Data Officer, HIV Care and Treatment, Nuru Ya Mtoto at PATH

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support in all aspects of data management including designing of data collection instruments; designing and maintaining project databases; planning and conducting data analyses, interpretation, and dissemination; assessing data quality
• Prepare HIV care and treatment data for entry in to PEPFAR DATIM database
• Ensure data quality through data validation checks, including discrepancy/inconsistency checks, real-time data monitoring and data cleaning
• Ensure timely data collection, entry, review, and collation of project data – both from health facilities and the community
• Work closely with M&E team and Health Informatics officer to develop and/or review data management systems including data dissemination aids and templates
• Under the guidance of technical team leads, conduct in-depth and robust data analysis and presentation
• Develop and implement a plan of building the capacity of project staff in data management including analysis, use and dissemination
• Contribute to development of in-depth analysis of Nuru Ya Mtoto project data for publications, advocacy, proposal writing and presentation to various audiences as need arises
• Assist in writing/editing guidelines/SOPs for data entry, management, and analysis
• Provide technical guidance in strategies for improving the quality of data from health facilities and the community, and overall data dissemination and utilization at project level
• Responds to data requests from the project technical team in a timely manner

Required Skills

Required Experience

• Master’s Degree in public health, biostatistics, epidemiology, information systems or related field
• A minimum of 7 years’ experience providing direct data management technical support with specific experience in HIV/TB projects.
• Working knowledge of DATIM, PEPFAR reporting systems and DHIS2
• Experience managing large and complex data sets
• High proficiency in Excel
• Proven experience and familiarity with MOH/GOK EMR and other electronic data systems.
• Excellent understanding of database design and development, database programming (in Access, SQL).
• Experience and skills in the DHIS2 framework, EMR and the National HMIS system, including knowledge of MOH data collection tools.
• Knowledge of data visualization/BI software like Tableau and Power BI
• Excellent knowledge of STATA and/or other statistical analysis package (SAS, SPSS, R)
• Knowledge of and interpretation of key indicators in HIV/AIDS, TB and reproductive health

Desired Experience

• Excellent computer skills
• Excellent data management and analysis skills
• Good writing and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
• Ability to work and deliver under intense pressure.
• Ability to work in a complex project implementation environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines, and intense pressure to perform.
• Professional presentation skills.
• Ability to collaboratively work with other project team members