BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION – MALAWI

VACANCIES

The Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation – Malawi (BCMCF-M) is a not-for-profit organization working in partnership with the Malawi Government in the health sector. Our mission is to improve the health and lives of children with HIV, cancer and blood disorders through high quality, high impact, ethical, state of the art comprehensive care and treatment, training of health professionals and clinical research. We are situated within the Kamuzu Central Hospital premises, opposite Kamuzu College of Nursing.

Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation has awarded Baylor College of Medicine Global Health a generous grant of $2.25 million to launch the Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Pilot Initiative in Malawi. This initiative, which will be implemented  at Area 25 Community Hospital , aims to tackle cervical cancer, the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in Malawi. BCMCF-M invites applications from suitably qualified individuals to fill the following position of:

Position: Data Clerk

Reports to:        Data Officer

Location:           Area 25 Community Hospital 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Data Entry and Management: Cervical cancer data enters into program databases and electronic registers, ensuring compliance with data entry techniques and procedures.
• Data Verification: Reviews and corrects entered data, combines incomplete information from multiple sources, and eliminates duplicate entries.
• Facility Supervision: Conducts facility visits as per the M&E plan, checks M&E tools, and ensures adequate supplies for data capture.
• Communication and Training: Assists in meetings with Site Supervisors and Community Health Workers (CHWs) to share M&E updates and provides monthly facility updates to Data Officers.
• Research Support: Participates in data collection and entry for program research projects and helps organize electronic and paper files at the facility.
• Reporting: Assists in the preparation and correction of Monthly MNH and MOH reports and participates in monthly meetings as directed.
• Issue Reporting: Notifies program management of data collection or integrity issues early and assists with data cleaning and validation to maintain high data quality.
• Data Security: Aids in securing data through daily backups of the electronic database.
• Quality Assurance: Participates in quarterly and biannual supervisions and data quality assurance exercises, along with providing mentorship in data practices.
• Compliance: Maintains operations in line with policies and procedures and reports necessary changes.

Qualifications and experience

• Malawi School Certificate of Education
• Certificate in computer studies with 2 years experience in data entry
• Basic computer skills and demonstrate experience in data entry
• Ability to report matters/problems in a timely and professional manner
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
• Excellent attention to details and high level of integrity

Suitably qualified and experienced candidates should address their applications, including a detailed Curriculum Vitae and names of three traceable referees who are not relatives to:

The Executive Director
Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation-Malawi
P/Bag B-397
Lilongwe 3

E-mail:  recruitment@baylor-malawi.org

The closing date for receiving applications is on 15^th  November, 2024. Only shortlisted applicants will be acknowledged.