CLOSE:
08/02/2016
ICAP-Rwanda
under 5 study
under 5 study
Title: Data Collection Officer
Organization: ICAP
Project Name: Global TA:
Rwanda Under 5 Study
Rwanda Under 5 Study
Reports to: Study
Coordinator
Coordinator
Contract Period: 3 months
Contract Type: Consultant
Number of positions: 4
Duties & responsibilities:
Job Purpose:
ICAP at Columbia University, under
guidance from CDC, have proposed to compare outcomes among HIV-positive
children less than 5 years of age before and after the implementation of
changing guidelines to recommend immediate initiation on ART of all children
under 5 years of age.
guidance from CDC, have proposed to compare outcomes among HIV-positive
children less than 5 years of age before and after the implementation of
changing guidelines to recommend immediate initiation on ART of all children
under 5 years of age.
SCOPE OF WORKA
The engagement will involve abstracting
paper-based medical records from study participants at health facilities in
Rwanda, entering data into the study electronic database, assisting the Study
Coordinator with error checking and data quality assurance activities,
transferring completed electronic records to the central study server housed at
Columbia University-New York, data management and other study related
procedures for a period of approximately 3 months.
paper-based medical records from study participants at health facilities in
Rwanda, entering data into the study electronic database, assisting the Study
Coordinator with error checking and data quality assurance activities,
transferring completed electronic records to the central study server housed at
Columbia University-New York, data management and other study related
procedures for a period of approximately 3 months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assemble
necessary materials for data collection
- Travel
in teams to health facilities
- Pull
medical records
- Enter
data from medical records into study electronic database
- Respond
to requests for error checks
- Conduct
data quality assurance activities
- Securely
transfer databases to central study server
- Back-up
the data daily using an external hard disc, weekly using a secure server
- Assure
all data are entered and cleaned in line with the GCP
- Audit
data to verify all quality standards are met during performance of the
process.
- Maintain confidentiality of information coveredinalldatacollectiontools
- Generate
regular reports and respond to inquiries regarding entered data as
requested
- Perform
other duties as requested by the study coordinator.
Education/ Qualification
Bachelor degree or diploma in any
discipline. Bachelor degree in nursing will be an added value.
discipline. Bachelor degree in nursing will be an added value.
Skills/competency
- Ability
to use Open MRS effectively
- Knowledge
of records management procedures;
- Ability
to operate various word-processing programs including Microsoft Excel,
Microsoft Word
- Previous
experience in data collection in other research studies
- Willingness
to travel to health facilities across Rwanda for short periods
- Proficiency
in written and spoken Kinyarwanda and English or French
Minimum work experience
2 years of
data entry work
data entry work
Additional trainings
Data
collection methods
collection methods
Closing date: 08/February/2016
at 5:00 PM
at 5:00 PM
How to apply
Interested applicants must submit an
application letter, a detailed CV, notarized copies of degrees, diploma , certificates and three (3) referral
persons (Names, Telephones and e-mail address) to: ICAP study coordinator/MSPH-Rwanda/Columbia University Chadel Building 1st Floor.
application letter, a detailed CV, notarized copies of degrees, diploma , certificates and three (3) referral
persons (Names, Telephones and e-mail address) to: ICAP study coordinator/MSPH-Rwanda/Columbia University Chadel Building 1st Floor.
Dr Georgina Calderon
Country Director/
sidHARTe/MSPH-Rwanda
sidHARTe/MSPH-Rwanda
