SI Coordinator (OVC) at m2m Lesotho
mothers2mothers (m2m) is an African Primary Health Care organisation that employs women living with HIV as community health workers across 10 African nations. These “Mentor Mothers” deliver integrated health services at clinics and in communities to ensure everyone, everywhere, has access to the services they need to be healthy and stay in care. Over the next five years, this proven, peer-led model is being scaled up to double down on ending HIV, as well as to tackle new health challenges and reach more people – all with the aim of building a fairer, healthier future. The employment of local women as community health workers means that we are delivering a model that prioritises healthcare for families who need it most, delivered by women who know them best. Since its creation in 2001, m2m has created jobs for nearly 12,000 women living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa and, together, they have reached over 15M people with critical health services and education. In 2021, m2m reached over 1.6M people across 10 African nations, including 402,616 adolescents (ages 10-19) – 51% more than the year before. m2m also advanced the Global Goals of ending HIV/AIDS by 2030 – by achieving virtual elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV among its enrolled clients for the eighth consecutive year, and meeting all of the ambitious UNAIDS Fast-Track Targets among its clients four years ahead of the 2026 target date. For more information, visit www.m2m.org
Job Title
SI Coordinator (OVC)
Closing Date: 20/9/2024
Job Description
The overall purpose of the position is to support the quality assurance and quality improvement of all the monitoring and evaluation activities of the Bokamoso OVC Program. S/he will be responsible for all strategic information responsibilities related to the Lesotho Bokamoso program, including all monitoring and reporting of performance and results. S/he will coordinate all efforts to strengthen monitoring and performance reporting within OVC Program. S/he will liaise with M&E Manager (OVC), SI Lead, counterparts responsible for district strategic information and monitoring. The position will support key routine assignments such as ensuring site level data quality and management, which include ensuring that field staff are using standard data collection tools, support routine data collection, data analysis, and data reporting. The SI Coordinator will be required to understand LODIIS system in order to easily identify errors and inconsistencies in data. The position will be based at the Country Office in Maseru.
Key Performance Areas:
Data Collection
- Ensuring complete and accurate data collection and reporting
- Identifying gaps in data collection skills among field staff and provide onsite training
- Ensuring field staff have the needed tools at all times
- Ensuring capturing of m2m monthly district data and quarterly district data in collaboration with programs team
- Weekly review data to ensure correctness and completeness
- Verify entered data by reviewing, correcting, changing or deleting entered information
- Following up where there are missing data and implement data quality controls
Data quality monitoring
- Monitor field level data quality using standard checklist
- Coach and mentor field staff on data quality
- Participate in routine data compilation, monthly, quarterly and annually whenever necessary
- Review data to ensure completeness and accuracy in data entry
Training and development
- Works collaboratively with Programs team and identify areas of capacity building and training
- Make recommendations to M&E Manager (OVC) for onsite training needs
- Develops comprehensive monthly supportive supervision plans with M&E Manager (OVC) to supervise field level activities
- Supports M&E Manager (OVC) in trainings and capacity building and rolling out of new initiatives and innovations.
Other Duties
- Performs other duties as assigned
Position is contingent upon funding approval
Job Requirements
Qualifications and experience
- A bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Demography, Economics or related fields
- At least two (2) years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation
- Proven experience in managing and processing data, including conducting data quality audits in the health sector, experience with HIV/AIDS programs and PEPFAR reporting requirements is preferred
- Computer skills and experience using MS Excel, Outlook and Access are a requirement
- Knowledge of DHIS2, Commcare, SPSS, Stata packages (at least one of these)
- Fluency in English
Competencies Required
- Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to concentrate on detail for long periods of time
- Ability to deliver accurate work
- The ability to work independently and in a team
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to deliver to deadline
- Possess good analytical and interpersonal skills
- Basic understanding of digital health platforms such as DHIS2 and CommCare
- Understanding of Microsoft Excel and Access
mothers2mothers is an equal opportunity employer. We particularly encourage applications from people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA), people with disabilities, women and previously disadvantaged people. Competitive salary packages will be negotiable in accordance with m2m’s remuneration policies.
