Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Recruitment 2024

This is to inform the general public that Medecins Sans Frontieres are currently seeking to recruit competent professionals suitable to fill the position of a Medical Data Processing Officer. Interested candidates should kindly follow the guidelines listed below to apply successfully.

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international, private, non-governmental, non-profit humanitarian organization. Our organization offers assistance to populations in distress, victims of natural or man-made disasters, and victims of armed conflict, without discrimination irrespective of race, religion, creed, or political affiliation. We have been working in Nigeria since February 1996. A Memorandum of Understanding between Médecins Sans Frontieres and the Federal Government of Nigeria facilitates this. We are at present cooperating with the Federal Ministry of Health, and State and Local Government departments of health on various health projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Medical Data Processing Officer

Location: Talata Mafara, Zamfara
Employment Type: Contract
Job Type: 10 Months Definite Contract (with the possibility of renewal)

Main Objective and Responsibility of the Position

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

General Accountabilities

• Performing data entry of all epidemiological information into select database programs 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 into 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 HCWs, 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).

MSF Section / Context-Specific Accountabilities

• Performing data entry of all epidemiological information into select database programs and creating appropriate reports, providing data for project development purposes.
• Ensuring that all data entered are authorized and appropriate documentation has been received (patient records, treatment monitoring, etc.).
• Look after all equipment provided and keep the recording area clean and tidy, giving special importance to all patient files.
• Report any issue concerning data management to the superior.
• Elaborate statistical reports when required by the medical team.
• Ensure, promote, and maintain confidentiality regarding all information registered and keeping data safe and filed appropriately.
• Ensure the medical team and health promotion team have the adequate updated version of data collection tools for appropriate data collection in the field.
• Ensuring that all data entry processes occur in a timely and efficient manner.
• Participate in the search for missing data.
• Make regular backups of all data processed.

Data Collection:

• Carry out additional data entry (with the medical team and health promotion team) and enter the information requested by the section/field.
• Report the entered data regularly and update the missing data and delay of the mobile clinic report to the MTL/ epidemiologist.
• Involvement in the data collection of any outbreak intervened/supported and if needed with the support of Epidemiologist/MTL.
• Ensure appropriate and timely entry of consumption data and patient data of the specific mobile clinic or other departments.
• Together with Epidemiologist / Medical Team Leader:

Requirements (Qualifications / Experience / Knowledge)
Education:

• Essential, higher education with proven computer literacy. Degree in Information and Technology (IT) or mathematics field, desirable.

Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years work experience. Experience in data entry/analysis desirable.

Languages:

• Mission language and local language are essential.

Knowledge:

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel, and Internet).

Competencies:

• Results and Quality Orientation, Teamwork and Cooperation, Behavioural Flexibility, Commitment to MSF Principles, and Stress Management.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
And
Submit your CV, Cover Letter, and necessary credentials only to: zamfara-jobs@oca.msf.org using “MEDICAL DATA PROCESSING OFFICER” as the subject of the mail.

Application Deadline  26th March 2024 (4:00 PM).

Note

• NO Transportation and/or per diems will be provided during the recruitment procedure.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
• Any documents sent to MSF-OCA (CV, cover letter, copies of diploma, recommendations letters) will not be returned by MSF-OCA.
• Only applications submitted online will be accepted.
• Lastly, only one online application form should be submitted as multiple submissions will not be considered.
• MSF is an equal opportunities Employer and promotes diversity within the organization