Epicentre is a non-profit organization created
in 1987 by Médecins Sans Frontières, which groups health professionals
specialized in public health and epidemiology. In 1996, Epicentre became a
World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Research in Epidemiology and
Response to Emerging Diseases.

Context MSF France has developed 4 HIV/AIDS programs in 3 African countries:
Kenya, Malawi and Uganda. Each project follows between 3000 patients for the
smallest project and 27000 patients for the largest project. 60 to 80% of the
followed patients have initiated ART.

Many challenges are faced by the project: large number of patients, provision
of services for prevention of HIV transmission from the mother to the child and
management of TB/HIV co-infection in the context of decentralization for some
projects.



Since the initiation of ART, MSF projects have been collected data in a
prospective and standardized manner using the FUCHIA software created and
maintained by Epicentre.

Function and position

The regional data manager is part of the Epicentre’s Clinical Research
Department, will report to the regional epidemiologist based in Nairobi and
liaise with the referent of HIV Monitoring and Evaluation for monitoring and
data management issues based in Epicentre Paris.

In Nairobi, the Regional Data Manager will be placed under the authority of
MSF-France Head of mission for administrative, logistics and security matters.
The position is based in Nairobi and requires regular trips to the 4 fields
where MSF operations take place.

The position involves approximately 50% of the time spent on the field
providing direct technical support to the projects.

To the benefit of the MSF-France HIV/AIDS programs in Kenya, Malawi and Uganda,
the regional data manager will

1. provide technical support to the field for data management and data quality
assurance

2. provide technical support for routine reporting

3. review of current EMR systems in the region

Duties and Responsibilities (not exhaustive)

The Regional HIV/AIDS Data Manager will assure and monitor that compliance with
the highest scientific, ethical and regulatory standards is maintained in all
HIV/AIDS field related data collection, handling and reporting activities.

In terms of technical support to the fields, the post holder will work closely
with medical and field coordinators to ensure smooth integration and
coordination of data handling activities.

1. Technical support for data management and data quality
assurance (50% - 60%)

The different components of HIV/AIDS programs will be systematically addressed:
adults and pediatric HIV patients, PMTCT, TB co-infection, nutrition.

The tasks will be adapted to the needs of each site.

a. Evaluate and improve the information filing system in the
projects

b. Provide support to ensure data completeness and quality by

i. Evaluating regularly data integrity and completeness

ii. Developing standardized procedures for data collection

iii. Developing data quality checks and procedures for data
cleaning at site level

c. Assess the needs of national staff in terms of training /
retraining

d. Conduct training adapted to the staff needs

e. Review/assess the needs in human resources allocated for
monitoring and data management activities every 6 months, based on workload

2. Technical support for routine reporting (15-20%)

a. Assess the need for data queries and routine reporting at
site and coordination level;

b. Issue recommendations to smooth reporting process;

3. Electronic Medical Record Evaluation (20-35%)

a. Visit HIV programs with EMR systems in the region

b. Provide bi-annual review of the EMR system

c. Attend meetings related to EMR development in the region

Selection criteria Experience

Extensive experience in data management using large databases

Three or more years of experience in :



Supporting
electronic medical record/M&E data systems through data entry, data
management and quality assurance
Design
and implementation of standardized data collection and validation
procedures
Supervision
of data entry / data filing staff
Training
in data management/data handling, development and implementation


Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Educational Qualification


Bachelor’s
Degree-Graduate Degree (BA, BSc, BCom) – Preferred
Master
degree in field related to Development, Information Management
Knowledge
of statistical or programming software
Excellent
interpersonal, teamwork, and strong management skills
Strong
written and oral communication skills
Ability
to travel often internationally on short notice (50% of the time)
English
(oral and written) required – French competency a plus


Operational Base: Nairobi, Kenya

Starting date: November/December 2011

Status: international volunteer or local employee

Countries: Kenya, Uganda, Malawi

Duration: 12-18 months commitment

Please send your CV and motivation letter to Nathalie Guérineau by email at
job@epicentre.msf.org

Deadline of application: 9th October 2011

For further information about the position, please contact Megan McGuire-:
megan.mcguire@epicentre.msf.org


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