Data Officer 

Job Description

Key responsibilities

• Support information technology infrastructure and data management tools in implementing facilities.
• Overall responsible for program Shelf-Life App (Commodity Management App for the implementing facilities).
• Serves as the primary point person for all IT programming, related inquiries and troubleshooting.
• Create and maintain data validation rules, queries/scripts and other data quality checks to improve data quality.
• Support timely monthly/quarterly and Ad hoc program reporting to the donor.
• Provide support in development and application of M&E tools in the project.
• Support technical M&E needs in the implementation facilities and at program level.
• Conduct routine and periodic data quality audits for data quality assurance at facility levels.
• Provide mentorship to facility staff on appropriate use of RMNCH-related M&E data collection and reporting tools.
• Support regular M&E capacity building activities in the project.
• Increase health facilities demand for quality information, methods, and tools and facilitation of information use in decision making.
• Support CHAK central data repository systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information technology, software engineering or related field or relevant experience.
• Knowledge of computer hardware, software, and programming.
• Experience with SQL statistical analysis programs such as SAS, R or STATA.
• Any programming language PL/SQL, python (an added advantage).
• Skills in the use of web analytics tools (Google Analytics, Web trends etc.) is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with relational databases (schemas, design) and XML is highly desirable.
• At least two years’ demonstrated experience including developing and designing data sets, indicators, data elements and designing custom data entry screens for DHIS2.
• Experience in developing health information systems, databases and reports.
• Understanding of popular tools currently in the health sector such as ODK, REDcap is an added advantage.
• Self-driven, innovative, a team player with strong interpersonal skills.