The roles and responsibilities include;

• Coordinating the identification, recruitment and follow up of study participants
• Seeking Informed consent from the study participants using the participant information and consent
• Furnishing study participants with details on the enrolment process, vaccination and follow-up (at specified follow-up days) for any AEFIs due to COVID-19 vaccination during the duration of participants’ follow-up period
• Data collection, quality control and ensuring study data is well captured and entered into the relevant project data collection tools
• Ensuring availability of data collection tools at the study sites and maintain copies of data collection forms (ensuring accurate updating as needed) and supporting documentation for data management
• Working with their specific Research Study Leads, County/Sub County and project team to ensure accurate and complete study data is reported on time
• Monitoring performance, Identifying, analyzing, and interpreting trends or patterns in study data collection and providing study reports relating to implementation of study protocol
• Ensuring field data collection and management procedures have set timelines and meet established deadlines
• Ensuring adherence to ethics for research including obtaining informed consent from all participants and maintaining records

Qualifications:

• The ideal candidates should have a Diploma in a health- related field, at least two (2) years relevant experience working in a health institution and or participation in health research. 
• Strong quantitative analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy. 
• Experience in electronic data collection with a bias to Research Electronic Data Capture (RedCap) will be an added advantage.

Tasks for the Data Analysts

• Prepare a data analysis plan for the data collected from the Targeted Spontaneous Reporting (TSR) Study.
• Collate and verify the data collected.
• Undertake data entry and analysis using statistical techniques
• Prepare a technical  report to summarize and interpret statistical information from the analyzed data from the Targeted spontaneous Reporting (TSR) Study
• Undertake any other activity that may be assigned by MTaPS towards completion of this assignment.

Deliverables

• Technical Report (in word) summarizing and interpreting the data outputs for decision making
• Data entry output summaries (in excel format)

Requirements:

• The ideal candidates should have a Bachelor’s degrees IT or any other related any related field. S/he should have atleast 2 years relevant working experience.
• In addition, s/he should have Data analysis and research skills, skills in project management, Monitoring and evaluation and Report writing.
• The candidates should have ability to work independently and in a team. Experience with spreadsheets and database applications strongly preferred.
• S/he should have strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously; excellent interpersonal skills are required.