Sindisa Gede (ITIL 4, GDPR, COBIT)

Experience

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  ICAP at Columbia University

  Apr 2005 - Mar 2010

  • Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator

    Sept 2006 - Mar 2010

  • Data Manager

    Apr 2005 - Sept 2006
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  Institute for Health Programs and Systems

  Mar 2010 - Feb 2012

  Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

  •Enhance M&E capacity among staff, EC DoH and other partner organizations in the programme, to ensure accountability, facilitate planning and strengthen service delivery. •Provide M&E technical assistance, strategic guidance, training and practical support to staff and sub-recipients.•Document and continuously improve IHPS’s M&E system relating to the programme.•Collect, verify, collate and analyze data on performance indicators from programme staff and programme partners.•Perform Data Quality checks on submitted aggregate Monthly Reports from Sub-Recipient Partners, either on the Excel reporting templates and/or the information system.•Conduct routine and ongoing Quality Assurance checks on record-level patient data.•Supervise Data Captures on data entry of record-level patient data into DHIS database.•Closely monitor data quality by means of routine and periodic data quality assessments Show less

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  International Training & Education Center for Health (I-TECH)

  Jun 2012 - Jun 2015

  M&E Assistant

  Data Management• Maintain a data management system using Excel, Access, SPSS or other data management and analysis software• Assures entry, accuracy and quality of data through routine data management.• Assures protection of data by performing timely system back- ups• Liaises with facility staff, mentors or program team on unclear entries.• Contributes by suggesting improvements to the database.• Support the design of data collection and analysis protocols for collecting qualitative and quantitative data• Support the development of easy-to-use forms, guides and interview agendas• Participate in and/or coordinate the timely collection and analysis of all program performance data and success stories.Technical Assistance• Undertake visits to health facilities as needed to support and/or supervise data collection or verify data quality.• Provide training, mentoring and technical assistance to improve data quality• Document best practices, conduct case studies, and carry out spot checks on data reported at health facilities• Supports and assists the province in entering their data on a training database.Reporting • Collate, consolidate and prepare reports of program data, conduct basic data analysis and interpretation, as required for reporting.• Contribute to the preparation of results-based reports and presentations for donors and other key stakeholders;Research • Provide support to studies (both qualitative and quantitative) planned by I-TECH• Participate in other M&E activities as required.• Contribute to planning phases of baseline, program, and impact evaluation studies Show less

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  Right to Care

  Jun 2015 - Nov 2024

  Project development and implementation • Support the monitoring of data management/monitoring and evaluation plans • Work with colleagues to enhance project goals and outputs. • Develop and maintain project information systems. • Develop and update project tools such as SOPs, technical guidelines, best practice documents, and other documents as required. • Conduct training on project processes and activities. • Support the development of the M&E database M&E Technical Support• Standardize M&E tools and distribute best-of-breed tools to all implementing project teams. • Build and maintain internal data-driven automation to enhance SI outputs.• Oversee, guide, and quality check data working closely with the M&E provincial staff. • Build and maintain management reports/ dashboards (SQL, Visual Studio, and PowerBI). • Ensure timely submission of weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports by ADAPT Implementing partners/programs, to meet funder requirements. • Obtain corrections upon identification of data quality issues, within 1 week of submission of queries, or within RTC reporting deadlines for end-of-quarter months.• Respond to reasonable and relevant requests for data by ADAPT Implementing Partners, USAID, and other stakeholders. • Conduct M&E site visits to ADAPT partners D I S C Show less Key Responsibilities • To enhance M&E capacity among staff and sub-recipient partner organizations in the programme, to ensure accountability, facilitate planning and strengthen service delivery. • To provide M&E technical assistance, strategic guidance, training and practical support to staff and sub-recipients.• To document and continuously improve Right to Care’s M&E system relating to the programme.• To collect, verify, collate and analyze data on performance indicators from programme staff and programme partners.• Perform Data Quality checks on submitted aggregate Monthly Reports from Sub-Recipient Partners, either on the Excel reporting templates and/or the RightMax system.• Conduct routine and ongoing Quality Assurance checks on record-level patient data in RightMax.• Assist with data entry of record-level patient data into RightMax database.• Closely monitor data quality by means of routine and periodic data quality assessments.• Assist M&E Manager with on-site Data Trace & Verification's.• Assist M&E Manager with assessing partners’ M&E and data management systems and capacity, and implementing capacity-building initiatives.• Provide M&E Manager with data needed for quarterly reports to Global Fund, PEPFAR, NDoH and RtC leadership.Technical Assistance• Undertake visits to sub-recipients including health facilities as needed to support and/or verify data quality.• Provide training, mentoring and technical assistance to improve data quality• Document best practices, conduct case studies, and carry out spot checks on data reported at health facilities• Supports and assists the province in entering their data on a training database.Reporting • Collate, consolidate and prepare reports of program data, conduct basic data analysis and interpretation, as required for reporting.• Contribute to the preparation of results-based reports and presentations for donors and other key stakeholders Show less

  • M&E Manager - Health Information Systems

    Oct 2022 - Nov 2024

  • Data Quality Mentor

    Sept 2018 - Oct 2022

  • Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

    Jun 2015 - Aug 2018
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  Axis IT Solutions (PTY) LTD

  Sept 2016 - Nov 2022

  Founder & Managing Director

  Key ResponsibilitiesResponsible for coordinating the companies business activities, also keeps business goals and objectives in mind and makes sure employees are all on board with those goals and objectives. In other words, controls resources and expenditures.In this role I am also charged with providing guidance to employees on the strategic direction of the company while strategically positioning the company in the industry within which is operating. Among other things also charged with ensuring that Axis is financially viable and continues to grow.Responsible for formation and support of (SDP's) Strategic Development Partnerships and the company's alliances while representing the company to the public, stakeholders, major customers, professional organizations and business partners. As the director plans and implements the company's plans or activities, these include such activities as business creation, development of official administrative policies and other corporate governance and/or governance policies.The MD is also responsible for establishing good leadership for the company, communicate with the chairman of the board and the board of directors of the company or organization. He has to let board members know of any changes to the company. Show less

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  Jhpiego

  Nov 2024 - now

  Data Reporting and Systems Specialist

  Key Job Responsibilities M&E development and implementation  Support the implementation of data management/monitoring and evaluation plans  Develop and update project tools such as SOPs, technical guidelines, best practice documents, and other documents as required.  Conduct training on project processes and activities. Data Reporting and MERL systems development and implementation  Provide technical guidance on project information system design, development, and maintenance.  Design and review system workflow diagrams  Support the development of the M&E database  Coordinate User Acceptance testing and provide user admin support M&E Technical Support  Standardize M&E tools and distribute tools to all implementing project teams.  Build and maintain internal data-driven automations to enhance SI outputs.  Build and maintain management reports/ dashboards  Oversee, guide, and quality check data working closely with the M&E staff.  Support Senior M&E Officer to ensure timely submission of weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports by RISE Implementing partners/programmes, to meet funder requirements.  Respond to reasonable and relevant requests for data by RISE Implementing Partners, USAID, and other stakeholders.  Conduct M&E site visits to RISE partners.  Design and present M&E-related training sessions for Partners/Programme streams.  Design and conduct data quality audits and follow up on the implementation of audit recommendations by RISE Partners/Programmes regularlyData Protection  Ensure proper storage of program data  Ensure compliance with GDPR and POPIA  Ensure that data storage and sharing procedures are adhered toCapacity Building  Build capacity to develop, manage, and operationalize M&E systems and knowledge management  Training and mentorship of team members.  Coach and train team members to ensure the acquisition of knowledge and skills required for professional project management Show less