Position Title: Data Officer [ Masaka, Jinja, Mbale, Tororo, Busia]

No of positions: 5

Makerere University School of Public Health P. O. Box 7072 Kampala 

Reports to:  Surveillance Officer

Job Summary

MORE JOBS ( September 2024)

Coordinate and supervise all activities of the data management department

Key Duties and Responsibilities

  • Reports to the Surveillance Officer
  • Coordinate and supervise all activities of the data management department
  • Responsible for data collection, management, and reporting.
  • Contribute to the designing and implementation data collection tools, and integrity algorithms for all Crane Survey activities.
  • Develop analysis programs to evaluate and improve the validity, accuracy and timeliness of data collection using specific software (SAS/SQL/SPSS/STATA/ EXCEL)
  • Provide support in maintaining the IT infrastructure.
  • Responsible for providing training to respondents and other IT personnel in the use of interviewing software for capturing data.
  • Responsible for any other duty as needed within your scope of work.

Education Qualifications

    • At least Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems,

Experience, skills, and other requirements

The potential candidate should possess the following requirements:

    • Excellent IT skills
    • Excellent programming skills with visual studio, SQL, Excel
    • Experience in Applications Development
    • Data base programing and ability to visualize data in Power BI or excel
    • Sound knowledge of data management, quality control and data analysis
    • Good organizational skills
    • Self-driven and team player
    • Ability to speak Luganda, Lusoga, Gishu, Japhadola, Ateso and Samya fluently

Period of contract: 06 months

Data Officers Application link: https://forms.gle/2zARrQTvmpazn86K9

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