DATA CLERK – COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS/ VERBAL AUTOPSIES PROGRAM

 

LOCATION: PAMPAIDA, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 08-DEC-09

 ADDITIONAL CATEGORYMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

TYPE OF CONTRACT: UNV

 LANGUAGES REQUIRED: ENGLISH

 STARTING DATE :
(DATE WHEN THE SELECTED CANDITATE IS EXPECTED TO START)25-JAN-2010 DURATION OF INITIAL CONTRACT :ONE YEAR

BACKGROUND

PREAMBLE:

THE UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTEERS (UNV) PROGRAMME IS THE UN ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES VOLUNTEERISM TO SUPPORT PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT WORLDWIDE. VOLUNTEERISM CAN TRANSFORM THE PACE AND NATURE OF DEVELOPMENT AND IT BENEFITS BOTH SOCIETY AT LARGE AND THE INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEER. UNV CONTRIBUTES TO PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT BY ADVOCATING FOR VOLUNTEERISM GLOBALLY, ENCOURAGING PARTNERS TO INTEGRATE VOLUNTEERISM INTO DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING, AND MOBILIZING VOLUNTEERS.
IN MOST CULTURES VOLUNTEERISM IS DEEPLY EMBEDDED IN LONG-ESTABLISHED, ANCIENT TRADITIONS OF SHARING AND SUPPORT WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES. IN THIS CONTEXT, UNV VOLUNTEERS TAKE PART IN VARIOUS FORMS OF VOLUNTEERISM AND PLAY A ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE TOGETHER WITH CO-WORKERS, HOST AGENCIES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
IN ALL ASSIGNMENTS, UNV VOLUNTEERS PROMOTE VOLUNTEERISM THROUGH THEIR ACTION AND CONDUCT. ENGAGING IN VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY CAN EFFECTIVELY AND POSITIVELY ENRICH THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL AND SOCIAL REALITIES, AS WELL AS CREATE A BRIDGE BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND THE PEOPLE IN THEIR HOST COMMUNITY. THIS WILL MAKE THE TIME THEY SPEND AS UNV VOLUNTEERS EVEN MORE REWARDING AND PRODUCTIVE.
BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

THE MILLENNIUM VILLAGES PROJECT OFFERS A BOLD, INNOVATIVE MODEL FOR HELPING RURAL AFRICAN COMMUNITIES LIFT THEMSELVES OUT OF EXTREME POVERTY. THE MILLENNIUM VILLAGES ARE PROVING THAT BY FIGHTING POVERTY AT THE VILLAGE LEVEL THROUGH COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT, RURAL AFRICA CAN ACHIEVE THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (GLOBAL TARGETS FOR REDUCING EXTREME POVERTY AND HUNGER BY HALF AND IMPROVING EDUCATION, HEALTH, GENDER EQUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY) BY 2015, AND ESCAPE THE EXTREME POVERTY THAT TRAPS HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE CONTINENT.
WITH THE HELP OF NEW ADVANCES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, PROJECT PERSONNEL WORK WITH VILLAGES TO CREATE AND FACILITATE SUSTAINABLE, COMMUNITY-LED ACTION PLANS THAT ARE TAILORED TO THE VILLAGES’ SPECIFIC NEEDS AND DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS.
SIMPLE SOLUTIONS LIKE PROVIDING HIGH-YIELD SEEDS, FERTILIZERS, MEDICINES, DRINKING WELLS, AND MATERIALS TO BUILD SCHOOL ROOMS AND CLINICS ARE EFFECTIVELY COMBATING EXTREME POVERTY AND NOURISHING COMMUNITIES INTO A NEW AGE OF HEALTH AND OPPORTUNITY. IMPROVED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS AGROFORESTRY, INSECTICIDE-TREATED BED NETS, ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUGS, THE INTERNET, REMOTE SENSING, AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENRICHES THIS PROGRESS. OVER A 5-YEAR PERIOD, COMMUNITY COMMITTEES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS BUILD CAPACITY TO CONTINUE THESE INITIATIVES AND DEVELOP A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT: 
THE MILLENNIUM VILLAGES PROJECT IS A DEX PROJECT MANAGED BY UNDP, WITH A PROJECT TEAM IN THE FIELD. THE PROJECT TEAM IS HEADED BY A TEAM LEADER AND HAS SEPARATE COORDINATORS FOR AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION, HEALTH, INFRASTRUCTURE AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. THE DATA CLERK – COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS/VA PROGRAM WILL REPORT TO THE CHW COORDINATOR WHICH REPORTS TO THE HEALTH COORDINATOR.
 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF THE CHW COORDINATOR OF THE MILLENNIUM VILLAGES PROJECT THE UNV VOLUNTEER WILL UNDERTAKE THE FOLLOWING TASKS:

