Working under the guidance of the Senior Advisor Strategic Information, the district M&E managers
will support strengthening of monitoring and evaluation systems including data management. S/he
will support activities to strengthen documentation, reporting and utilization of HIV/TB program in
all districts and facilities in North-Western province. They will collaborate closely with the District
Health Information Officer (DHIO) at the District Health Offices within the province.
MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Support the DHIO and health facilities (HFs) to strengthen the use of MOH national tools
and processes for data management, access and utilization, to effectively and efficiently scale
up and deliver HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment services.
• Support the DHIO in ensuring that all high-volume sites have SmartCare (electronic
information system), provide TA to ensure that utilization of all SmartCare modules, ensure
all patient records are up to date in SmartCare and SmartCare is used for patient management
and routine monthly reports.
• Support and contribute to the strengthening of the M&E and data management systems in
the supported districts and HFs within the district.
• Provides support to HF staff in data collection and reporting procedures, completeness of
registers and clinical files, and maintenance of up-to-date clinical charts.
• Collaborate with the DHIO to review progress towards targets on key indicators and highlight
the ones that require remediation.
• Support the DHIO in conducting triangulation of weekly and monthly reported data with data
sources.
• Support district M&E teams in the daily review of I-Surge pulse indicators by site management
teams to check progress and address gaps identified.
• Support routine data review to inform reporting and monitor progress in achieving project
objectives
• Together with the DHIO, plan & conduct data quality assurance (DQA) including
implementation of eDQIT activities.
• Support the DHIOs to ensure data alignment efforts within their respective districts are
implemented.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
• Full grade 12 certificate
• A degree in Demography, Statistics, Mathematics or Epidemiology or related field
MINIMUM REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience working in M&E in the health sector in Zambia.
• Experience working with Microsoft PowerPoint for graphical presentation
• Experience in the use of SmartCare (Electronic information system).
• Minimum 3-5years M&E mentorship experience in HIV programs required
• Strong data management and analysis skills are required.
• Experience in database maintenance including DHIS2.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
• Requires domestic travel of a minimum of 30-40% of the time