Data Processing Assistant - Health and Nutrition at Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh)

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

General Duties

• Collect collate and plan data entry activities for all Tdh’s health and nutrition projects.
• Support nursing and medical teams in robust record keeping.
• Set up and supervise robust disease surveillance and monitoring.
• Ensure Tdh’s project data are in alliance and linked with State data collection mechanism and National databases.
• Conduct quality control on data collected.
• Ensure patient confidentiality on all records collected.
• Prepare and make data sets available for research and academic papers.
• Support the health and nutrition unit with accurate records for proposals and other documents as required.
• Provide technical support in project sites and implementing communities on data collection and other technical areas.
• Provide data entry training for project staff.
• Sound competency on the use of data recording software such as Epi Info, EWARS etc.
• Promptly identify and report missing information according to Tdh’s procedures.

Requirements
Specific Competencies:

• A minimum of six months experience in the humanitarian field or a closely related field.
• Minimum of tertiary education certificate in data entry or statistics.
• Degree in Information Technology is desirable.
• Ability to work well in a team.
• Ability to follow instructions and procedures.
• Excellent soft skills and the ability to work with people from different backgrounds.
• Flexible and adaptable.
• Standard English - both written and spoken.
• Proficiency in Hausa or any other local dialect desirable.

Core Commitments:

• Proven knowledge of standard computer software applications and information technology and different software packages including electronic communication.
• Integrity/Commitment to Tdh’s child focused Programming.
• Working in Teams.
• Commitment to Excellence.