Job Purpose:
The role of the HMIS/M&E Assistant is to implement the HMIS/M&E work plan and contribute to achieving and improving the quality of the program/project. The HMIS/M&E Assistant will provide the support by collecting and managing the program's/project's output and outcome data. The HMIS/M&E Assistant also plays an important role in data analysis and carrying out MEAL activities in the field. HMIS/M&E Assistant will provide support to the program’s MEL function in the field through working closely with the field staff to ensure the quality of the program/project. The role holder will also work on ensuring that Community-Based Feedback and Response Mechanisms (CBRFMs) are in place.
Main Responsibilities:
1. IMC’s policies, guidelines, and procedures
· Actively promote Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) standards within IMC and amongst its beneficiaries.
· Contribute to the creation of a positive image and overall credibility of the organization, notably through the application of the Code of Conduct, ethics, values, and standpoint with regards to internal and external actors.
2. M&E/HMIS system
· Use data collection tools to gather qualitative and quantitative data at different levels (facility and community).
· Support M&E/HMIS department in development of databases for all programs by using available technologies.
· Implement the basic monitoring and evaluation concepts and system in accordance with the purpose of MEAL activities.
· Implement field level M&E/HMIS activities according to the M&E/HMIS work plan and support M&E/HMIS activities, such as physical verification of assets, post distribution monitoring, data quality audits, surveys/assessments, etc.
· Ensure data entry using an electronic database.
· Keep update the databases such DHIS 2, report Hub, HIRAM etc.
3. Data quality management
· Conduct on-site routine data quality audits at facility and community levels adhering to data quality audit guidelines.
4. Sampling
· Apply the concept of random sampling, systematic sampling or appropriate household’s selection method following instructions/guidelines of a manager.
· Apply the method ‘spin-the-bottle’ used for selection of households in population-based surveys.
5. Qualitative and quantitative techniques
Conduct qualitative data collection activities and review data
· from the field for deficiencies or errors, correct any incompatibilities if possible.
· Regularly perform data cleaning and data integrity and ensure data quality.
· Perform data entry using a statistical software, under guidance and supervision.
1. Mobile and manual data collection
· Understand the purpose, advantages, and disadvantages of mobile data collection techniques.
· Collect data using smart phones/tablets.
2. Techniques for presenting information
· Apply and use basic data visualization skills (use of tables and graphs to represent data and information) for data presentation.
3. Knowledge Management and Learning
· Promote internal learning by sharing timely feedback from and to the field.
· Process basic data visualization using tables and graphs to represent data and information.
Support the program/project in documenting the lessons learned
Organizational Responsibilities:
Policy Adherence
- Adhere to the Code of Conduct, maintain humanitarian principles, and respect international humanitarian law.
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:
- Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.
Compliance and Ethics:
- Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.
Safeguarding
It is all staff’s shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly crisis-affected and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children and adults at risk; and any form of trafficking in persons.