Youth Net and Counselling
Youth Net and Counselling (YONECO) is local registered NGO that has been operating in Malawi since 1997. As our mission, YONECO is committed to empowering youth, women and children, promoting good health, human rights and democratic culture, adapting and mitigating the impact of climate change and conducting research for evidence-based programming and advocacy. YONECO envisions a self – reliant, healthy, empowered, resilient, responsible, and inclusive society that respects democratic values and principles.
YONECO is inviting suitably qualified and experienced persons to apply for various positions for the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded project entitled Addressing Unmet Need in HIV Testing Services (HTS) for Men and Key Populations for HIV/AIDS Services Through Effective Delivery Models in Malawi under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The project supports interventions promoting and delivering HIV
prevention, testing, and care and treatment services for men and members of key populations (KPs) in Mzimba, Lilongwe, Blantyre, Mwanza, Chiradzulu, and Chikwawa districts.
YONECO intends to recruit suitable and a qualified staff for the vacant positions below:
Statistical Clerk (6 Positions)
Job Title: Statistical Clerk
Reports to: M&E Officers
Location: Blantyre, Lilongwe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Mwanza and Mzimba
Job summary
Responsible for data governance, report management and patient registration to ensure accurate reporting of health facility data. Maintain primary patient/ client records using standard MOH tools; Meticulous and confidential filing of primary patient records. Routine review of data quality and active data cleaning; Timely abstraction and aggregation of health service data for scheduled reporting.
Responsibilities
- Register clients/patients and record details in OPD and other project registers as assigned by the head of facility
- Prepare page and monthly summaries as per instructions
- Compile data from the various registers, other facilities and the community
- Receive reports from the community and other facilities within the catchment area
- Aggregate key data elements in the registers and provide aggregated data sheet showing performance of each section/department
- Maintain a tracking chart showing reporting status for each department/section of the health facility
- Analyze data from various registers, other facilities and the community
- Prepare and update graphs and charts for key health indicators and display in strategic places within the health facility
- Prepare monthly reports and present the reports to facility management team
- Perform monthly and when necessary daily and weekly monitoring and disseminate information to relevant health facility staff and other stakeholders
- Provide feedback to the sections and departments, health facilities and community where the data originates
- Undertake training of HSAs and other health workers in data collection and report writing
- Participate in Planning and Monitoring Evaluation & Research activities at facility level through coordination of monthly facility reviews
- Maintain data base at facility level
- Submit reports to the designated supervisor and Assistant Statistician at District Health Office
- Any other duties as assigned by the health facility on timely basis
Minimum qualifications, experience, specific knowledge, skills and abilities required
- MSCE plus credits in English and Math
- Certificate in Computer Studies, Statistics and/or M&E
- Competency in Word, Excel
- Typing and advanced numeracy
- Data management including active documentation and filing of paper records
- Support inventory management of stationery and basic clinic consumables
- Maintaining client appointment schedules, data abstraction, aggregation and reporting
- Detailed oriented with ability to multitask
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Basic IT network and app troubleshooting and support of point of care systems
If you are interested in any of the positions, email your application letter, CV (with three traceable referees) and copies of your certificates to: recruitments@yoneco.org.mw.
Please indicate the position you are applying for as the subject of your email.
You can also send by post to:
The Executive Director,
Youth Net and Counselling,
P.O Box 471,
Zomba
Youth Net and counselling (YONECO) is an equal opportunity employer, has safeguarding measures in place and special groups are encouraged to apply.