SIMS Senior Technical Office at International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI)

Reports To: Program Manager
Type: Regular Full-Time

Overview:

SIMS STO will be responsible for planning and implementing data collection, monitoring, management, data entry and quality assurance. This position reports to the Program Manager and will serve as the primary data manager for several on-going SIMS site visits.

Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:
• Provide in-service training to regional field staff.
• Compile data to meet reporting requirements.
• Collect data using the SIMS tools.
• Complete the GHSMA data entry daily.
• Verify accuracy on all SIMS data collection tools before submission.
• Submit data weekly after data collection.
• Collaborate with Program Manager and PHS to ensure high data quality.
• Assist with data cleaning and quality assurance.
• Assist in field logistics including meeting organization and appointment confirmations.
• Participate in the preparation and presentation of data as needed.
• Participate in the review of monitoring tools.
• Participate in management meetings with IBTCI-ESPS staff as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience implementing SIMS assessments at facility and community sites preferred.
• Experience with interviewing techniques.
• Excellent verbal and written skills.
• Good organizational and team skills.
• Experience working with the MoH and private health facilities desirable.
• Experience with MS Office packages and DATIM database desirable.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Minimum Requirements:
• At least 3 years of data monitoring and management at facility and community level.
• At least 3 years of experience with HIV programming.
• Familiarity with the MoH HIV data collection and reporting tools.

Education: Master’s degree or MPH from a recognized training institution required.

Working Environment: Work is performed in an almost exclusively field environment.

Physical Requirements: This position requires moderate physical strenuousness with periods of standing and walking for three to four hours at a time. It requires the ability to speak, hear, see, and lift small objects up to 20-30 lbs.

Supervisory Responsibility: This position does have supervisory responsibilities.

Travel: Significant domestic travel in the Coastal region of Kenya required.
No phone calls please. All candidates will be acknowledged, but only final candidates for particular activities will be contacted.