Data Assistants (5 Positions) at Lwala Community Alliance (LCA)

Job Summary - Purpose

• Reporting to the field digital systems manager, the data assistants will be responsible for supporting Lwala and MOH team on digital systems.

Key Responsibilities

• The responsibilities of the Data Assistant include but are not limited to:

Duties and Responsibilities.

• Support data quality checks initiatives for Community Health Workers (CHW) metrics.
• Support data entry as required by the tech teams.
• Support program teams in providing digital tools data from LCA and MOH databases.
• Attend CHWs and MOH sub-county team (CHAs) weekly and monthly data reviews.
• Work with the Community Health team to facilitate data reviews for the Community Health programs and ensure data quality through continuous data quality checks.
• Proactively communicate with field digital systems manager and Mother and Child program coordinators on data quality issues.
• Work with digital systems team to resolve data quality issues.
• Support the digital systems and MOH Team during CHWs trainings on digital tools that support programexpansion.
• Document and maintain digital commodities register.

Qualifications and Experience

• (The knowledge, skills and abilities may be acquired through a combination of formal schooling, selfeducation, prior experience, or on-the-job training)

Level of Education/Academic Qualification

• Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Social Science or a Development related field with bias to Data and Information management.
• The following will be an added advantage:
  • Certificate in data and information processing
  • Certificate in community development.
  • Basic training on/professional experience with the management of data and information sets in astructured manner.

Other Competencies/Abilities/Skills Required

• IT competency.
• Good analytical skills.
• Experience in community participatory methodologies in rural Kenya.
• Ability to work independently and under pressure.
• Ability to write in a clear and concise manner.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to buildtrust among partners and colleagues.
• Strong organizational and management skills.
• Strong information technology skills.

Relevant Work Experience

• At least one (1) year relevant work experience in a similar position.