ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION

Job Description: UNITAID POC EID Data Clerk

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) is a global leader in the fight against pediatric HIV and AIDS, working in 15 countries and at over 7,000 sites around the world to prevent the transmission of HIV to children, and to help those already infected. Today, because of the highly successful work of the Foundation and its partners, pediatric AIDS has been virtually eliminated in the United States. With a growing global staff of over 1,000 - nine of 10 who work in the field - the Foundation’s global mission is to eliminate pediatric HIV and AIDS by implementing HIV prevention, care, and treatment programs; further advance innovative research; and to execute strategic and targeted global advocacy activities to bring dramatic change to the lives of millions of women, children, and families worldwide. 

Through a grant from UNITAID, EGPAF will introduce and scale-up innovative point-of-care (POC) early infant diagnosis (EID) in nine African countries. This four-year project will procure and distribute more than 475 POC EID platforms and 600,000 POC EID tests worth an estimated total cost of US$ 24 million. The Project will enable the testing of up to 215,000 HIV-exposed infants, resulting in increased pediatric HIV diagnosis, earlier initiation of infants on ART, increased pediatric ARV coverage, and improved survival of HIV-positive infants.

We are looking for a UNITAID POC EID Data Clerk, who under the guidance of the Strategic Information and Evaluation Officer:

• will work to ensure success of the EGPAF Project’s agenda of improving POC EID through continuous quality improvement, data quality assessments, technical assistance and capacity building to EGPAF Project’s technical staff and health care workers at the National, Regional and facility level in support of strategic information activities.
• S/he will provide support to M&E and data management components within the EGPAF Projects and at the facility level.

Location: Yaounde

Key responsibilities:

• Assist the EGPAF UNITAID SI&E Officer to ensure regular, complete, accurate, timely and quality monitoring reports from health facilities (regions) on all required indicators;
• Work closely with the EGPAF UNITAID SI&E Officer and project technical team to manage all data entry related activities;
• Work with the Facility staff and Field Support Staff to ensure timely data collection and reporting to EGPAF Country Office;
• Assist to basic analysis of data and provide timely feedback to the Country, Regional and facilities for decision making;
• Assist and participate in DQA with the Country and Regional Officer at supported facilities;
• Assist and participate in targeted mentorship and supportive supervision on documentation and reporting at supported facilities;
• Support monthly Regional data review meetings for supported facilities;
• Participate to any other documentation process of project activities.

Required qualifications:

• Language: bilingualism (French and English). However, speak one language fluently and be able to mentor somebody else in other language is absolutely required;
• Level : University degree;
• Degree in : statistics, informatics, public health, or other cadre of health system;
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience on data management for a HIV program or other public health program;
• Have a good Knowledge of Microsoft Office Package, Familiar with Excel, Access, Epi-Info;
• Other skills required: Good interpersonal skills, available and flexible on times, be interest in public health, be rigorous and motivated.

How to apply?

Email a cover letter and CV to egpafrecruitment@gmail.com

The subject should read UNITAID POC EID Data Clerk. 

Deadline for applications: 31st August 2016.

PLEASE Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.