Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid in more than 60 countries to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters or exclusion from healthcare.

MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION

Carrying out medical data collection and entry activities into the mission database recording all relevant clinical and demographic data on patients and ensuring data quality/reliability, according to MSF protocols and maintaining confidentiality while producing the appropriate, updated documents for the medical team in order to support decision making processes

RESPONSABILITIES AND TASKS

• Performing data entry of all epidemiological information into select databases program and creating appropriate reports, providing data for project development purposes.
• Ensuring that all data entered has been authorized and that appropriate documentation has been received (patient records, treatment monitoring, etc.). Ensuring that all data entry processes occur in a timely and efficient manner.
• Ensuring all data collected and entered to databases is consistently accurate and complete. Being responsible for ensuring that quality control queries of the database are followed up, ensuring identification of data entry errors and corrections. Immediately reporting to the supervisor, any anomalies in the database
• Filing documents according to MSF standards
• Communicating regularly with the HCW’s, assisting in the (re)training when necessary, on proper registration of patients, proper filling of the various forms, clarifying queries, obtaining missing information and correcting errors, ensuring they have ongoing sufficient supplies of necessary hardcopy data collection forms
• Assisting in the compilation and preparation of regular reports and providing detailed information to medical and laboratory teams (weekly, monthly, according to patient treatment requirements).
• Some of the above-mentioned tasks are not part of the day by day schedule of this specific position in SNNPR, but they are still required to match the MSF standards job description for Medical Data Processing Officer

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

MSF has set up a mobile team strategy in the region to respond to the medical needs of the displaced, as well as the host community who have experienced an increase burden on the availability of water, food and services due to the influx of IDPs. The team is currently running medical, logistics and watsan activities in Konso Zone, Alle Special Woreda, Burji Special Woreda, Derashe Special Woreda, and Amaro Special Woreda. As an emergency organization, the MSF team retains flexibility to respond to needs as they arise and can quickly shift to respond to new emergencies in the area as needed.

The project team regularly evaluates ongoing displacement patterns and is now monitoring the returns of some of the displaced to their origin in order to respond to gaps in healthcare and advocate for their well-being, respect and safety. Lack of access to clean water has led to a high number of water-related illnesses observed via our mobile clinics and thus a strong water and sanitation component has been integrated in our programming across the various areas of intervention.

MSF employees are subjected and must obey to the Ethiopian Labour Law and the MSF Internal Regulation document. As well as this, they committed to follow and comply with all the MSF fundamental documents (MSF charter, Behavioural Commitment and MSF code of conduct). These documents describe the rights and the duties of every MSF employee. Going against the provisions of these documents may lead to disciplinary measures and to dismissal. Unawareness of these provisions won’t be accepted as an excuse for inappropriate and unprofessional behaviour.

Job Requirements

Education :  Essential, higher education with proven computer literacy, degree in Information and Technology (IT) or mathematics field, desirable

Experience :  Minimum 2 years work experience in data entry

Languages :  Amharic and English essential