In this regard MDH now
invites applications from suitable, qualified and skilled persons to fill the
following available vacancies.
Job Summary:
District Data Officer
is a key person in the district to ensure Afya Kwanza data collection,
organization, reporting and use. She/he is responsible for maintaining
databases in all facilities including troubleshooting challenges reported by
data officers. DDOs oversees and supports data officers to undertake their
routine tasks on day to day basis.
Duties and Responsibilities.
- Developing, modifying, and
maintaining databases in the respective district.
- Developing data input controls,
range and logic checks, and other data management processes based on input
from other team members.
- Ensuring the accuracy of data
entry and collaborate with study-specific data supervisors to resolve data
entry issues.Designing, modifying, generating, and maintaining database
reports using Microsoft Access in collaboration with other District Data
Officers.
- Training data team in the use
of data entry and cleaning programs.
- Training Data Supervisors to
develop and implement ad hoc queries; and provide them with technical
assistance in running data cleaning programs, to resolve discrepancies in
data entry.
- Perform programming to
manipulate and clean data, create variables and format libraries, develop
queries for data cleaning, and prepare analysis datasets; analyse and
tabulate data; and create graphic representations of statistical
information.
- Working with Data Supervisors
to develop standard operating procedures for QA/QC, evaluation of data
entry accuracy, and work performance of the data team staff members.
- Monitor district progress on
weekly basis and work with district project manager to report on weekly
and monthly district performance.
- Mentor facility staff on data
analysis and reporting to ensure data driven decision making.
- Developing relevant knowledge
and skills through training and self-study; remain current on new trends
in DBMS; and inform program development management.
- Any other duty as assigned by
immediate supervisor.
- Requirements: Education, work
experience and skills:
- Advanced Diploma or bachelor’s
degree in Computer Science, Statistics or related field.
- Minimum of two years of data
management and or programming
- Able to work with MS Access and
Visual Basic or Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
- Good in both oral and written
English and Kiswahili
- Able to work independently and
in team
- Able to generate reports from
various data bases
- Experience in working in
working in donor funded programs and clinical research trials will be an
added advantage.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates
should submit an application letter indicating clearly the position applied
for, a detailed copy of their CV, and names and contact information (email
addresses and telephone numbers) of three work related referees.
Applications should be
submitted by 11th January, to the Director of Human Resource through
e-mail hr@mdh-tz.org
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