Data Officer at Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevolkerung (DSW)

Areas of Responsibility

The Data Officer is a member of an inter-related project team.

The DO is responsible for ensuring quality in collection, cleaning and entry of community and health facility data into the project databases as well as ensuring compliance in the use of relevant data tools.

S/he will work closely with the Project and Regional Programme Coordinators as well as the National Team Coordinator – Evaluation & Research.

Specific Responsibilities:

Under the direct supervision of the Project Coordinator – OVC, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:

• Ensure that program data from field sites have been verified and entered in the respective programmatic databases in a timely manner, correctly and accurately, ready for analysis and report generation
• Participate in identifying training needs and capacity building for project staff and partners
• Provide support for data collection, analysis, dissemination, and use by project staff
• Participate in routine data quality exercises in close collaboration with the Project Coordinator
• Identify and flag inconsistent data reported during project implementation and routine data quality audits
• Collaborate with the M&E Team to provide technical support to program staff in monitoring and evaluation practices
• Ensure that appropriate, data collection tools are available in all supported facilities and implementing partners and maintain clear, updated tracking record of tools;
• Ensure that project data tallies with county data
• Perform regular data quality checks as per direction from the M&E Coordinator
• Assist in data cleaning, aggregation and basic data analysis as directed by the M&E Coordinator
• Work together with M&E team to provide regular, scheduled feedback to project staff
• Support the Project Coordinator in project documentation and report compilation
• Provide linkages with Ministry on Health staff on support supervision and membership in relevant Technical Working Groups

Minimum Requirements:

• Degree in Health Records & Information Technology or Statistics
• Three years’ experience in OVC, particularly in the area of child protection, education and health
• Solid experience in data quality exercises and data entry
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
• Training and capacity building skills
• Ability to meet strict deadlines and work under minimum supervision
• Ability to work independently and to proactively identify and address data issues
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Desired Qualifications

• Good working knowledge of USAID reporting
• Preference for good working knowledge with Excel, Access, SPSS, or other statistical programs