USAID STRIDES Project Jobs – Senior Data Specialist at Management Sciences for Health (MSH)

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Organisation: Management Sciences
for Health (MSH)
Project: STRIDES
Funding Source: USAID 
Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda
About MSH:
Management
Sciences for Health (MSH) is an international non-profit, public health
organisation with headquarters in USA, whose purpose is to strengthen health
programs worldwide. MSH Uganda is currently running a number of USAID and other
donor funded projects, both in Kampala and other parts of the country including
STRIDES for Family Health project.

STRIDES is a Reproductive Health/Family Planning and Child Survival Services
Project whose goal is to train and support health service providers across 15
selected districts in Uganda to be fully functional and deliver quality,
integrated RH/FP and CS services to more people. The STRIDES Project is
recruiting staff for its one year extension period ending February 2015.

Job Summary: The Senior Data Specialist will contribute to implementation of the
STRIDES M&E system. S/he will support data management, improvement of the
HMIS including enhancing the capacity for data collection, analysis, dissemination,
and data use at project, district and facility levels. The Senior Data
Specialist will also conduct data verification exercises and support the
utilization of LQAS data.  He/she will also manage the STRIDES MIS and
ensure that the database supports STRIDES to track PMP indicators to facilitate
reporting on progress, impact and accountability. S/he will also participate in
technical meetings and conferences as appropriate.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Data management:
  • Ensure effective
    data cleaning, data entry and data analysis using appropriate statistical
    techniques and tools.
  • Provide timely
    and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual performance data in relation to
    the STRIDES PMP indicators in order to track performance against the
    indicators and facilitate management decisions and reporting.
  • Support
    monitoring of STRIDES initiative programs such as water for health, shoes
    for health and net distributions.
  • Maintain the
    STRIDES MIS including establishing, maintaining and updating databases and
    records for STRIDES CSR initiatives.
  • Ensure that
    STRIDES PMP and performance data is entered in the USAID Performance
    Reporting System (PRS) and FTFMIS database as required.
  • Ensure storage
    and utilization of data from the annual survey and LQAS surveys.
  • Provide
    technical support to implementation of LQAS surveys and operation research
    studies with a focus on data collection and analysis.
2. Strengthening the HMIS
  • Support the
    district Bio-statisticians in the 15 STRIDES collaborating districts in
    monitoring the quality of data that is being entered into DHIS2 and
    provide remedial actions to improve data quality and HMIS reporting.
  • Provide capacity
    support for data collection, data processing and analysis for HMIS focal
    persons and records officers in close collaboration with the District
    Bio-statisticians.
  • Support and
    coordinate on the job HMIS coaching and mentoring at facility level in
    liaison with the district HMIS focal persons and Ministry of
    Health/Resource Centre.
  • Ensure HMIS data
    utilization by participating in data review and feedback meetings at
    regional and district levels.
  • In collaboration
    with the districts, conduct data quality assessments to determine and
    improve on the level of accuracy and reliability of HMIS data.
  • Any other
    assignment that is consistent with the job position.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • A minimum of
    a  degree in demography, statistics, quantitative economics or
    related field or equivalent experience in data management
  • Minimum of 5
    years of experience in relational data base design, operations and
    maintenance
  • Minimum of 3
    years of experience in the analysis and presentation of health problem and
    service data and indicators
  • High-level
    skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point and knowledge of
    statistical analysis packages such as SPSS and STATA
  •  Knowledge,
    skills and experience in key M&E standard tools such as PMPs, and
    results frameworks
  • Knowledge,
    skills and experience in USAID’s standard tools and requirements will be
    an added advantage
  • Training skills,
    including facilitation, mentoring and coaching
  • Excellent team
    player and ability to communicate clearly and concisely both oral and in
    writing in the English language.
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified candidates should click the web link below to visit
recruiting website.
NB: We thank all
applicants for their interest, but can only acknowledge shortlisted candidates.
Please note that any form of canvassing by candidates will lead to immediate
disqualification.
Deadline: 22nd
November, 2013

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