Job Description
DATA ANALYST
Reporting to: Strategic Information and Evaluation Officer
Overall responsibility: The Data Analyst will work with various departments of the FACE-HIV Program to bring meaningful insights from data generated by the program. The responsibilities will cut across departments and will involve analysing and modelling data from multiple data sources and triangulate with information generated from various national reports. The analyst is expected to generate infographics, maps, tables, storyboards, and graphs to share with various departments. The Data Analyst will be required to turn data into information, information into insight and insight into program decisions. The individual must be an independent thinker who is creative, self-confident and can apply statistical methods to complex datasets to drive clinical and operational decision-making within the FACE HIV Consortium.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Develop and execute complex analysis plans in coordination with OPHID Program, Technical, SIE and KMIA directorate in a timely manner.
• Mine large programmatic datasets using appropriate statistical methods
• Use routine and other program data to develop insightful models/trends that show program performance across districts and sub-population
• Maintain OPHID database and design data analysis plan linked to routine monthly data analysis coming out of database
• Identify salient data patterns, perform complex analysis and interpret trends/patterns coming from the data
• Develop innovative and appropriate data visualisation methods to convey key trends to a range of audiences from government and donors, to health care workers.
• Produce high quality reports based on accurate and verified data
• Under the guidance of technical team leads, conduct in-depth and robust data analysis and presentation.
• Present information in a variety of formats and conveying complex information to people who may not be specialists in the area
• Investigate ad hoc queries; assist in data interpretation and present results.
• Identifying exceptions and errors and investigate and report on the likely sources for such errors which are then to be followed up by the SIE Managers at national and district level to identify to reason/type of data error and correct them
• Maintain quality data services by establishing and enforcing organization standards
Qualifications and Experience
Qualifications:
• An advanced degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Biostatistics, Public Health, Epidemiology or any other quantitative degree
• String knowledge and experience in the use of statistical packages for analysing data (STATA, SPSS, SAS or EPI-Info)
• Advanced knowledge in the use of Excel Spreadsheet
• At least 5 years of experience managing large datasets, including data mining and reporting
• Strong knowledge of and experience with using relational databases such as SQL/MS Access and the ability to using programming platforms such as XML or JavaScript
Overall knowledge/skillset required of the position:
• Experience and skills in DHIS2 framework, EMR and National HMIS systems, including a working knowledge of MOHCC data collection tools
• Knowledge of data visualization
• Strong analytical skills and understanding of system databases, data elements, and application software solutions to maximize data gathering and data cleaning.
• Ability to work with healthcare providers and other stakeholders in the organization
• Demonstrate exceptional skills to handling a variety of data requests, including completing tasks under tight deadlines
• Must be able to work independently, yet interfacing with various data users across different levels
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information to a level understood by various data users
• Technical expertise regarding data models, database design development, data mining and segmentation techniques
• Demonstrates good communication skills
How to Apply
Submit your cv and application letter via email to : recruitments@ophid.co.zw clearly indicating the position you are applying for on the subject of the email.
OPHID and its Consortium partners are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, political affiliation, religion, tribe, national origin, gender, physical or mental disability, health status (including HIV status) or age.
During the application process, OPHID will not charge any fee nor will it require any payment to be made for any application to be considered. Canvassing for or by any candidate will lead to disqualification.
Similar Jobs
