Caroline Gatimu

I am currently a Monitoring and Evaluation officer supporting 11 Centre for Health Solutions supported facilities in Muranga South. I have also been a Monitoring and Evaluation officer at Centre for Health Solutions supporting 19 facilities at Gatundu Sub County. I have experience in Supporting users with IS, data collection, data cleaning, data validation, data aggregation, data review with sub county teams, able to analyze large data sets to identify gaps and trends, developing and testing tools, capacity building, data visualization, conducting DQA and developing work plans, Developing M and E frameworks and report compilation.

I have expertise in data management having been a Data Manager for 11 years in Mwea Mission Hospital Comprehensive Care Clinic and its 4 satellites under Christian Health Association of Kenya. I have also been an IT support staff for 3 years at Total Solutions for these systems: Payroll, Point of Sale, Inventory and Pharmacy System I have a Bachelor of Business Information Technology degree from Jomo Kenyatta University (Second class Upper division). Being a Certified Monitoring and Evaluation professional will ensure I Promote a results-based approach to monitoring and evaluation, emphasizing results and impacts.

I believe I can be an asset because I have experience having worked in the M and E department for more than 5 years. You are the right spot for me because I can grow your organization to the next level. I can also work to meet the set deadlines. I am eager to learn anything new from you. 

1. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Nov 2020 to Date      Centre for Health Solutions (CHS)

                                        Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (Muranga South)

                                         Key Responsibilities and Achievements

• Carry out monthly data validation and checks between registers, DHIS, DATIM and CHS systems to improve data quality and consistency for the 11 facilities.
• Improve EMR utilization by supporting facilities in Point of Care.
• Support dissemination of targets and monitoring achievement.
• Support in baseline/Mid Term and End Program Evaluation.
• Conduct monthly and quarterly DQA with strategic actions points.
• Support counties and program to carry out quarterly data review meetings.
• Submission of facility database to the national Data Warehouse by the 5th of every month.
• To continuously analyze routine program data to evaluate program intervention and use findings to inform adaptation strategies.   

Nov 2017 to Oct 2020       Centre for Health Solutions (CHS)

                        Monitoring and Evaluation –Project Data Officer (Murang’a, Nyeri and Nyandarua)

                                              Key Responsibilities and Achievements

• Increased data accuracy by 70% through monthly comparison of program data and MOH data in the DHIS2 for 82 CHS supported facilities by performing data cleaning where appropriate. 
• Reduced data incompleteness by 60% by ensuring all indicators by the 82 facilities were reported.
• Reduced late reporting by 50% through ensuring adequate reporting tools were at sites.
• Increased system use at site level by 80% through flagging sites missing latest records.
• Increased data consistency by 90% by ensuring project data tallied with the county data.
• Spearheaded the testing and distribution of data collection tools to the Facility staff on a quarterly basis.

August 2016 to Oct 2017 Centre for Health Solutions (CHS)-Gatundu Subcounty

                                              Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

                                             Key Responsibilities and Achievements

• Spearheaded new reporting timelines from the 10th of every month to the 5th of every month reducing late reporting by 50% at Gatundu Sub County CHS supported facilities.
• Increased system use at site level by 80% through capacity building of the HRIOs and Cos on the HMIS at Gatundu sub county CHS supported facilities.
• Improved standardization of tools in 19 CHS supported facilities by 75% by ensuring the same version of tools were in use across all the facilities.
• Improved sharing of best practices among 19 sites by 70% through spearheading data review meetings on a quarterly basis at Gatundu Sub County.
• Increased collaboration between county and CHS staff by 90% by organizing Joint support supervision semiannually at the facilities.
• Increased use of MOH tools at the facilities by 90% through training 120 healthcare workers (data clerks, nurses and clinicians) in Gatundu sub county CHS supported facilities.
• Increased data quality by 75% through having 14 facilities CHS supported document their action plan in Gatundu Sub County.
• Reduced late submission of databases by 50% in 14 CHS supported facilities in Gatundu Sub County by training the HRIOS on electronic submission process.

    Oct 2005 to July 2016: Christian Health Association of Kenya- Mwea Hospital and 4 satellites

                                          Data Manager/IT support

                                         Key Responsibilities and Achievements 

• Increased use of HMIS by 90% in 5 facilities. Mwea Hospital, Karaba dispensary, Kianyaga dispensary, Kagio dispensary, Gatithi dispensary through user training.
• Reduced backlog by 90% through mentoring 3 data clerks on the HMIS.
• Reduced patient waiting time by 90% through training HCWs on the system to ensure a seamless paperless system in the CCC.
• Increased data completeness by 90% by ensuring 32 CHAK supported sites sent complete reports for DATIM entry.
• Increased reports accuracy by 90% at Facility/program level through comparison with DHIS 2 reports and validating where appropriate.
• Spearheaded quarterly presentation to CHAK on the five facilities performance review thus improved meeting set targets by 50%.

2002 to Sep 2005:           Total Solutions Ltd

                                             IT Support Staff

                                             Key Achievements and Responsibilities:

• Increased system use by 90% in 14 companies through User Training and support (phone/on-site) in diverse Information Systems. ex Bible Translation(BTL),Lions eye Hospital, Malibu Pharmacies, Nairobi Diplomatic Duty Free Shop.
• Instrumental in implementing diverse ISs namely: Payroll Systems, POS systems(Point of Sale), Pharmacy systems, Accounting System
• Reduced user-training time by 50% by developing a comprehensive System User guides.
• Improved system performance by 75% by upgrading the system on a quarterly basis.

Bachelor of Business Information Technology (2nd Class Honours Upper Division) -Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Juja Campus

Certified Monitoring and Evaluation Professional-Kenya Institute of Management Nairobi Campus              

Graduate Diploma in Management of Information Systems (IMIS) -Kenya School of Monetary Studies