Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Data Manager

Specific responsibilities
• Lead retrieval, cleaning, collation and organization of data from various sources and organizing it to answer various research questions and for population of summary reports
• Support development of tailored dashboards and reports for specific audiences depending on their data use needs for program performance assessment and decision making
• Write and run appropriate queries from the databases and assist in implementing database developments that meet the data requirements for the project
• Test any new data management processes and systems, and advice the HMIS unit on ways to improve them
• Prepare quarterly, semi-annual and annual data summaries to be included in reports to the Ministry of Health and funding agencies
• Contribute to the design of collection protocols and/or SOPs Design and approve forms for data collection
• Support quality improvements by performing descriptive data analysis and data quality assurance checks to detect anomalies and advise the quality improvement teams with action points
• Contribute to data quality capacity building efforts within the organization and the counties departments of Health
• Contribute to dissemination of results through different for a and peer-review publications Archiving of data in accordance with the standard procedures
• Any other duties as maybe assigned as may be necessary for effective project delivery

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, mathematics, or related fields is required. Additional Master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, demography, data science, statistics, or biostatistics will be an added advantage
• Must have least four (4) years of experience in statistical computing with quantitative heath data
• Must be proficient in MS Excel and at least two statistical software packages e.g. Stata, R, SAS, SPSS, and EpiInfo
• Must be able to write and run queries for management and retrieval of data from databases, e.g. MySQL scripting language syntax
• Understanding of routine health data and health information systems in Kenya
• Understanding of data quality assessment tools and methods, and experience in addressing data quality issues related to routine health information data
• Proficiency in analyzing and interpreting routine and non-routine data, and effectively communicating results and findings
• Knowledge of data analytics and visualization tools, techniques, and methods
• Excellent problem-solving skills, ability to work with all levels of internal staff and ability to be flexible in handling multiple priorities


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit their applications and CV along with a cover letter expressing interest and indicating Salary history and expectations to recruitment@lvcthealth.org  . The position applied for and reference number should be clearly indicated on the subject line and cover letter.



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