Data Entry Clerk

The Grant Management Unit (GMU) is responsible for coordinating, implementing, monitoring, and reporting on grant-supported programmes to ensure compliance with donor requirements and alignment with the strategic priorities of the Lagos State Ministry of Health. The Unit works with relevant departments, implementing partners, and stakeholders to facilitate effective grant utilisation, monitor programme performance, strengthen accountability, and promote the sustainability of interventions and outcomes.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Data Entry Clerk

Location: Kosofe LGA, Lagos
Employment Type: Contract
Reporting to: State AIDS Program Coordinator (SAPC)

Overall Objectives

• To ensure data generated at public and private health facilities within the LGA are reported accurately and in a timely manner for use by the Local Implementation Team and the State program

Specific Objectives & Duties

• Work with LGA Focal Persons, M&E Officers, and Local Government HIV Program structures to ensure that all Facilities offering HIV services within the LGA are reporting timely data.
• Transfer data generated from the facility by the Facility records officers/ Facility M&E Officers into a computer file or database system.
• Verify and update all data by comparing with the facility source documents to ensure the accuracy of data.
• Ensure that all data in the different thematic areas are submitted to the SASCP M&E officers for onward transmission to the National reporting template.
• Work with the Implementing Partners within the facility to ensure that timely data is provided to the State AIDS Control Program unit.
• Work with the Local Implementation Team (which includes the LGA FP, LGA M&E officer) on coordination and implementation of the HIV activities in their LGAs using data to make informed decisions.
• Support the identification, screening, and enrolment of the PLHIV and TB Patients on the Premium Health Insurance Scheme, achieving the allotted targets at the assigned Health Facilities. This also includes promptly notifying the beneficiaries of their enrolment status, following up on utilization, pick-up, and distribution of the beneficiaries' ID cards.
• Any other task as assigned by the Supervisors at the LGA and State level.

Experience and Qualifications

• Minimum qualification of an OND or HND - Course of Study (Health Data / Health Records / Health Information, related discipline)
• Minimum of 2 years' work experience in related roles
• Data Entry and Computer/Database Proficiency
• Relevant HIV/Public Health/M&E Data Experience
• Experience with NGOs/Donor-Funded Programmes
• Experience in Government/Public Health Facilities.