Job Opportunity at ICAP: Team Leader DQA

Job Opportunity at ICAP: Team Leader - Data Quality Assurance (DQA), (Multiple Positions). ICAP at Columbia University, a global health leader situate

(Multiple positions), Job Opportunity at ICAP: Team Leader - Data Quality Assurance (DQA)

Team Leader - Data Quality Assurance (DQA) (multiple positions) at ICAP

Job no: 496273

Work type: Temporary Full-Time

Location: Tanzania – Mwanza

Categories: Research

About ICAP

ICAP at Columbia University, a global health leader situated within the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in New York City, seeks highly qualified candidates to serve as Team Leader – Data Quality Assurance (DQA) (multiple positions) based in Mwanza, Tanzania.

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The position is contingent upon availability of grant funding. Columbia University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. It does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, sex, gender, religion, creed, national and ethnic origin, age, citizenship, status as a perceived or actual victim of domestic violence, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a Vietnam era or disabled veteran, or any other legally protected status

More Info from the JD_DQA Team Leader_Specific Task.pdf

Position Title: Team Leader - Data Quality Assurance (DQA) (multiple positions)

Type of Contract: Specific Task

Duration: Short-term

Supervises: Team Member - Data Quality Assurance (DQA)

Job Location: Mwanza

Travel: Up to 75% in intervention districts outside of job location

Overall Job Function:

The Team Leader - DQA will support DQA Team Members to conduct data quality assurance exercise at the health facilities.  The Team Leader is responsible for supporting all data verification activity at the site level, guiding the standard data triangulations, implementation of SOPs, and coordination with R/CHMT and health facility leads. 

The Team Leader supervises Team Members to ensure accurate review and documentation of all client files reviewed and cross-checked and ensuring analysis from all critical service delivery points including pharmacy, triage, testing points, CTC/PMTCT clinic, among others. 

The Team Leader collaborates with R/CHMTs to ensure use of electronic information processes and transformation of reported paper-based documentation to electronic data comparison. S/he will summarize findings, gaps, and recommendations.

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Specific Responsibilities and Duties:

 Collaborate with R/CHMT to set up the overall DQA process and orient team members on how to

conduct the activity.

 Ensure that needed tools are in place and users have clarity on how to use them to conduct the

exercise.

 Convey the objectives of the DQA exercise and schedule to the team as well as expected deliverables

for each team

 Share indicator list to the team members to be included in the DQA

 Hold sessions with team members and HCWs in collaboration with R/CHMT on SOPs and tools

for the DQA

 Identify system gaps that affect data quality

 Document findings from health facility, share feedback with HCWs and R/CHMT and ICAP staff

 Institute corrective actions on site where necessary in collaboration with R/CHMT

 Analyze and triangulate the data collected by DQA team members and produce summary results for

each facility

 Aggregate reports from individual facilities and provide district and later regional level summary of

findings

 Document all results obtained from the verification exercise.

 Prepare a report showing findings and recommendations that address the observed gaps.

 Perform any other tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Required Qualifications, Knowledge, and Skills:

 Required Education: Degree in health-related courses, strategic information (SI), monitoring and

evaluation (M&E), biostatistics or related courses. Master’s degree in related courses if preferred.

 Required Experience: Minimum three years of experience in HIV care and treatment

programming, including monitoring and evaluation (M&E).

 Must have strong computer skills (MS Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint at minimum)

 Flexible to work after regular working hours and weekends

 Ability to interact well with others

 Demonstrated knowledge on HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment, and adherence and

psychosocial support programs is an added advantage

 Excellent written and verbal communication skills with fluency in Kiswahili and English

The deadline for submitting the application is 31 May 2022.

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