TB HIV Care is an internationally recognized South African non-profit organization that specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care of TB, HIV, viral hepatitis, and related health conditions. The organization works to strengthen South Africa’s primary healthcare system by providing people-centered services to vulnerable and underserved communities across all nine provinces. Offering comprehensive care and treatment programs, including antiretroviral therapy (ART) and TB preventive therapy (TPT), along with adherence support and social work services to ensure successful health outcomes.

Purpose of the position:

• To monitor and evaluate the data collected and captured by the data capturers and to ensure the highest data integrity for accurate reporting. Responsible for ensuring the maintenance of the relevant electronic database/s; along with data correctness, completeness, consistency through regular data verification, routine data quality checks and assessments as well as supporting with field visits.

Minimum Requirements

• Matric
• Degree/Diploma in health/ public health/ social sciences or another relevant field
• Certificate in database management
• DHIS or TIER.Net data management computer programme certificate
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in data management, maintaining and/or updating databases; data verification / quality assurance experience
• Minimum of 2 years’ data analysis experience
• 3 years’ experience with HIV, AIDS and STI programme data
• Tier.Net, DHIS and information management background
• Proficiency in English and isiXhosa
• Valid code 08 driver’s licence

Duties and Responsibilities

• Receive and verify daily submitted data tools and stationery
• Ensure standardised and most up-to-date tools and stationery are used for data collection
• Assist in developing or amending tools and stationery as required
• Liaise with regional staff to rectify any gaps/errors with the PPPrev (incl. IES), GBV, HTS and PrEP stationery
• Ensure that data captured and reported is accurate
• Verify all data thoroughly and help implement better ways to improve data quality
• Monitor and match all data reconciliation reports on a daily basis
• Ensure resolution and follow ups are performed timeously on all data discrepancies / variances
• Conduct and / or participate in site visits
• Assist in maintaining data compliance according to funder requirements and THC policies
• Assist with the collection of data, presentation and review of documents
• Verification of PPPrev (incl. IES), PrEP and HTS data for consistency, completeness and accuracy.
• Conduct routine data quality checks within the specified time frames
• Compile PPPrev/HTS/PrEP (incl. GBV and IES) RDQAs
• Support and attend DRUM meetings as required
• Provide consistent and reliable data reporting to management
• Compile weekly, monthly and quarterly data reports as directed
• Provide data capture training, coaching and mentorship as identified

Skills and Competencies

• Excellent communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Computer literacy and IT skills
• Problem-solving
• Stakeholder management
• Excellent organisational and administration skills
• Reporting and statistics