Position: Data Entry Clerk x3

Reporting to:  District M&E Officer/MIS Officer

Project summary:  FACT’s Children Tariro (CT) Project seeks to mitigate the impact of HIV and AIDS on Zimbabwe’s children by enhancing care and support services for OVC. The CT project will provide a critical continuum of care and is earmarked to contribute to epidemic control   through social-economic interventions that reduce vulnerability to HIV/AIDS. It strategically complements the four pillars of the National Action Plan for Orphans and vulnerable children which seek to strengthen children, their families and government to provide comprehensive care and supportive environment for children.

Purpose of the position: The ideal candidate will be able to correct existing data, update and develop new and existing data and be comfortable working independently with large amounts of numerical and written data. Enters data into a proprietary database using a simple web interface using data found in various organization specific servers, databases and internal documents.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Prepares source data for computer entry by compiling and sorting information; establishing entry priorities.
• Maintains data entry requirements by following data program techniques and
• Update databases or records with new information as it becomes
• Enter data into appropriate fields; databases, records, and
• Handle numerical data
• Create and organizing spreadsheets with large
• Comply with security backups and regular checks to ensure data is saved and stored
• Summarizing and compiling data for standardized
• Protect the information and identities of clients and or
• Organizing paper formats, paper backups, and material source files as
• As the project continues to develop, job may be expanded to include data

Experience and qualifications

• Diploma/ Bachelor’s degree in social science or an equivalent combination of education and
• Two years previous experience in data entry or equivalent experience in a related field is advantageous
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, particularly of Excel spreadsheets
• Any understanding of databases user interface for data entry
• Able to quickly and accurately type and enter data
• Experience in data entry will be an added advantage

Interested candidates can submit application letter together with detailed CV to recruitment@fact.org.zw :  not later than Friday 15^thJanuary 2021

FACT commits itself to protecting children whom its staff, volunteers as well as outsiders may get into contact with. The organisation’s mandate is to serve the best interest of all children through protection from abuse, harm and exclusion, child participation and development in all its programs.

 FACT is an equal opportunity employer who does not discriminate in terms of race, tribe, place of origin, political opinion, colour, creed, gender, pregnancy, HIV/AIDS status or, subject to the Disabled Persons Act [Chapter 17:01].

 Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted