Vacancies at Centre for Health Solutions – Kenya (CHS)

CHS/HR/STP/SIL/009/2024

Overall Job Function

Reporting to the Strategic Information Lead, the Strategic Information Officer will be coordinating all Strategic Information field-related activities for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services, and HIV/TB services and provide constant feedback to both the technical and program teams including health care workers in health facilities.

Key Responsibilities

• To provide technical support in the design and implementation of SI activities required to Act as a link between CHS and SCHMTs on both paper and electronic prevention, VMMC, care, and treatment data-related issues.
• Provide technical support to CHS-supported health facilities in the collection, collation, analysis, and reporting of health information to relevant stakeholders using national reporting systems
• Support the uploading of facility EMR data into the National Data Warehouse (NDWH) and KHIS
• Support in troubleshooting EMR-related challenges and working with the HIS and ICT teams to resolve
• Support the implementation of web-based and mobile health solutions to facilitate real-time data transmission and reporting.
• Support EMR data cleaning and monitoring of daily data entry into the systems through regular data quality audits for quality patient management and report
• Contribute to the review and/or development of monitoring and evaluation tools and systems that are responsive to data needs
• Build the capacity of HRIOS, HCWs, and other stakeholders on M&E requirements
• Work closely with other CHS staff and other stakeholders to strengthen systems for monitoring patient outcomes; monitoring quality of care; tracing patients who default; data quality assurance; and data collection, collation, analysis, and dissemination
• Provide expertise in developing and/or reviewing indicators for monitoring and evaluation of program performance
• Ensure timely and proper implementation of the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) monitoring and evaluation guidelines including roll out of new tools in all CHS-supported facilities
• Strengthen data utilization for decision-making at the facility and sub-county levels
• Participate in research studies that may be undertaken by CHS or any of her collaborating partners
• Provide technical lead in quarterly data feedback to county health management teams and health facilities
• Participate in joint quarterly support supervision of health facilities as may be organized by CHMTs and CHS teams
• Provide advice to MoH through participation in relevant technical working groups
• Document best M&E practices and disseminate the same to relevant stakeholders
• Provide lead in timely collection, cleaning, and reporting of quarterly and other routine data to donors and other stakeholders
• Respond to ad hoc requests for collection and analysis of data when need arises
• Participate in regional and national stakeholder forums or conferences on health and give presentations during these meetings.
• Respond to ad hoc requests for collection and analysis of data when need arises
• Participate in regional and national stakeholder forums or conferences on health and give presentations during these meetings.
• Any other duty as may be assigned by your supervisor.

Person Specification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Records, Statistics, Information Technology, Data Science, M&E, or other relevant qualification from an accredited institution
• Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Statistics, Health Informatics Monitoring and Evaluation or equivalent will be an added advantage
• Experience in programming software, advanced data analysis, and management tools like STATA, R commander, SPSS, and EPI-Info will be an added advantage
• At least three years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation of HIV/AIDS care and treatment, PMTCT, TB/HIV, and HTC programs in Kenya.
• 3 years’ PEPFAR-funded work experience and familiarity with MOH and PEPFAR data reporting and strategic information activities
• Expertise in qualitative and quantitative methods, operations research, Health Management Operations Systems and data quality assessments
• Proficient in Microsoft Office packages, IT skills, data analysis, and management skills
• Dedicated team player with excellent interpersonal, communication, problem-solving skills, capacity building skills, report writing, analytical skills, and presentation skills
• Ability to work on own initiative, prioritize and organize competing workloads, multitask to meet reporting timelines

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CHS/HR/STP/DRV/009/2024

Overall Job Function

Reporting to the Logistics Officer, this role shall offer logistics for the smooth and efficient running of the organization to achieve its set goals.

 Key Responsibilities

• Ensure documentation of all transport trips done
• Ensure cleanliness, safety and security of the organization vehicle at all times
• Ensure compliance with traffic regulations
• Ensure safe delivery of supplies to various facilities as and when required including loading and unload delivery goods
• Ensure proper documentation of all driving records (i.e. mileage and gas receipts)
• Performing simple vehicle maintenance (i.e. cleaning interior and exterior, taking the vehicle for state inspections, filling tires with air, etc.)
• Ensure consistent communication with supervisor on vehicle performance and if there are any vehicle problems
• Ensure up to date insurance of the vehicle is maintained
• Ensure compliance to CHS travel and HR policy in relation to handing off the vehicles
• Any other duty as may be assigned by the supervisor from time to time

Professional requirements

• KCSE certificate
• Valid Kenyan driving license Class ‘BCE’ free of endorsement
• Certificate in defensive driving
• A certificate of Good Conduct
• At least five years’ driving experience in a busy environment