Job Description

Job Title: Health Information System Assistant
Band/ Level / Grade: 9A
Department: Health
Location: Sana’a        

BACKGROUND: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, 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 Yemen began its programs in October 2012. Since establishing its presence in the South of Yemen, in the Red Sea Coastal city of Aden, the organization has grown from just an implementing small project to handling large scale emergency and relief operations. Following the war which broke out in Yemen in March of 2015 and the humanitarian disaster, which was crafted by the same, IRC launched one an emergency response program in the southern governorates of Aden, Lahj, Abyan, Shabwah and Aldalea.  Currently IRC Yemen is operating in eight governorates in the south and north of Yemen and Sana’a and Hodeidah in the North through direct programming and through local partnerships, in Health, WASH, Nutrition, Economic Recovery Development, Education, Child Protection, Gender and Women Protection and Empowerment.

SCOPE OF WORK: The Health Information System Assistant will be responsible for ensuring the high quality and timely inputs of data that come from the field for health activities in the North. They will work closely with primary, reproductive, and community health/integrated community case management teams to support and supervise health activity data, ensuring that all means of verification are documented and that program data is accurate and reliable. 

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for the data entry of weekly and monthly reports (where relevant) of the health facilities (HFs) under the project.
• Coordinating reporting and data quality in an accurate and timely manner.
• Systematically screens and cross-checks internal and external reports, situational reports, information, and communication material for accuracy and consistency. 
• Ensure documentation of all means of verifications for health program activities for various donors.
• Regularly update internal databases for all health and nutrition activities.
• Conduct regular data auditing visits to check data quality, verify data sources, and provide on-the-job training. 
• Collect the hardcopy reports and ensure they are archived appropriately.
• Provide orientation and training to health staff on data collection/ monitoring/ survey tools as needed.
• Providing timely and detailed feedback when identifying any significant program activity gap. 

REQUIREMENTS: (Qualifications, Skills and Abilities):

• One year of relevant work experience with data entry-related tasks.
• Previous experience with health information.
• Knowledge of CommCare and KOBO data collection tools.
• Ability to conduct field visits to IRC health program sites throughout the country.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Good oral and written communication skills in English and Arabic.
• Excellent ability to organize work, on-time submission, and work completion, maintain composure, ability to prioritize competing tasks, perform under stress, coordinate multiple tasks, and maintain attention to detail.

Professional Standards

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in 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

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, marital status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.IRC strives to build a diverse and inclusive team at all levels who as individuals, and as a group, embody our culture statement creating a working environment characterized by critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity for us to achieve our aspirations as a team and deliver the best possible services to our clients.