Position: HMIS Assistant
About Union Aid
Union Aid (UA) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political humanitarian and development organization established by Dr. Toryalay Nassery (an Afghan scholar) in July 1979 in Peshawar, Pakistan. It was formed in response to the influx of refugees from Afghanistan and was the first/pioneer organization to serve the Afghan refugees in Pakistan. Union Aid implemented its activities mainly in refugee camps that later became villages, which was one of the biggest refugee camps in the world at that time. UA initiated its activities in Afghanistan in the 1981 and gradually expanded its services all over Afghanistan. UA started its activities with two doctors and two paramedical staff that gradually expanded to various programs, including:
Health Care & Nutrition: Establishment and management of hospitals and clinics, maternal and child health services, nutrition programs, family planning, as well as full sponsorship and specialized treatment of patients in European countries including Germany, Spain and Italy.
Food Security: Distribution of food items throughout the country.
Education: Literacy initiatives, school management, scholarships for students, and teacher training programs.
Livelihoods & Vocational Skills: Technical training, handicraft production, and employment generation activities to strengthen self-reliance.
WASH & Shelter: Provision of clean drinking water, sanitation facilities, hygiene promotion, and emergency shelters.
Emergency Response: Life-saving interventions including food and non-food distributions, winter relief packages, and rapid health responses during crises.
Agriculture & Environment: Tree plantation and afforestation initiatives to support sustainability and environmental resilience.
Protection: Women empowerment projects, orphanage centers, and demining project.
Cash Assistance: Continuous financial support for needy families and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Job Description:
Data Gathering, Coordination and Analysis.
- Develop appropriate training plans for building the core health staff and alert the lack of response in the quality of data and reports from the health facilities
- Ensure that data received from health facilities are compiled in the DHIS2, analyzed, verified and shared with health related departments for the review and feedback.
- Conduct facility data collection of all service reports in collaboration with the M&E officer
- Conduct data validation and audits to all health facilities in coordination and collaboration with M&E officer
- Facilitate weekly collection of Nutrition reports from health facilities and timely
- Ensure timely reporting of all service delivered are entered and reports in DHIS2 system
- Facilitate and prepare reporting rate summaries and trends for key indicators tracked in health for use during data review meetings with the project manager, health coordinators health facilities staff
- Ensure that data for key indicators are analyzed, prepared on visible charts, graphs and pasted on health facility walls properly and updated on monthly basis
- Support in monthly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual report writing process with updated data captured on key performance indicators
- Conduct field investigation, provide technical support for vulnerability assessment, risk mapping and development of preparedness
- Receive, review and archive in a computerized system on a monthly basis the DHIS2 from all the health facilities supported by Union Aid and ensure that data is kept secure including having data backups and supporting document
- Ensure timely installation, updating and using of DHIS2 system to keep relevant data accurate and safe
- Oversee DHIS2-related files, records and documents,
Data Storage Management
- setting up a storage system for all submitted weekly and monthly reports from health facilities through use of arch lever files
- Maintain a strong monitoring and data collection system that ensures accurate data capture, collation and report generation for program staff to improve their analytical capacities and contribute data to the M&E system.
- Maintain internal project database and prepare analytical reports on a monthly basis share them with the project Managers, health coordinator for review and corrective action.
- Actively participate in the staff meetings at the project level and country level
Health Data Reporting
- Design, receive and supply on time the HMIS tools to the health facilities as per the guidelines and standards
- Draft HMIS tools PRF as per the procurement plan and properly follow with the relevant departments to receive the tools on time
- Ensure timely and accurate reporting by health facilities and implementing partners using DHIS2.
- Generate statistical reports as needed to support production of narrative reports for internal decision making, communication with stakeholders and partners.
- Produce monthly achievement of health facilities against targets to measure performance and share with project manager and health coordinator.
- Collaborate with project coordinators, health officers in conducting quality benchmark monitoring in health facilities
- In collaboration with the M&E officer, contribute to the development of an internal data quality improvement plan for health facilities
- Play an integral role in data analysis, and contribute to the writing and reviewing donor and internal reports
- Maintain quality, accessibility and functionality of DHIS2
Capacity building
- Provide guidance, on the job training and support to health staff at the Health facilities level to use properly the HMIS tools and submit the accurate report on time
Other Tasks
- Participate in Health data strategic planning with other agencies and partners
- Any other tasks given by line manager.
Job Requirements:
- Graduate From Recognize Medical University or Health institutes,
- At least 3 years of proven experience of working with NGOs, UN in implementation of BPHS project,
- Effective communication skills with fluency in English Persian and Pashto,
- Strong building relationship skills with MoPH , PPHD and health project implication organizer and stakeholders,
- High communication skills to establish relationship with body coordination’s,
- Good in report writing and required computer skills (MS office) Proficient in Microsoft Office program,
- Team work spirit, disciplined, hard worker and capability to respond challenging conditions,
- Being flexible regarding working hours,
- Willingness to travel to the site areas.
Union Aid has a zero tolerance policy with regard to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by Union Aid‘s personnel against the people they serve. All forms of sexual exploitation and abuse are incompatible with the universally accepted norms, values, principles and standards that underpin our [Name of the organization]. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is the responsibility of everyone and all selected candidates will be required to comply with the Union Aid’s PSEA Policy at all times. Selected candidates will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks against their past behavior related to sexual exploitation and abuse, and may be required to provide additional information further on in the selection process.
Submission Guideline:
- Please write the Job title/Vacancy Number on the subject line of your email.
- Attach your updated CV and application letter
- Aplications received after the closing date will not be considered
- ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED
Submission Email:
hr@unionaid.org