VACANCY: Data Entry Operator
Position status:   Full-time 
Location:   20%Sana’a, approx. 80% of time deployed in different governorates
Contract duration: up 31.12.2022 with possibility of renewal

Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, humanitarian, non-governmental organisation providing assistance to people in need as a result of natural and man-made disasters, irrespective of race, religion, ideology or politics.

Main Purpose

Carry out all activities related to entry of medical data into the mission database, according to MSF protocols and maintaining confidentiality, in order to have reliable and up to date information.

Accountabilities

• Enter medical data (e.g. patient data, dates of visit, content of prescription, viral load, etc.) in mission’s database on a regular basis and according to MSF protocols. 
• Participate in compilation of data both from MSF structures and from collaborating health facilities. 
• Participate in the search for missing data. 
• Update files of existing patients and make any corrections needed. 
• Make regular back-ups of all data processed. 
• Look after all equipment provided and keep recording area clean and tidy, giving special importance to all patient files. 
• Report any issue concerning data management to superior 
• Elaborate statistical reports when required by the medical team. 
• Ensure, promote and maintain confidentiality regarding all information registered.

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

• In the field visit, training and capacity building for MSF/Ministry of Health (MOH) staff on the Health Information System (DHIS) and ensuring/following up on the existence of the applied system during the implemented intervention.
• Participate with the medical team in providing the collected data with weekly/monthly reports by displaying it in the appropriate graphs/tables.
• In cooperation with the epidemiologist. Participate in the follow-up of epidemiological surveillance by establishing a digital surveillance system and updating the medical team on a weekly basis regarding epidemics/outbreaks.
• Ensure that the data collection tools used in the field are well understood by the team and are in place and that the data themselves through those tools used are accurately collected.
• File and archive the medical documents.

Requirements

Education    

• Diploma in computer science is essential.

Experience    

• Previous experience as data entry, experience with MSF is desirable

Knowledge     

• Able to learn and use software used for recording 
• Essential computer literacy (word, excel)

Languages        

• Arabic and English languages are essential.

Competencies    

• Results, teamwork, commitment, flexibility, service