Health Information Management Systems (HIMS) Officer – Tripoli - International Rescue Committee

Job Description
Background/IRC Summary:
 
Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. The IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
 
The IRC is working in Libya since August 2016, targeting the most vulnerable non-displaced, IDPs, refugees and migrants in hard-to-reach areas. According to assessments, healthcare is considered the priority need in Libya, most urgently in terms of quality health staff, medicines and supplies. There are significant gaps in the response, according to Libya’s Ministry of Health (MoH), the Libyan Red Crescent, UN agencies, and international NGOs. IRC’s team in Libya has the specific goal of reaching those in the hardest hit areas to beneficiaries of all ages and gender, both Libyans and third-country nationals. The health activities will be focused on supporting essential primary health care. The reproductive health activities will specifically target women and girls.
 

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Job Overview/Summary:
 
The HIMS officer will report directly to the Health Manager. S/he will be responsible for overseeing the information management of the health projects and support innovative and collection processes. HIMS Officer is responsible on developing IRC’s’ reporting systems, which include patients’ registry, medical stock management, and diseases surveillance.
 
S/he will implement the HIMS activities at the field and will provide the needed technical support and regular feedback for the different health projects. Moreover, the HIMS Officer will play an important role in the development of the M&E systems and reports writing.
 
Major Responsibilities:
 
Under the supervision of the Health Manager, the HIMS officer is responsible on developing, strengthening and quality of health programs’ data collection through:
 Manages the day-to-day operation of the information management collection and analysis, ensuring quality information management systems.
 Oversees development and improvement of databases and other applications to support the collection and processing of context specific data
 Manages the flow of health information and disseminate to the team as needed
 Provides info management services to support health monitoring activities
 Generates survey initiatives; designs data collection tools; reviews and analyses data
 Works closely with the Medical team Leaders to ensure that health teams have accurate, accountable, and verifiable information concerning its activities, particularly for internal and external verification processes.
 Supports strategic and operational decision making by processing and analysing data and information and presenting it in the format most useful for analysis.
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 Contributes to monthly internal and external technical report
 Works closely with Senior Health Manager/ Health Co and Grant Manager to generate donor reports according to indicators and targets, particularly visualization needs
 Ensure that all relevant stakeholders have timely access to appropriate information;
 Follow up with mobile health teams’ leaders on daily basis the number of consultations, assistance provided, supplies consumptions, and geodata.
 Manages all data compilation for the IRC health program, including data from fixed and mobile clinics and community health mobilizers.
 Work with local partners to obtain and validate the data on timely manner.
 Maintain databases (tasks including data entry and cleaning)
 Support internal and external assessment or evaluation consultants by providing them with necessary information.
 Supervise (interim workers or volunteer) data collectors for IRC intended assessments.
 Carry out training on data collection
 With support of the health manager develop the best feasible practices for data collection forms, technologies and methodologies.
 Support the program teams with preparation of data for donor reports.
 Undertake regular field visits to implement pre-designed activities and prepare field visit reports to the Senior Health Manager.
 Work in close coordination with the Senior Health Manager, , and Medical Team Leaders to develop the appropriate tools and databases to ensure consistent and complete data collection is practiced by all project members.
 Work in close coordination with the Senior Health Manager, and Medical Team Leaders to develop, implement and monitor a beneficiary feedback mechanism for IRC supported health facilities.
 Work with the programs’ responsible to analyze the data to monitor the indicators’ progress and highlight the main trends and changes.
 
Staff management
 
The HIMS Officer will be the line manager of the HIMS assistant/s. S/he might also supervise and train volunteers to execute data collection and data entry assignments, if needed.
 
Key Working Relationships:
 
Position Reports to: Health Manager
Working Environment: This position will be based in the IRC field office in Tripoli, Libya with frequent visits to the field (DCs, CDC and supported health facilities).
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Qualifications
Job Requirements:
 
 Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Management, Information Technology or any related field.
June 2017
 At least 2 years of experience in database management and data analysis, preferably in the NGO sector or UN agencies.
 Good understanding of the principles, methods and terminology of demographics.
 Familiar with ICD-10 coding systems.
 Experience in developing databases.
 Experience in designing tools for data collection.
 Experience and knowledge in data analysis.
 Strong skills in building the capacities of others (e.g. training) & facilitation.
 Proficient in Microsoft Office particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access. Experience in Tableau, ArcGIS, Kobo Tool Box or similar software applications in an added advantage.
 Very good communication in English and fluent in Arabic
 Strong sense of personal integrity and understanding of confidentiality and ethics
 Self-directed, able to independently set priorities and solve problems with minimal guidance
The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
To apply for this position: https://rescue.csod.com/ats/careersite/jobdetails.aspx?site=1&c=rescue&id=5978

The end date for applications is the 12th August, 2019.

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