DATA MANAGEMENT OFFICER

  • Senior-level, Full-time staff position
  • Posted on 21 June 2017
  • Atlanta, Georgia, United States
  • Closing on 21 July 2017

Job Description

At CARE, we seek a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live with dignity and security.

This has been our vision since 1945, when we were founded to send lifesaving CARE Packages® to survivors of World War II. Today, CARE is a global leader in the movement to eradicate poverty. In 2015, CARE worked in 95 countries and reached 65 million people with an incredible range of life-saving programs. We also put women and girls at the center of our work because we know that we cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. We seek dynamic, innovative thinkers to further our mission. If you share our core beliefs: poverty is an injustice; poverty is solvable; and together, we have the power to end it, join us.

CARE is seeking a Data Management Officer who will manage routine data collection and quality control and drive data utilization for the Sexual and Reproductive Health in Emergencies group within the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Team (SRHR) in the Programs, Partnership and Learning department.

The person in this role will support data collection, cleaning, validation and visualization for sexual and reproductive health in emergencies programming including, but not limited to the flagship SRH-E Program Supporting Access to Family Planning and Post-Abortion Care (SAF-PAC) initiative. This support will include database maintenance, implementation of new components of routine data collection (by adding to the existing database) and managing users’ privileges.

The Data Management Officer will also troubleshoot issues and contribute to coaching and development of job aides and training materials to support in-country capacity building. S/he will also provide some general support to the Sexual and Reproductive Health in Emergencies group, including general administrative support and events coordination.

The position will report to the Senior Technical Advisor for Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL), in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Emergencies, and will collaborate closely with the Technical Specialist for MEL, SHR-E and country office MEL counterparts. The Data Management Officer will work collaboratively with all members of the SRHR team and will coordinate with staff throughout CARE focused on monitoring evaluation and learning throughout CARE, and also with external partners and colleagues.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage routine data, including data cleaning and entry in the DHIS2 software platform to ensure completeness and quality
  • Report any errors identified during data review to appropriate team members and assist in resolving issues
  • With guidance from appropriate team leads, build new components of database data collection and aggregation tools
  • Run basic, descriptive data analyses
  • Generate/update pivot tables and charts of the indicators of interest for routine monitoring purposes as well as ad hoc requests
  • Propose, develop and support others developing content for dissemination including blogs, other social media, technical manuals, academic papers, etc.
  • Maintain master copies of data collection forms (ensuring accurate updating as needed) and supporting documentation for data management system in electronic venue accessible to relevant teams
  • Perform other SAF-PAC, global MEL and SRMH duties, as needed

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences, International Development, Social Sciences, Health Informatics, or related fields
  • 1 - 3 years of experience in management and utilization of program data (preferably public health related programming)
  • Experience managing (cleaning, entering, aggregating and generating reports from) data using database platforms; Knowledge of database platforms (high-functioning user level required, developer skills not required)
  • Experience preparing donor, general audience, and other reports
  • Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet software, and data processing
  • Experience with knowledge sharing and management platforms (wikis, Facebook, WebEx, etc.)
  • Ability to design clear and attractive presentations and other communication documents, including training manuals
  • Experience with or exposure to public health, preferably in the global South a plus
  • Experience with design of routine health or other social service data collection tools and systems a plus
  • Knowledge of online, open-source data collection tools and approaches and or database environment and/or project management software (DHIS2, Kobo Toolbox, Open MRS, ODK, CommCare, CSPro, Salesforce, Microsoft Project, Asana, etc.) a plus

About the Organization

CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. We place special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE's community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of disease, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. CARE also delivers emergency aid to survivors of war and natural disasters, and helps people rebuild their lives.

Our diversity is our strength; we encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences, particularly women, to apply.

CARE USA is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here.

The closing date for this posting, if listed, is approximate. Job postings may be removed from CARE's career website at any time.

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