Job Title: Data Entry Clerk
Company: Management Sciences for Health (MSH)
Location: Adamawa, Delta, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kwara, Niger, Ogun, Osun, Taraba and Yobe States
Employment Type: Not Specified
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is a global health organisation committed to saving lives and improving health, particularly among the world’s poorest and most vulnerable populations. The organisation works to close the gap between knowledge and action in public health through initiatives that strengthen healthcare systems and improve access to essential health services.
Job Summary
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is recruiting Data Entry Clerks to support the review, validation and reconciliation of individual Proof of Deliveries (POD) for malaria health products and Bimonthly Facility Stock Reports (BFSR).
The successful candidates will also support field-based collection of quality Health Management Information System (HMIS) and Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) data for triangulation and analysis.
The role involves collecting and entering logistics and client service data into Microsoft Excel databases, maintaining accurate facility-level health records, validating POD information using BFSR reports and working closely with the PSM and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) teams.
Supervisor: Senior Advisor, Supply Chain Data Management.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and validate essential data elements and their variables for the assessment of BFSR quality.
- Ensure that information on source documents at healthcare facilities is reviewed and properly documented in the appropriate electronic forms and templates.
- Verify, collect and submit all required data elements during organised routine activities and surveys, including cluster surveys and LQAS.
- Support programme activities by updating identified issues in the appropriate tools at the end of each day’s activities.
- Use field data collection platforms such as Kobo Toolbox and SurveyCTO.
- Support the tracking of the status of deliverables.
- Safeguard facility data against loss and any form of mismanagement.
- Perform other duties assigned by the technical lead or designated supervisor.
Qualifications and Experience
Interested candidates should possess the following qualifications and experience:
- At least two years’ experience in quantitative and qualitative research.
- Proficiency in basic statistical packages and Microsoft Excel.
- A first degree and good computer skills.
- Good interpersonal skills, initiative, flexibility and patience.
- A university degree will be an added advantage.
- Previous experience as a Data Entry Clerk, Data Collector or in a similar position will be an added advantage.
- Ability to work under pressure.
Required Skills and Competencies
- Experience in report writing.
- Ability to collate and analyse data at the end of an exercise.
- Ability to use data collection and statistical packages.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
- Strong data collection and computer skills. A certificate demonstrating computer proficiency will be an added advantage.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send a comprehensive CV/resume and a brief cover letter as ONE Microsoft Word document to [email protected].
Applicants must use the position and preferred state as the subject of the email. For example: Data Entry Clerk – Jigawa.
Important Note: Only candidates who are residents of the state they select will be considered for this opportunity due to the ad hoc nature of the job.
Application Closing Date: Monday, November 16, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. local time.