MISOZI ZULU
Nchelenge
Summary
Self-motivated professional accustomed to handling sensitive and confidential while thriving in deadline-driven environments. Polished in developing information systems for medical establishments to provide top-quality care. Valued contributor focused on accurately capturing, storing, securing and wielding data.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Strategic Information
Right to Care Zambia
07.2023 - Current
- Participate in collection and analysis of data from the Health facilities (Both Static & satellite facilities)
- Ensure accurate and timely data entry in SMARTCARE and facility registers in all service delivery points
- Stay updated on all aspects of SMARTCARE, DHIS II and other systems implementation, including version upgrades, user training, installation procedures, data cleaning procedures, reporting functionalities, and flow of dispatches
- Ensure all patient files are filed correctly
- Maintain appointment records for patients on ART and retrieve all files for patients to be seen
- Respect patient confidentiality at all times
- Resolve inconsistencies and verification of Daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports generated by health facility
- Disseminate Facility Information at weekly, monthly and Quarterly Review and Assessment meetings
- Assist EQUIP team with data validation and data cleaning on weekly, monthly and Quarterly basis, including addressing any queries, gaps and errors
- Participate in quarterly data quality audits
- Compile Daily, Weekly, monthly and quarterly EQUIP/MOH reports within deadlines
- Submit on weekly and monthly basis, SMARTCARE Transport Databases (TDBs) and MER reports.
Assistant Monitoring and Evaluations Officer
Lusaka Provincial Health Office (Center for Disease Control)
10.2020 - 07.2023
- Interprets and Implements routine health information efficiently and effectively at district and health facility level in order to facilitate quick decision making
- Undertakes strategic planning, effective coordination of programmes and reviews by preparing accurate PEPFAR reports and timely submission of the reports for decision making at District Health Office and Provincial Health Office
- Supervises and undertakes timely and accurately, updating of the electronic health record systems in order to facilitate efficient storage and retrieval of information
- Supervises and undertakes regularly, monitoring and evaluation of PEPFAR programs using routine Health Management Information Systems in order to facilitate implementation of appropriate interventions
- Undertakes regular, trainings, mentorships, and Technical Assistance programs in order to build and strengthen capacities at health facilities
- Supervises and Undertakes regular updating of database in order to provide timely and accurate information for decision making
- Supervises and undertakes effective consolidation of reports and implementation status of the CoAg/DHO Plan in order to monitor, evaluate and enhance performance
- Submit reports in supported districts and ensure timely and accurate MER data in order to assess performance
- Undertakes effectively, the development of sectional and individual work plans in order to monitor and evaluate performance
- Supervision Supervises effectively, human, financial and other material resources in order to facilitate achievement of set objectives
- Data Visualization and Reviews Undertakes development and implement effective program data review mechanisms at provincial, district, facility and community levels in order to track indicator progress.
Data Quality Supervisor
National Food and Nutrition Commission
12.2019 - 08.2020
- Part of a team that carried out a holistic survey to generate current data on targeted aspects of nutrition in Zambia, covering dietary intakes and micro-nutrient status
- Collection of data on food consumption that is critical to the planning and implementation of effective nutrition interventions
- Asking adequate follow-up questions that could be helpful to the research and provide findings designed to help policy makers create tailor made nutritional interventions
- Assist EQUIP team on monthly basis with updating facility data dashboards and cascades, and compiling/presenting graphs on indicators relating to various programmatic reviews and planning meetings
- Conduct facility level data analysis and interpretation of results
- Stay informed of EQUIP reporting requirements and procedures relating to HIV, including the relevant health information system policies, facility-Level and district level SOPs, ART M&E SOP, HMIS policies and SOPs, and the seven organizational objectives
- Cascades and run charts
- Co (assist) in capacity building to stakeholders including mentoring of HCWs on SMARTCARE usage and HIA/PEPFAR indicators
- Capacitate facility staff to enhance the understanding of data and data usage for identifying gaps in clinical service delivery, decision-making, programme improvements, and target-setting.
Data Collector
Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (National Food and Nutrition Commission, Khulisa and GIZ)
07.2019 - 11.2019
- Part of a team that carried out a research on the Scaling Up Nutrition program
- Collection of data that would help to reduce childhood stunting in Zambia
- Establishing the nutritional status of children below the age of 2 and women of child bearing age (15-49)
- Data entry of the findings from the research, making sure of data quality.
