Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)|East, Ethiopia
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Act to End NTDs | East is a five year cooperative agreement through which RTI supports national neglected tropical disease (NTD) programs to reach WHO NTD control and elimination goals through proven, cost-effective public health interventions which span the regions of Oromia, Tigray, Beneshangul-Gumuz and Gambella.
Position Summary:
The Data Officer will oversee the organization, storage and in-depth analysis of data to guide program decisions for Act I East-NTDs, and any other RTI future projects. He/she will also be responsible for managing all project specific reporting deliverables surrounding project/DSA data management and DHIS2 role out in the country. In addition, he/she is expected to provide technical and programmatic support to the MERLA and program team by undertaking supportive supervision during MDA and Disease specific Assessments led by RTI International.
Responsibilities:
- Manage survey/disease-specific assessment data by developing data entry templates, overseeing data entry, cleaning and subsequent analysis
- Provide technical support to FMoH NTD team and in-country partners in rolling out DHIS2
implementation to the regions if/when requested - Review data for inconsistencies that could skew analytical results and provide feedback for corrective actions where necessary
- Review all data submissions by RTI partners as necessary to ensure accuracy
- Assist the FMOH M&E advisor with occasional data entry needs surrounding the national integrated NTD database as is necessary. Participate in the routine NTD database maintenance as needed to ensure data integrity
- Design a system to streamline data collection and analysis procedures
- Provides data support with monthly updates for HQ reporting
- Make recommendations for software, hardware and data storage upgrades
- Provide technical guidance to RTI NTD team and FMOH NTD case team on data management during data collection, analysis, and use
- Work with the NTD team at the FMOH on the Joint Application Program (JAP) when required
- Ensure that an integrated NTDs database or workbooks are managed to facilitate timely information updates, data quality assurance, sharing of information and learning, and data use for decision-making
- Summarize and analyze project related data and ensure consistency between data workbooks and narrative reports
- Summarize project progress on a monthly basis for changes in major indicators and share with RTI Ethiopia management for timely decision making in collaboration with M&E manager
- Provide technical support to ongoing operational researches or any of validation surveys including the design and overall coordination of the tasks
- Undertake ongoing data analysis of historical data and generate evidence for decision making on quarterly basis or as necessary
- Conduct field visits to regions and targeted districts for any on-site technical supports needed
- Undertake supportive supervision of Disease Specific Assessments and MDAs (when needed in close collaboration with in-country implementing partners and Regional Health Bureaus
- Undertake other M & E related assignments assigned
Job Requirements
Qualifications and Experience
- Education
BSc / BA in Statistics / Biostatistics, and related field with approximately 6 years’ work experience with NGOs, Ministries and/or Regional Health Bureaus
Experience
- Proven experience in monitoring and evaluation particularly in data management using excel and other data management tools
- Familiarity with modern database and information systems
- High analytical mindset with problem-solving skills
- Proficient programming skills in one or more statistical software packages (Stata, SPSS, etc.)
- Experience of working with USAID projects and knowledge of NTDs.
Skills and Abilities
- Ability to manage small and large datasets, create codebooks, manipulate data, move and merge data files from different platforms
- Experience reading, exporting, and converting data sets between multiple statistical software packages
- Experience using mobile technology for data collection and use of QGIS to generate maps as necessary is an advantage
- Ability and experience to write data based abstracts for journals an advantage
Special skills needed
- Proven experiences of DHIS2 database application and management in the areas of public health, mainly NTD
- Proven experiences in computer applications for data collection and management (ODK and SDK)
- Proven skills of health research methodologies
- Proven skills of statistical software (Epi-Data, SPSS, STATA, Epi Info etc.)
How to Apply
RTI invites eligible candidates to indicate their interest in the position no later than February 3, 2020. Applications should consist of a letter, detailed curriculum vitae, supporting credentials and 3 professional references, including your professional relationship with that person, the person’s telephone number and an email address.
Successfully candidates is expected to start immediately.
Submit applications to [email protected] or through P.O.BOX: 21054/1000 Main Post Office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia or hand deliver to: RTI Office, Mafi City Mall, 5th floor, Room # 501, (Bole in front of Bole Medhanialem Church) with the position title on the subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please note:
RTI International does not use agents or require any form of payment in the recruitment process.
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