HMIS Health Management Information System Assistant – Mogadishu, Somalia

YouthLink Somalia

Vacancy announcement

YouthLink Somalia is a local humanitarian NGO operation in South and Central Somalia. YouthLink works to enable the poor and vulnerable communities to improve livelihoods and build their resilience through long term development including health and nutrition live saving programmes.

1.       Position Information

Position Title: HMIS Health Management Information System Assistant

Duty Station: Mogadishu, Somalia

Reporting Directly To: Health and Nutrition Officer

Remuneration: Negotiable

Managerial Responsibility: NA

Duration: 3 months

Directly Reporting Staff: None

2.       Organisational Context and Scope

For increasing access to Health and Nutrition services, YouthLink works in urban IDPs in Banadir region through the provision of Mobile health and Nutrition services that include treatment of SAM, essential maternal and child health services in Partnership with Concern Worldwide.

Job Summary:

The Health Management Information System Assistant will be responsible to ensure the high quality and timely inputs of data that come from field for health activities of YouthLink Health & Nutrition programme. He/She will work closely with primary, reproductive, and community health/integrated community case management teams, for supporting and monitoring health activities data, ensuring that all means of verification are documented and that program data is accurate and reliable. The Health Information System Assistant will be reporting to Health & Nutrition Officer

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

 Ø  Responsible for the data entry of weekly and monthly reports (where relevant) of the hospital, and health facilities (HFs), and supported comprehensive.

Ø  Coordinating reporting and data quality in an accurate and timely manner.

Ø  Update on a weekly basis the internal databases for all the activities and share it with Health & Nutrition Officer.

Ø  Ensure to document all means of verifications for health & Nutrition program activities.

Ø  Conduct regular data auditing visits to mobile health teams (MHTs), in health program sites to check data quality, verify data sources, and provide on the job training and on the spot feedback.

Ø  Assist in consolidating and following up on corrective actions set by program team following monitoring and verifications findings.

Ø  Track the hardcopy reports and ensure to archive them in appropriate way

Ø   Provide orientation and training to health staff on data collection/ monitoring/ survey tools as needed providing timely and detailed feedback whenever identifying any significant gap in the program activities.

Ø   Closely work and participate Joint supportive supervision with DHMTs to the Mobile Clinics

Ø  Participate in internal Programme meetings as required

Ø  Perform any other task needed and requested by supervisor.