AMR Surveillance System Data Entry Clerk (SSA-G4)

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The mission of WHO's Emergency Preparedness and Response Programme (The Programme), is to support countries to coordinate action, prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from outbreaks and emergencies. The Pandemic Fund Ethio Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR) project in Ethiopia is a significant initiative aimed at reinforcing the country's capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to public health emergencies, including pandemics. The WHO manages the EPPR project in collaboration with other partners as an implementing entity.  

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION 

In the context of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, at the country level, recognizing that the greater percentage of the planned interventions under all the three pillars of the EPPR project are implemented by the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), the AMR Surveillance system data entry clerk will assist sentinel sites in WHONET data entry, analysis, reporting and manipulation and submit daily AMR surveillance data to the National AMR surveillance system data base and work closely on regular basis with a member of AMR surveillance system coordination team at the EPHI and at the assigned sentinel site health facilities.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

Based at the AMR surveillance sentinel site health facility, the incumbent will be reporting to the EPPR project manager under the overall guidance of the WHE Team Lead, and working closely with the project management team. The incumbent will provide support to the AMR surveillance system coordination team at the assigned sentinel site health facilities to strengthen AMR surveillance system.

GRADE

 GS-4

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

During the assignment, the assigned duties below may be modified based on the technical needs of the program.

1.      Review and understand documents before entering the data and consult clinicians, microbiologists and national data manager if any incomplete, inconsistent or illegible data exist. 

2.      AMR surveillance Data entry on daily basis with the team based on priorities, timely compile and sort data for entry. 

3.      Perform data entry, data cleaning using WHONET and Excel applications. 

4.      Ensure data quality using different techniques such as comparing entered data with source documents, or re-enters data if an error is detected, inspect, clean, transform, and model data 

5.      Compile, sort, and verify the accuracy of data to be entered. 

6.      Review data sources and follow the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). 

7.      Maintain data entry requirements through data management SOPs and AMR program techniques and procedures. 

8.      Verify entered data using different techniques such as reentering data; combining data, eliminate duplication of data before submission to the central data ware house 

9.      Secure information by completing database backups. 

10. Maintain confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential 

11. Any other duties given by the supervisor 

12. Act as liaison for AMR surveillance system implementation between sites and national AMR coordination team. 

13. Other duties assigned by immediate supervisor as required

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential:

Secondary, technical or commercial school Certificate

Desirable:

BSc degree in health sciences such as Nursing, Public Health, Laboratory technology with basic background in Statistics, Information Technology, computer science, or other related field of study is highly desirable.

Experience

Essential:

·         A minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience as data entry clerk or related in the health sector.

Desirable:

·      More than 3 years of experience in AMR surveillance data entry or Health related surveillance system data management, especially WHONET software experience, will be an advantage

FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

·         Ability to understand new data management software like WHONET 

·         Advanced level skill and knowledge in MS Excel and Office 

·         Effective communication, multi-tasking, organizational and prioritization skill 

·         Team building skill and ability to work in a demanding environment