client’s data.
• Work with staff to ensure care and communication is culturally sensitive and ensure clients confidentiality is always respected.
• Ensure that data collection supplies are always available.
• Build the Capacity of Health & Nutrition in data management & analysis through job technical support.
• Other duties as assigned.

Grants Management

• Responsible for preparation of activity, procurement, and spending plan.
• Responsible for revision and updating detailed activity, spending and procurement plans accordingly.
• Ensure budget activity lines are assigned well as per the description in the proposal.

Monitoring & Evaluation

• Compile, and report project progress reports (weekly, monthly, and quarterly) to Senior project officer and EPI specialist.
• Ensure timely compilation of social mobilization field data, including social mobilization checklists within the overall polio and RI monitoring and evaluation framework.
• Supervise and evaluate the program activities and make sure that monthly & quarter indicators met or not.
• Provide technical support to evaluate the efficiency of the program implementation and recommended changes in goals, objectives, intervention strategies, measurable outputs, and timelines.

Safeguarding Responsibilities: –

• Promote and actively participate in initiatives and efforts to build team engagement, inclusion, and cohesion in IRC [team/office]
• Foster ongoing learning, honest dialogue, and reflection to strengthen safeguarding and to promote IRC values and adherence to IRC policies.

Qualifications

Education and experience

• Health infonrmatics/Health information technician/ computer science from a recognized college/University.

Work experience:

• Minimum of two years for degree holders and one year of relevant experience for postgraduate and five years of relevant experience for diploma holders.
• Work experience in immunization, and PHEM is an asset.
• Good project management skills. Ability to plan, coordinate, and manage the implementation of ZDC in hard-to-reach areas.
• Understanding of Expand program of immunization (EPI) and diseases surveillance /PHEM/ policy in Ethiopia.

Personal specifications

• Ability to work under pressure, long work hours and high workload.
• Good interpersonal skills- verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated, honest, highly responsible, and punctual.
• Work as part of a team as well as to work autonomously when required.
• Ability to constructively address gaps and weaknesses.

Language Skills: 

• Strong oral and written communication skills in English,
• Strong oral and written communication skills in Amharic and Tigrigna is plus