CHS/HR/STP/SIL/001/2024Overall job functionReporting to the Strategic Information Lead, the Strategic Information Officer will be coordinating all Strategic Information field-related activities for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services, and HIV/TB services and provide constant feedback to both the technical and program teams including health care workers in health facilities.Key ResponsibilitiesProvide technical support in the design and implementation of SI activities; required to act as a link between CHS and SCHMTs on both paper and electronic prevention, VMMC, care, and treatment data-related issuesProvide technical support to CHS-supported health facilities in the collection, collation, analysis, and reporting of health information to relevant stakeholders using national reporting systemsSupport the uploading of facility EMR data into the National Data Warehouse (NDWH) and KHISSupport in troubleshooting EMR-related challenges and working with the HIS and ICT teams to resolveSupport the implementation of web-based and mobile health solutions to facilitate real-time data transmission and reporting.Support EMR data cleaning and monitoring of daily data entry into the systems through regular data quality audits for quality patient management and reportContribute to the review and/or development of monitoring and evaluation tools and systems that are responsive to data needsBuild the capacity of HRIOS, HCWs, and other stakeholders on M&E requirementsWork closely with other CHS staff and stakeholders to strengthen systems for monitoring patient outcomes; monitoring quality of care; tracing patients who default; data quality assurance; and data collection, collation, analysis, and disseminationProvide expertise in developing and/or reviewing indicators for monitoring and evaluation of program performanceEnsure timely and proper implementation of the Ministry of Health's (MoH) monitoring and evaluation guidelines including roll out of new tools in all CHS-supported facilitiesStrengthen data utilisation for decision-making at the facility and sub-county levelsParticipate in research studies that may be undertaken by CHS or collaborating partnersProvide technical lead in quarterly data feedback to county health management teams and health facilitiesParticipate in joint quarterly support supervision of health facilities as may be organised by CHMTs and CHS teamsProvide advice to MoH through participation in relevant technical working groupsDocument best M&E practices and disseminate the same to relevant stakeholdersProvide leadership in timely collection, cleaning, and reporting of quarterly and other routine data to donors and other stakeholdersRespond to ad hoc requests for collection and analysis of data when need arisesParticipate in regional and national stakeholder forums or conferences on health and give presentations during these meetings.Respond to ad hoc requests for collection and analysis of data when need arisesParticipate in regional and national stakeholder forums or conferences on health and give presentations during these meetings.Any other duty as may be assigned by your supervisor.Person SpecificationBachelor's degree in Health Records, Statistics, Information Technology, Data Science, M&E, or other relevant qualification from an accredited institutionMaster's degree in Epidemiology, Statistics, Health Informatics Monitoring and Evaluation or equivalent will be an added advantageExperience in programming software, advanced data analysis, and management tools like STATA, R commander, SPSS, and EPI-Info will be an added advantageAt least three years' experience in monitoring and evaluation of HIV/AIDS care and treatment, PMTCT, TB/HIV, and HTC programs in Kenya5 years' PEPFAR-funded work experience and familiarity with MOH and PEPFAR data reporting and strategic information activitiesExpertise in qualitative and quantitative methods, operations research, health management operations systems and data quality assessmentsProficient in microsoft office packages, IT skills, data analysis, and management skillsDedicated team player with excellent interpersonal, communication, problem-solving skills, capacity building skills, report writing, analytical skills, and presentation skillsAbility to work on own initiative, prioritise, organise competing workloads, and multitask to meet reporting timelines.
