Data Manager (1 Post) - Ifakara Health Institute

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

TITLE: DATA MANAGER - (1 POST)

REPORTING: Project Investigator /Project Leader/ Institutional Data

System Manager

LOCATION – Dar-Es Salaam, Tanzania

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To provide daily data management services to project including technical support to site

coordinators.

·          Participate in the initial information gathering for tool and system development

·          Participate in the design of the tool and understanding of the overall data flow concept and quality control

·          Participate in software/tool deployment and implementation including tablet

software deployment and troubleshooting

·         Provide overall central data management by reviewing incoming data from   site coordinators and make any necessary follow up or adjustments

·          Provide technical support to site coordinators in terms of device handling,

troubleshooting, and installation of software/applications

·          Responds to data queries, to both project participants and technical team

·          Responsible to prepare and run project backup routine

·          Develop and implement routine data quality control in order to ensure that all

project data meet quality measurements

·         Conduct site supervision for data quality control and data quality audits

·          Will be responsible to write project technical report and present to other team

members

·          Extract and prepare datasets for analysis including metadata definitions for

further data analysis

·         Perform system maintenance to online and offline databases (if exists),

including data cleaning and backup

·          Participate in other data systems unit activities and other in institutional

technical activities

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE.

·         Bsc in Computer Information System or related field

·         Work experience in technology and software development, particularly software

programming and database systems and health informatics

·         Experience to have worked in public health technologies is a compliment

attentive to details, particularly with data handling

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

·          Ability to work independently as well as with a team

·         People person. This work will require to integrate with individuals in health

·         related environment

·          Act professional and adhere to institutional code of conduct (core values)

·          Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively

REMUNERATION AND MODE OF EMPLOYMENT

• An attractive and competitive remuneration package will be offered to

successful candidates as per IHI scales.

MODE OF APPLICATION:

Candidates meeting the above job requirements should send their applications with

detailed curriculum vitae (CVs) showing contact address, e-mail, telephone numbers,

names of three referees with their addresses & contacts; also, photocopies of academic

and professional certificates with an E-MAIL HEADING ‘’APPLICATION FOR

RESEARCH OFFICER-MEDICAL DOCTOR / NURSE MIDWIFE / DATA MANAGER’’

to the following address:

Chief Human Resources Officer

Ifakara Health Institute,

Kiko Avenue, Mikocheni,

Dar es Salaam.

E mail: recruitment@ihi.or.tz

The dead line for submission of application is 09th September 2016.Only successful

candidates will be contacted.