VACANCY: Data entry operator
Position status: Full-time
Location: Al Qaidah Hospital
Contract: 1 year with possible 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 supervisor.
• Elaborate statistical reports when required by the medical team. 
• Ensure, promote and maintain confidentiality regarding all information registered.  

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

• Ensure the quality of this data to be ready for easy analysis.
• Provide data collection tools to the health primary centres supported by MSF, following up filling in the data correctly, and visiting the centres to train the staff if necessary
• Asist in other tasks upon request.

Requirements

Education: 

• Essential secondary education

Experience: 

• None is required

Languages: Mission (English) language desirable and Local (Arabic) language essential. 

Knowledge: 

• Able to learn and use software used for recording (i.e. Fuchia, EpiInfo, DHIS2 etc.)
• Essential computer literacy (word, excel) 

Competencies: 

• Results and Quality Orientation L1
• Teamwork and Cooperation L1 
• Behavioural Flexibility L1
• Commitment to MSF Principles L1 
• Service Orientation L1