Data Manager

Job Summary

The Data Manager will be responsible for handling data collected from the supported health facilities and programs.

Minimum Qualification:Bachelor
Experience Level:Mid level
Experience Length:3 years
Job Description

Background
The Center for International Health, Education and
Biosecurity (CIHEB)-Kenya is a local non-governmental organization collaborating
with the Ministry of Health and County Health Management Teams to strengthen
health systems for improved quality of health care in Kenya. CIHEB-K is collaborating
with the University of Maryland, Baltimore CIHEB-Kenya, with funding from
Presidential Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the Center for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to strengthen health systems for the
provision of HIV prevention and treatment services, roll-out case-based
surveillance systems and to support national vaccine preparedness and disease
prevention.

Data Manager
Reporting to: Strategic
Information Lead
Station: Kisumu

Position Summary:
The Data Manager will be responsible for handling data
collected from the supported health facilities and programs. He/she will be
responsible for data cleaning and entry, data analysis and development of
databases to accommodate the program needs. He/she will part of the Strategic
Information team and report to the Strategic Information Lead.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Management
of data from facilities including data cleaning, standardization, and data entry
into the project database for reporting
• Development and
updating of data collection tools
• Ensure that data
systems are operational and updated
• Data reconstruction
and computerization from source documents
• Development of
databases for program supported activities as needed
• Data analysis
• Preparation
of monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports for dissemination to
program teams

Required Qualifications and Experience
College Diploma with a specialization in Health
Records and Information, Information Technology, Computer Science, Information
Systems, Public Health Informatics, Statistics, or Mathematics.
Bachelor’s Degree will be an added advantage.
More than 3 years of experience in handling
health-related health information systems