Job Title: Data Officer
Hiring Organization: Christian
Health Association of Kenya
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: NGO
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 07/11/2024
Department: Health Programming
Reports To: Programmes Manager
Job
Profile
CHAK is seeking an experienced data officer to support
implementation of the BMGF funded program with the aim of Scaling up Products
Introduction for MNCH service delivery in Kenya. The data officer will support
health information systems strengthening, data management and timely reporting
and provide support to implementing facilities. The data officer will report to
the Programmes Manager at CHAK Secretariat.
Key responsibilities
- Support
information technology infrastructure and data management tools in
implementing facilities.
- Overall
responsible for program Shelf-Life App (Commodity Management App for the
implementing facilities).
- Serves as the
primary point person for all IT programming, related inquiries and
troubleshooting.
- Create and
maintain data validation rules, queries/scripts and other data quality
checks to improve data quality.
- Support timely
monthly/quarterly and Ad hoc program reporting to the donor.
- Provide support
in development and application of M&E tools in the project.
- Support
technical M&E needs in the implementation facilities and at program
level.
- Conduct routine
and periodic data quality audits for data quality assurance at facility
levels.
- Provide
mentorship to facility staff on appropriate use of RMNCH-related M&E
data collection and reporting tools.
- Support regular
M&E capacity building activities in the project.
- Increase health
facilities demand for quality information, methods, and tools and
facilitation of information use in decision making.
- Support CHAK
central data repository systems.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in computer science, Information technology, software engineering
or related field or relevant experience.
- Knowledge of
computer hardware, software, and programming.
- Experience with
SQL statistical analysis programs such as SAS, R or STATA.
- Any programming
language PL/SQL, python (an added advantage).
- Skills in the
use of web analytics tools (Google Analytics, Web trends etc.) is highly
desirable.
- Familiarity with
relational databases (schemas, design) and XML is highly desirable.
- At least two
years’ demonstrated experience including developing and designing data
sets, indicators, data elements and designing custom data entry screens
for DHIS2.
- Experience in
developing health information systems, databases and reports.
- Understanding of
popular tools currently in the health sector such as ODK, REDcap is an
added advantage.
