Reports to: Director, STAR-E LQAS
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 including SURE, both in Kampala and other parts of the country.
SURE (Securing Ugandans’ Right to Essential Medicines) will ensure that the population of Uganda has access to adequate quantities of good quality essential medicines and health supplies (EMHS) by strengthening the national essential medicines and health commodities supply system.
STAR E LQAS is charged with supporting the USAID-funded SO8 district-based Implementing Partners (IPs) to implement LQAS in their respective districts.
MSH now invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the following position:
Job Summary: The Senior Data Specialist will support the management of the national LQAS database and the development of data analysis procedures. The Senior Data Specialist will support the central LQAS database for capturing, managing and analyzing data resulting from community LQAS survey and health facility assessment. S/he will also provide support and training for data base design and maintenance, data transfer from district level, editing and data quality procedures, analysis and use at the central level.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
The Job holder is expected to maintain communications, coordination and data linkages with other USAID implementing partners (projects) supporting LQAS and HFA processes at the district level. In addition the jobholder will:
- Oversee, LQAS and HFA data entry, cleaning and transfer to the central level database.
- Develop quantitative analysis plans in liaison with STAR-E LQAS Director and ensure timely implementation of the analysis plans.
- Coordinate results from quantitative analysis to decide in consultation with STAR-E LQAS whether the set of indicators being monitored may need to be revised.
- Oversee the routine and ad hoc data analysis and report generation stemming from the LQAS database.
- Facilitating the use of LQAS and HFA data for central and district level monitoring, planning and policy assessment.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
- A degree in Statistics, Mathematics or Computer Science
- An MSc in Statistics, Epidemiology or Biostatistics
- Five years experience in data management and analysis with at least two years in program monitoring and Evaluation.
- Exposure to LQAS community survey data.
- Skills in Database design and management using SQL or Ms Access database software
- Skills in collecting and sorting large volumes of data.
- Skills in data analysis using STATA.
How to Apply:
All applications should be addressed to:
The Human Resources Partner – MSH, Plot 15 Princess
Ann Drive Bugolobi, P. O. Box 71419, Kampala Email: [email protected] . Deadline: February 8, 2013.
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
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