Data Manager at Centre for Health Solutions - Kenya (CHS)

Data Manager Job Responsibilities

• Ensuring mentorship of CHS staff and facility staff on the use of the system for effective and timely update of the system.
• Start-up and implement computerisation in new sites identified by the M&E Advisor
• Providing oversight for successful data management including support of computer application/database development that will ensure management, organization, storage and easy access of information from care and treatment sites supported by CHS
• Supporting collection, cleaning and data entry
• Tracking and managing the flow of facility level/patient and other data to and from CHS-supported facilities
• Ensuring completeness, accuracy and consistency of the data so that it meets standards of quality expected for reporting
• Supervising installation of the system into computers at sites
• Conducting database audits according to SOPs
• Monitoring the performance of the database and improve its tools and services effectiveness

Qualifications For Data Manager Job

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer studies, statistics, epidemiology or mathematics
• At least two years relevant experience and advance skills in Ms Access application development & programming skills; EpiInfo, SPSS; Data quality assurance; Ms Office
• Familiarity with database management system and principles
• Familiarity with data coding of SOP and coding dictionaries
• Excellent data management and computer programming skills using Visual Basic/SQL