Merl Officer at Jhpiego

Job Description

(Based In Kisumu and Migori)

Reporting to the MERL Advisor, the MEL Officer based at the county will work closely with MOH to strengthen documentation, data use for decision-making at sub-county, facility and community levels. They will contribute to M&E capacity building of Ministry of Health (MOH) staff on data management; provide feedback to MOH on data quality, completeness and use, coordinate data quality audits (DQAs) and data review meetings with MOH and CHVs.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide continuous technical and mentorship support to health care workers on data management processes, data analysis skills and interpretation of indicators to meet impact Malaria and MOH program requirements
• Continuously strengthen capacity of project and health care workers at county, sub-county and community levels on us of DHIS2 and other community system
• Perform routine data cleaning and ensure the validity, accuracy, consistency and completeness of Malaria data at all levels county, sub-county and community levels before reporting

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Health Records, Public Health, Social Sciences,
• Minimum of 3 years' progressive work experience
• Professional training in M&E/DHIS
• Hands on experience in statistical analysis packages - STATA; SPSS, Epi info. Excellent quantitative and qualitative methodologies;
• Demonstrated experience in developing M-health Solutions
• Working experience with MOH systems and personnel and in USAID-funded projects is an added advantage
• Excellent communications skills - both verbal, written and presentation.
• Computer skills including demonstrated hands on-experience with MS Suite-Word, Excel, PowerPoint program, technical staff, local implementing partners, consultants as well as from funded geographies