Research Assistant
UN -Habitat for Humanity Zambia
04.2019 - 06.2019
- Part a research project to establish how much financial literacy people in rural areas have access to and how it helps them to alleviate their poverty levels
- Collection of data that delved into savings groups and their ability to facilitate access to financial services in remote areas where formal financial services may not exist
- Carried out research in Nyanja to ensure efficient communication and understanding with respondents.
Senior Sales Representative
Laurence Paul Investment Services
01.2019 - 04.2019
- Present, promote and sell products/services using solid arguments to existing and prospective customers
- Perform cost-benefit and needs analysis of existing/potential customers to meet their needs
- Establish, develop and maintain positive business and customer relationships
- Reach out to customer leads through cold calling
- Expedite the resolution of customer problems and complaints to maximize satisfaction
- Achieve agreed upon sales targets and outcomes within schedule
- Coordinate sales effort with team members and other departments
- Supply management with reports on customer needs, problems, interests, competitive activities, and potential for new products and services.
Field Assistant/ Data Entry Clerk
ID Insight (Millennium Challenge Account)
09.2018 - 12.2018
- Part of a team that conducted a formative research for the Sanitation Connection Action Plan (SCAP), that encouraged sewer network connections for the expansion of the sewer network into Mtendere
- Questionnaire Administering (Electronic and hardcopy data collection) to the respondents in Mtendere
- Carried out research In language suitable to respondent to ensure efficient communication and understanding.
Focus Group Moderator
IPSOS South Africa
06.2018
- Part of a project team that carried out a market research for a South African company that wanted to make flavored cigarettes and wanted to find out how they will sell in comparison to the already on the market cigarettes
- Facilitating the discussions by asking questions and leaving the conversation to hear unfiltered views where necessary
- Encouraging participants in the focus group discussion to bring out their views in response to the questions asked
- To reflate focus group discussion using proactive questions.
Data Collector
EQUIP Zambia- Right to Care
01.2018
- Part of a research team that collected data to be used to inform program decisions regarding implementation of the Maternity Home Model
- To administer questionnaires that would be used to advocate for programmatic improvements as the Maternity Home Model is up scaled to various other districts
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of data collection tools and methods and ensure that data is collected according to the set standards
- Carried out research in Bemba to ensure adequate communication and understanding with respondents.
Research Assisstant
ICRISAT (CFU, FAO)
01.2015
- Part of a research team who's aim was to establish the impact conservation farming on small scale farmers in rural Zambia
- Administering of questionnaires finding out about various conservation farming practices and whether they had been useful to the farmers that used them
- Carried out research in Nyanja and Bemba to ensure efficient communication and understanding with respondents.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies -
University of Zambia
05.2016
GCE 'O' Level certificate -
Fatima Girls Secondary School
05.2010
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Bold Initiative
- Result Oriented
- Honest, effective and efficient team player
- Critical and Analytical thinker
- Project Scheduling
- Report Preparation
Personal Information
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: Zambian
References
- Nchimunya Monde, Strategic Information Officer, Right to Care Zambia, Kashikishi, Nchelenge, +260976642377, Nchimunya.Monde@righttocare-zambia.org
- Patrick Mwendalubi Chuni, Acting Assistant Director, Zambia Statistics Agency, P.O box 31908, +260977801584, pmchuni@gmail.com
- Mr. E. Machacha, Lecturer, The University of Zambia, Great East Road Campus, Lusaka, 32379, 0978698950, 0955220025, eliphasmachacha@unza.zm
Timeline
Strategic Information
Right to Care Zambia
07.2023 - Current
Assistant Monitoring and Evaluations Officer
Lusaka Provincial Health Office (Center for Disease Control)
10.2020 - 07.2023
Data Quality Supervisor
National Food and Nutrition Commission
12.2019 - 08.2020
Data Collector
Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (National Food and Nutrition Commission, Khulisa and GIZ)
07.2019 - 11.2019
Research Assistant
UN -Habitat for Humanity Zambia
04.2019 - 06.2019
Senior Sales Representative
Laurence Paul Investment Services
01.2019 - 04.2019
Field Assistant/ Data Entry Clerk
ID Insight (Millennium Challenge Account)
09.2018 - 12.2018
Focus Group Moderator
IPSOS South Africa
06.2018
Data Collector
EQUIP Zambia- Right to Care
01.2018
Research Assisstant
ICRISAT (CFU, FAO)
01.2015
Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies -
University of Zambia
GCE 'O' Level certificate -
Fatima Girls Secondary School
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