• UNDER CLOSE SUPERVISION, ENTERS DATA USING PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND THE CHW DATA ENTRY SOFTWARE; AND PERFORMS RELATED CLERICAL DUTIES AS ASSIGNED.
• OPERATES ALPHABETIC, NUMERIC, AND SPECIAL CHARACTER DATA ENTRY COMPUTERS AND KEYBOARDS IN ORDER TO RECORD AND /OR VERIFY DATA WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF SPEED AND ACCURACY.
• MAINTAINS ACCURATE COMPUTER AND PAPER RECORDS REQUIRED BY THE CHW/VA PROGRAMS.
• PERFORMS RELATED CLERICAL DUTIES, AS REQUIRED.
• MAY HAVE TO MAINTAIN INVENTORY OF MEDICINES, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT, AND PERFORM RELATED RECEIVING FUNCTIONS.
FURTHERMORE, UNV VOLUNTEERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO:
• STRENGTHENING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONCEPT OF VOLUNTEERISM BY READING RELEVANT UNV AND EXTERNAL PUBLICATIONS AND TAKING ACTIVE PART IN UNV ACTIVITIES (FOR INSTANCE IN EVENTS THAT MARK IVD);
• GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH AND BUILDING ON TRADITIONAL AND/OR LOCAL FORMS OF VOLUNTEERISM IN THE HOST COUNTRY;
• REFLECTING ON THE TYPE AND QUALITY OF VOLUNTARY ACTION THAT THEY ARE UNDERTAKING, INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN ONGOING REFLECTION ACTIVITIES;
• CONTRIBUTING ARTICLES/WRITE-UPS ON FIELD EXPERIENCES AND SUBMITTING THEM FOR UNV PUBLICATIONS/WEBSITES, NEWSLETTERS, PRESS RELEASES, ETC.;
• ASSISTING WITH THE UNV BUDDY PROGRAMME FOR NEWLY-ARRIVED UNV VOLUNTEERS;
• PROMOTING OR ADVISING LOCAL GROUPS IN THE USE OF ONLINE VOLUNTEERING, OR ENCOURAGING RELEVANT LOCAL INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO USE THE UNV ONLINE VOLUNTEERING SERVICE WHENEVER TECHNICALLY POSSIBLE.

RESULTS/EXPECTED OUTPUT:
• DATA BASE OF VERBAL AUTOPSIES CREATED AND MAINTAINED
• INVENTORY ON MEDICINES MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT UPDATED AND MAINTAINED
• A FINAL STATEMENT OF ACHIEVEMENTS TOWARDS VOLUNTEERISM FOR DEVELOPMENT DURING YOUR ASSIGNMENT SUCH AS MOBILIZED VOLUNTEERS, ACTIVITIES, CAPACITIES.
 

COMPETENCIES

UNDERSTAND AND FOLLOW DETAILED ORAL AND WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS; KEY NUMERICAL DATA ACCURATELY AT THE RATE OF 12,000 NET KEYSTROKES PER HOUR; MAINTAIN ORGANIZED AND ACCURATE RECORDS, FILES, AND/OR OTHER MATERIALS; COMMUNICATE IN ENGLISH EFFECTIVELY BOTH ORALLY AND IN WRITING; AND ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN EFFECTIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE CONTACTED IN THE COURSE OF WORK USING PRINCIPLES OF GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE.
UNDERSTANDING OF THE LOCAL LANGUAGE (HAUSA) IS HIGHLY DESIRABLE

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

KNOWLEDGE OPERATION OF DATA ENTRY AND/OR INVENTORY SOFTWARE PROGRAMS EQUIVALENT TO THOSE CURRENTLY IN USE BY THE PROJECT; PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND CURRENT SOFTWARE FOR SPREADSHEETS AT THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY

•AT LEAST SIX (6) MONTHS VERIFIABLE RECENT FULL-TIME PAID EXPERIENCE AS A DATA ENTRY CLERK OR EQUIVALENT IN A GENERAL OFFICE CAPACITY.

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