Data Entry Interns at PATH

Title: Data Entry Interns

Location(s) of internship: Lusaka, Zambia

Global Program: Global Health Programs

Project Name: Catalytic Opportunity Fund

Start Date: December 1st, 2019

End Date:  December 31st, 2019                      

Estimated number of hours per week: 40

Will the intern be receiving a stipend?*: Yes

Will the intern travel? (local or international): No

*Please include a cover letter with your resume describing your interest and how you meet the qualifications. 

Description of internship project:

PATH is a global organization that works to accelerate health equity by bringing together public institutions, businesses, social enterprises, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing health challenges. With expertise in science, health, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales solutions—including vaccines, drugs, devices, diagnostics, and innovative approaches to strengthening health systems worldwide.

The Catalytic Opportunity Fund is a six-month project funded by Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI). The Project aims to provide on-the-job self-injection training through mentoring and supervision visits for an estimated 1,540 health workers in 770 health facilities across seven provinces of Zambia. The project will support the Zambia Ministry of Health’s (MOH’s) vision of expediting the rollout of DMPA-SC by supporting innovative approaches to self-injection (SI) training. In addition, the project will augment the Access Collaborative’s efforts to facilitate DMPA-SC country scale-up. Specifically, this project will:

• Support the MOH to conduct an SI training of trainers for 30 provincial level staff from five provinces (Eastern, Lusaka, Northern, North-Western, and Southern).
• Support mentoring and supervision visits to provide on-the-job training for an estimated 1,540 health workers in 770 facilities to train women on SI in seven provinces.
• In two additional provinces (Luapula and Muchinga), support integration of on-the-job SI training into planned (and separately funded) supervision visits.
• The project includes a light-touch evaluation component to assess provider competency and quality of services provided in order to provide lessons learned for other countries seeking to expedite training in less time and at lower cost, without sacrificing quality care and counseling. Across all seven provinces, the provincial trainers will evaluate the on-the job SI training approach by administering a health worker survey and knowledge assessment as well as an observation checklist.
• Work with MOH to analyze the data collected and present the findings in Zambia and globally.

Internship goals and learning objectives/benefit to the intern:

• The intern will learn about data collection methods, data reconciliation and data analysis
• Intern will support the flow and transmission of data and other reports to relevant partners
• Intern will support project staff to build capacity in quality data management
• Intern will learn about PATH and donor reporting requirements

Proposed activities:

• Data collection
• Data analysis
• Data entry

Learning outcomes (how the Intern’s performance will be evaluated):

Performance will be evaluated on the accuracy and efficiency of data recorded and quality of work produced.

Required skills and experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field
• Ability to use computer database applications (Excel)
• Good understanding and use of Internet
• Ability to work with real-time online software application
• Ability to work independently and on a small team
• Attention to detail and well organized

*All PATH internships are eligible for school credit. Please refer to your university’s process for credit eligibility.

Must have legal authorization to work in the Zambia.

PATH is dedicated to diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.

PATH is an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment. PATH does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.