Database Officer at Medecins Du Monde

Medecins du Monde (MdM) is an international humanitarian organization whose mission is to provide medical care for the most vulnerable populations, the world over, including France. It seeks to stimulate voluntary commitment from doctors, other health care providers, and from those whose expertise in other fields is needed for its activities, to enlist all competent support required for the achievement of its projects, and to seek at all times to encourage close working relationships with populations in its care. MdM operating in Nigeria, Borno state since October 2016.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Database Officer

Location: Borno
Job Type: Full time

Main Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, the Database Officer will be responsible for the following main activities in accordance to national and MdM procedures:

• Data Management
• Data Report Design
• Other Tasks

Detailed Activities
Data Management on the Corresponding Forms and Tools:

• Receiving the data from the project team or if not, collecting it
• Enter medical data in the mission database appropriately and on a regular basis (from mobile teams and supported health facilities)
• Update and maintenance of database (formulas, graphs…)
• Report and alert to the line manager any problem arising with data provided or the database.

Data Report Design:

• Update the standard monitoring tool designed on Excel
• Create and generate relevant graphs to show the data developments/movements
• Finalizing development of database in collaboration with coordination team if needed
• Contributing to the design of various studies (surveys, new forms…)
• Weekly data review and analysis for the respective facility

Field Monitoring Activities:

• Routine field monitoring activities to ensure Data Quality Assurance (DQA)
• Conduct periodic Data Quality Audit using NHIS tools and report
• Supportive supervision of mobile clinics team to support and improve field data collection
• Instruct colleagues on various tools to be used
• On request, will have to read documents, reports etc to look for data

Supportive Activities:

• Overseening enumerators during Surveys
• Provide Technical support to facilities registrars
• Provide Sampling for Standard Case Management (SCM) to facility medical supervisors
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Meal supervisor

Others:

• Be flexible in performing his/her duties
• Inform immediately the security focal point in case of any security problem
• Perform other additional duties on request of the Medical Supervisor/Health Program Coordinator

Salary Range
N200,000 - N300,000 / month.

Application Closing Date
20th October, 2023.