DATA ENTRY OPERATORS (DEO) AT FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATIVE NEW DIAGNOSTICS (FIND) INDIA

Job Title : DATA ENTRY OPERATORS (DEO)

Organisation : FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATIVE NEW DIAGNOSTICS (FIND)

Location : MULTIPLE VACANCIES, BASED AT DIFFERENT LABORATORIES

Job Description : ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND:

The Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), is a respected, not-for-profit foundation, recognized by the Swiss government as an “other international organization.”

Headquartered in Geneva and represented in India through a Liaison Office at Delhi, FIND facilitates the development and implementation of diagnostic tools for poverty-ridden diseases. The foundation is presently engaged in the development of new diagnostic techniques for TB, Malaria and Sleeping Sickness (HAT), across the world and specifically for MDR-TB, in India.

FIND has progressed diagnostic approaches that have been proven in principle and transformed them into effective products for identifying TB in partnership with academia, public and private research institutes and industry.

FIND recently received a grant from The Global Fund (TGF) Round 9 as a sub-recipient of the Central Tuberculosis Division (CTD), for strengthening selected laboratories engaged in the detection of MDR-TB in India, with Human Resources and their Payroll Management. A total of 43 laboratories spread over 26 States/ Union Territories are to be strengthened in a phased manner as per the schedule agreed with TGF and CTD, comprising 27 laboratories in Year 1, 12 laboratories in Year 2 and 4 laboratories in Year 3.

For more information about FIND, please visit, http://www.finddiagnostics.org.

JOB DESCRIPTION/ RESPONSIBILITIES:

The DEO shall report administratively, on a day-to-day basis to the Director and Head of the concerned TB Lab and functionally be under the direct supervision of the TB Lab-in-Charge.

The primary responsibility of the DEO shall be to assist the Lab-in-Charge in data management, analysis, recording and reporting, including the maintenance of lab MIS.

Key Responsibilities:

(1) Acquiring expertise in protocols of various FIND projects, relating to data management;
(2) Ensuring completeness of all data fields in the Lab registers and electronic databases, including data on logistics;
(3) Ensuring the accuracy of data entered into the Lab Databases;
(4) Ensuring regular and timely entry of all relevant data pertaining to various aspects of FIND projects, into the computer in a systematic manner, to facilitate its analysis;
(5) Ensuring timely transmission of lab results to concerned service providers, state officials and the FIND Medical Officer, in consultation with the lab authorities;
(6) Analyzing data and compiling reports for the lab.
(7) Maintaining and up keeping of all computers and accessories in the Laboratory, including the installation and regular updation of antivirus, operating system software, etc.;
(8) Undertaking any other job assigned by state authorities and the FIND India Technical Team, as per project need.


QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES:

Qualification:

XII pass with a Diploma/ Certificate (minimum six months duration) in Computer Applications from a reputed institute.

Experience:

Candidates having one year’s prior experience of data entry and data management shall be given preference.

Skills:

(1) Typing speed of 40 w.p.m. in English and local language;
(2) Data entry speed minimum 8000 key depressions/hour;
(3) Proficient in IT and computer operations, including MS Office applications like Word, Excel, Outlook, etc;
(4) Working knowledge of statistical packages is desirable.


COMPENSATION OFFERED:

Gross compensation budgeted for the position on a cost to organization (CTO) basis is Rs.1.20 lacs per annum. Please note that gross compensation is fully taxable.
(Note: Candidates shall be working on the payroll of SAMS, a leading HR Agency for the health and development sectors in India).


NATURE OF APPOINTMENT:

The selected candidate shall be initially offered a one year consultancy contract, renewable annually, based on satisfactory performance.

LOCATION:

Vacancies for DEOs exist at multiple locations, details of which are available at www.sams.co.in

LAST DATE FOR APPLICATIONS:

Eligible candidates interested in this position are requested to courier or email their applications to the above address or email id before May 2, 2012. Applicants are urged to fill the ‘online’ application form provided at http://www.sams.co.in/forms/onlineapplicationfind.htm . Candidates who are unable to fill the ‘online’ form may alternately download the standard form available at http://sams.co.in/JAF-FIND-LabStaff.doc and mail it to the email id mentioned above, on completion.

Website : www.sams.co.in
Email : deo-find@sams.co.in
Phone : 011-42909936/ 37

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The sole aim of the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics is to address the urgent need for better diagnostic tests for poverty-related diseases. FIND is devoted to developing and implementing affordable, easy to use and cutting-edge diagnostic technologies for the developing world.
FIND WEBSITE : www.finddiagnostics.org
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FIND (Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics) is a non-profit foundation that develops and implements new diagnostic tests for infectious and neglected diseases in developing countries. FIND headquarters are located in Geneva (Switzerland), with offices in Kampala (Uganda) and New Delhi (India)



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