Job Description

Job Title: Data Encoder

Position Type: Temporary

Reports to: Data Insight Specialist

Posting Location: Addis Ababa

Application deadline: December 21, 2020

Background:

John Snow, Inc. (JSI) is a public health management firm, headquartered in the United States, dedicated to improving the health of individuals and communities throughout the world. JSI has been implementing public health work in Ethiopia for over 25 years.

JSI is implementing the five-year Digital Health Activity in Ethiopia, which is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The purpose of this Activity is to support the Government of Ethiopia (GOE) to improve the quality of health services and create a sustainable health care system through the use of data for decision making, as well as to provide similar services to other countries in Africa or to respond to a crisis in Ethiopia (as needed). The primary objectives of the Activity are to 1) support information technology systems and data repository at all levels; 2) build a culture of data use; and 3) improve capacity and governance of MOH health information systems management.

We are looking for a temporary Data Encoder who will be responsible for leading the data cleaning, organization, reporting of available datasets and provide insight to data problems to the project staffs. S/he will liaise between technical teams and program teams in organizing datasets.  

Responsibilities:

• Liaison between technical teams and program teams in data compilation.
• Work closely with the rest of the team in cleaning data and report identified problems.
• Work with project leads in the development and implementation of dashboards and visualization system. 
• Conduct data quality checks.
• Conduct mapping of datasets and data elements from available sub systems, perform alignment and robust real-time data cleaning.
• Create and maintain up-to-date catalog of DHA datasets.
• Tracks and share the performance of data use through analytical dashboards.
• Ensure project has well defined dashboards that include key monitoring indicators.
• Work closely with leads of the project in the data transformation process.
• Any additional responsibilities, as assigned.

Job Requirements

Qualifications:

• BA/BSc degree in relevant discipline (IT, information systems, business, etc), Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation, or related field is required.
• At least five years of experience working on data analytics, visualization of health-related projects.
• Experience in leading architecture and design decisions while working on software development project is required.
• Good understanding of .NET framework, C#, AngularJS and SQL Server is required.
• Proficiency in project management tools (JIRA, Trello, Slack…) is required.
• Exceptional ability to analyze multiple sources of data to identify data trends.
• Expertise with mobile technologies, GIS and use of data visualization tools including Tableau or Power BI to support clear and efficient project communication to stakeholders is required.
• Experience in data warehousing in a plus.
• Knowledge and experience in use of Excel/CSV, SQL, STATA, R and /or SPSS statistical packages for data analysis is strongly desired.
• Knowledge and experience of Visualization packages (Tableau, PowerBI, R, etc).
• Knowledge of/experience with the main existing electronic health information systems in use in Ethiopia (DHIS2, eCHIS, and EMR) is a plus.
• Knowledge of/experience with the Ethiopian Health Extension Program (HSTP, IRR and HMIS) is a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work successfully with teams/units across the project and organization.
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills in Amharic and English required.
• Ability to travel up to 25% time throughout Ethiopia.

How to apply

Interested and qualified applicants should follow the below instruction and apply through the online application form no later than December 21, 2020.

1. Fill out the online application form using this form: Online Application Form. If you don’t fill the online application form, your application will not be considered.
2. Submit your resume and cover letter to dhtechnicaljobs@jsi.com
3. You must include the name of the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email. If this is not included, your application will not be considered.
4. Any application received after the closing date will not be considered.
5. Application deadline: December 21, 2020.