Position: Data Management Officer, Maternal Newborn Health
Location: West Bengal and New Delhi
Managed by: Country Lead - MERL
Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization and an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, dedicated to improving the health of women and families in developing countries. For over 50 years, it has focused on providing high-quality, low-cost health care solutions, training health workers, and strengthening health systems.
Jhpiego has been working in India since the 1980s in close partnership with national and state governments. With deep technical expertise and strong on-the-ground execution, Jhpiego helps design, test, and scale practical solutions and innovations that fit real-world systems across 11 thematic domains (Maternal and Newborn Health, Reproductive Health, Nutrition, Immunization, Comprehensive Primary Health Care, Human Resources for Health, TB and Infectious Diseases, Global Health Security, Women's Cancers, Non-Communicable Diseases, Digital Health).
Under the Maternal Newborn Health Project, Jhpiego is hiring Data Management Officers based at West Bengal and New Delhi. The Data Management Officers will play a pivotal role in extracting actionable insights from project data as well as available secondary data sources. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to evidence-based decision-making and project optimization. The position will report to Advisor, Monitoring, Evaluation & Research.
Responsibilities:
• Manage the different datasets generated or accessed during course of the project.
• Verify accuracy of data by performing required data quality checks.
• Conduct descriptive and inferential analysis on data, in collaboration with M&E team members.
• Lead the creation of effective data visualizations (both static and interactive).
• Support project field offices in data management, analysis and visualizations.
• Prepare data for donor reports and other external program reports as needed.
• Support communication division in developing fact sheets, infographics and other communization materials.
• Provide mentorship on data analysis and data visualization methods, to other project staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Abilities/Skills:
• Advanced proficiency in excel, analysis packages such as R (or similar), and relevant programming languages (e.g. Python).
• Proficiency in the use of Power BI, Tableau, or other data visualization softwares.
• Knowledge of using GIS software and geographic mapping.
• Familiarity with data collection and management platforms such as Microsoft Access, EpiCollect5, DHIS2, Open Data Kit (ODK).
• Demonstrated ability to multitask.
• Ability to work in a diversified team as well as independently.
• Willingness and flexibility to work on a wide range of tasks.
• Ability and willingness to travel.
Qualifications and Experience:
• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with certification in Advanced Excel.
Desirable: Postgraduate diploma or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Computer Applications, Data Science, or a related field (e.g., MSc or MCA).
• Training/certificate courses in relevant data visualization softwares and data analysis packages/programming languages.
• Minimum five years of experience in managing, analyzing and creating data visualizations from large data sets.
• Work experience with public health related data is desirable.
• Work experience with government health program data portals (HMIS, RCH Portal, AB-HWC portal etc.) is desirable.
Jhpiego offers highly dynamic and enabling work environment and provides competitive compensation based on experience and background. Interested candidates should submit their application below link with a covering note.
https://jobs-jhpiego.icims.com/jobs/8307/data-management-officer---west-bengal-and-new-delhi/job?mode=view
Due to high volume of applications, only shortlisted applicants will receive a response from Jhpiego HR.