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PHILISWA AMANDA GASELA
Pietermaritzburg
Overview
11
years of professional experience
Work History
SAVEACT
Monitoring, evaluation, LEARNING AND COMMUNICATIONS officer
10.2025 - Current
Job overview
- Responsible for the execution, monitoring and evaluation of application of methodologies and quality of practice of field activities.
- Responsible for the design/enhancement, testing and implementation of MEL tools.
- Oversee data collection, validation, collation, storage, analysis, interpretation, visualization and reporting data collected at community levels.
- Conducted performance monitoring, evaluation and reporting activities and data analysis to inform design of the programme.
- Draw on data analysis to illustrate performance across the programme, making use of graphs and infographics where applicable, and writing up the analysis to inform staff and other stakeholders about performance, insights and actions that might improve performance.
- Responsible for verification and validation process with Field staff and project coordinators and facilitate program data and analysis for donors.
- Compiling quarterly performance reports and coordination of quarterly sessions.
- Spearheaded the Theory of Change at Programme and project level and liaising with other NGO partners to spearhead the Community of Practice.
- Apply and refine MEL framework based on new imperatives. Implementing and maintaining MEL frameworks, tools and processes.
- Conduct baseline assessments on projects.
MAtch
Monitoring and evaluation officer
04.2024 - 09.2024
Job overview
- Supported the development of grant work plan, data collection tools, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and tracking district progress against the set targets.
- Prepared internal monitoring reports and assisted with completion of corrective action.
- Implemented and monitored quality assurance systems for reporting, and verified accuracy and transcription of data.
- Assess error trends and train staff on relevant data quality issues.
- Implemented effective data management systems at project sites.
- Contributed to preparation of guidelines and SOPs for Data Quality Assurance.
- Assisted with the set up and maintenance of regulatory files at the project sites.
- Build and maintain partnerships with all stakeholders including participating in all district and subdistrict MERL meetings, workshops, and discussions.
- Effective self-management and performance ownership.
- Management and supervision of Data Capturers.
- Manage data in compliance with POPIA.
- Summarise outcomes of specific projects and project objectives.
- Work with M&E team to develop training for specific M&E needs.
- Plan and prepare training and training tools.
HEALTH SYSTEMS TRUST
synch monitoring & evaluation it specialist
04.2022 - 03.2024
Job overview
- Identifying gaps and challenges hindering SyNCH performance in facilities as well as programme performance gaps and implementing appropriate remedial actions.
- Provide continued stakeholder engagement through targeted trainings on identified utilization and compliance gaps to ensure project deliverables align with DoH deliverables.
- Design, implement and execute plans for improving data quality in at District level, including data-quality assessments and resulting action plans.
- Define Health Information training needs within the District and provide routine feedback of data to all facilities every quarter.
- Collate monthly and quarterly M&E reports on performance indicators.
- District support by monitoring system utilization to ensure patients retention to care.
- Increase ART patient retention through triangulation of Tier.Net, SyNCH and clinic chart.
TB HIV CARE
DATA CAPTURER
12.2020 - 09.2021
Job overview
- Support the facility Operational Manager (OM) to generate Nerve Centre Reporting Indicators, and Early Warning Indicators (EWI).
- Support the facility OM and TBCare Data Monitor to generate TIER.Net reports to trace and link clients back to care daily, e.g. patients with early missed appointments, late missed appointments, lost to follow-up.
- Conduct weekly TIER.Net audits to ensure that all PreP patients are assigned an outcome in the system.
- Enter and update newly initiated clients on the CommCare database from source documents.
- Assist in preparing daily/weekly reports, by collecting and verifying data against facility weekly tally books to ensure data quality.
- Assist Data Monitors to ensure that every client signed the intervention registers and POPIA consent form.
- Retrieve client folders based on schedules provided by clinical staff.
- Update client information and enter newly initiated clients on the CommCare database.
- Capture data at catchment facilities where required on the TIER.Net PrEP module.
- Provide good quality weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual facility-level data.
- Review clinical stationery and registers daily to ensure data quality.
- Conduct weekly TIER.Net audits to ensure that all ART patients are assigned an outcome in the system.
- Generate a TIER.Net monthly report on the day that the DHIS monthly sheet is compiled, and run dispatches.
HEALTH SYSTEMS TRUST
DATA CAPTURER
06.2019 - 09.2020
Job overview
- Support the facility Operational Manager (OM) to generate Nerve Centre Reporting Indicators, and Early Warning Indicators (EWI).
- Support the facility OM and TBCare Data Monitor to generate TIER.Net reports to trace and link clients back to care daily, e.g. patients with early missed appointments, late missed appointments, lost to follow-up.
- Conduct weekly TIER.Net audits to ensure that all PreP patients are assigned an outcome in the system.
- Enter and update newly initiated clients on the CommCare database from source documents.
- Assist in preparing daily/weekly reports, by collecting and verifying data against facility weekly tally books to ensure data quality.
- Assist Data Monitors to ensure that every client signed the intervention registers and POPIA consent form.
- Retrieve client folders based on schedules provided by clinical staff.
- Update client information and enter newly initiated clients on the CommCare database.
- Capture data at catchment facilities where required on the TIER.Net PrEP module.
- Provide good quality weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual facility-level data.
- Review clinical stationery and registers daily to ensure data quality.
- Conduct weekly TIER.Net audits to ensure that all ART patients are assigned an outcome in the system.
- Generate a TIER.Net monthly report on the day that the DHIS monthly sheet is compiled, and run dispatches.
HEALTH SYSTEMS TRUST
IT SUPPORT TECHNICIAN
06.2019 - 09.2019
Job overview
AVON SOUTH AFRICA
CATEGORY MARKETING COORDINATOR
12.2014 - 10.2018
Job overview
Timeline
Monitoring, evaluation, LEARNING AND COMMUNICATIONS officer
SAVEACT
10.2025 - Current
Monitoring and evaluation officer
MAtch
04.2024 - 09.2024
synch monitoring & evaluation it specialist
HEALTH SYSTEMS TRUST
04.2022 - 03.2024
DATA CAPTURER
TB HIV CARE
12.2020 - 09.2021
DATA CAPTURER
HEALTH SYSTEMS TRUST
06.2019 - 09.2020
IT SUPPORT TECHNICIAN
HEALTH SYSTEMS TRUST
06.2019 - 09.2019
CATEGORY MARKETING COORDINATOR
AVON SOUTH AFRICA
12.2014 - 10.2018