Job Title: Data Officer
Hiring
Organization: Lattice
Location
– Locality: Nairobi
Location
– Region: Kenya
Industry: IT
Job
Type: Full Time
Salary: KES
Date
Posted: 08/12/2025
We are looking for a Data Officer who
will play a crucial role in collecting accurate, timely, and reliable data to
support Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, research and Learning (MEARL)
activities across various programs. Working closely with the MEARL team and
field supervisors, the data officer ensures data collected from the field meets
quality standards, contributing to informed decision-making and program
improvements.
This is a term contract.
Salary: KSH 120,000 per month
Key Responsibilities:
- Data Management Oversight
- Design data collection tools for various
programs
- Track real-time data entry from Kobo Collect.
- Flag incomplete or inconsistent entries and
follow up with relevant stakeholders. Ensure training data meets minimum
quality and format standards.
- TOT Coordination & Support
- Maintain a tracker of all stakeholder
submissions per program.
- Conduct daily check-ins with stakeholders to
confirm data accuracy and timeliness.
- Offer virtual guidance or refresher support on
Kobo data entry as needed
- Data Analysis & Reporting
- Clean and aggregate data by region, topic, and
participant demographics.
- Prepare and submit a weekly analytical report
highlighting trends, gaps, and recommendations. visual dashboards or
summaries to aid program reviews and adaptive planning.
- Learning and Documentation
- Contribute to program learning through timely
documentation of data-related issues and solutions.
- Support knowledge management efforts by
organizing datasets and storing insights systematically. Compliance with
Ethical Standards
- Adhere to confidentiality and data protection
protocols to safeguard the information provided by respondents.
- Respect the privacy and rights of all
respondent’s, ensuring data is collected with integrity and
professionalism.
- Follow all safety and ethical guidelines for
working within communities.
Key
Performance Indicators (KPIs):
- Achieve ≥95% accuracy and completeness in
submitted data, with ≥95% of errors resolved within 24 hours.
- Maintain daily check-ins with stakeholders and
ensure 100% on-time data submissions across programs.
- Deliver weekly analytical reports and at least 2
visual dashboards/month with actionable recommendations.
- Document at least 1 learning insight/month and
ensure 100% of datasets are properly organized and archived.
- Ensure 100% adherence to data protection and
ethical guidelines, with zero data breaches reported.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in data science, Statistics,
Information Systems, Mathematics, Monitoring & Evaluation, or a
related field.
- At least 3 years of experience in data
management or MEL roles, preferably with Kobo Toolbox. Proven experience
cleaning, analysing, and visualizing high volume of field data.
- Strong communication and coordination skills,
with experience supporting remote teams. Ability to work independently and
handle multiple country-level datasets.
How to Apply
Applicants should email their resume to people@lattice.africa with
subject Data Officer on or before 18th August 2025.
