Data Entry Consultant
Vital Strategies India Services Private Limited
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
About the Role
We are seeking a Data Entry Operator to be engaged on a short term basis to support road crash surveillance and analysis activities The role involves daily entry of road crash data into designated software systems and supporting basic data cleaning, tabulation, and visualization for routine reporting and analysis.
This position is ideal for candidates with strong attention to detail and an interest in public health, road safety, or data management.
Responsibilities
Data Entry & Management
• Enter road crash and injury data in English accurately and on a daily basis into Microsoft Excel and/or MS Access and/or Epi Info (or similar data entry platforms)
• Maintain organized digital records and datasets.
Data Cleaning & Quality Checks
• Perform basic data cleaning tasks to ensure completeness, consistency, and correctness before submission. This includes identifying and correcting missing or inconsistent values, removing duplicate records, and standardizing variable formats (dates, geolocations, codes, etc.)
• Flag data quality issues and report them to the supervisor.
Basic Analysis & Visualization
• Generate basic summaries, tables, graphs, and charts using Excel or similar tools.
• Assist in preparing routine data outputs for internal review or reporting.
Coordination & Documentation
• Follow standard data entry protocols and documentation guidelines.
• Coordinate with supervisors for clarifications related to data fields or coding.
• Maintain confidentiality and data security at all times.
• Assist in capacity-building for data collection, encoding, and analysis
• Any other tasks assigned by the supervisor to support the initiative
Deliverables:
• Data Entry Accuracy: 100% accuracy (zero errors) with completion within one week of data receipt.
• Weekly Reporting: Submission of one detailed progress update email every Friday, summarizing work completed during the week.
• Minimum of 500 FIRs encoded monthly
Education and skills required:
• Bachelor’s degree (any discipline with data handling experience e.g. Public Health, Statistics, Social Sciences, IT, or related fields preferred)
• Minimum 1-2 years’ experience in data entry, data cleaning and basic data analysis
• Based in Mumbai
• Ability to read, write, and speak in Marathi and English
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (data entry/formulas/charts), Epi Info and other data entry software
Additional Information
This is a short-term consultancy contract.
Interested candidates may submit their application to piyer@vitalstrategies and a copy to ppawar@vitalstrategies.org