Job Title: Data Manager
Location: Abuja / Lagos
Employment Type:Full time
Job Summary
- The Data Managerwould be responsible for the development, maintenance and optimization of data management frameworks and systems in HSDF. S/hewould develop data management policies, establish protocols, oversee the collection, collation, storage and analysis of data across program teams, while upholding agreed-upon security and control standards.
- The individual must be a business professional and would be responsible for a diverse set of data analytics-related tasks which must be performed with decisiveness and accuracy for effective business performance.
Job Responsibilities
Data Management Policies and Procedures:
- Create and enforce policies for effective data management; devise and implement efficient and secure procedures for data handling and analysis with attention to all technical aspects.
- Formulate management techniques for quality data collection to ensure completeness, adequacy, accuracy and legitimacy of data.
- Support teams in the daily use of data systems to ensure adherence to policies and standards.
Data Systems Management:
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- Drive the evaluation, documentation and automation of data management and curation processes, including data ingestion, transformation, quality control and dissemination.
- Drive the development of data collection tools for program implementation.
- Monitor and analyze information and data systems; evaluate their performance to discover ways of enhancing them.
- Ensure digital databases and archives are protected from security breaches and data loss; troubleshoot data-related problems, schedule and execute periodic audits and maintenance.
Data Analytics:
- Support initiatives for data integrity and normalization.
- Consult on the retrieval, review and validation of data, survey, interview scripts, reports, etc. for documentation on the data systems; assist with reports and data extractions when needed.
- Develop the appropriate reporting dashboards for projects and specific datasets.
- Carryout complex data analytics and report writing for projects.
Capacity Building:
- Build and develop data management competencies of the Data Hub team.
- Provide tailored data management awareness and training opportunities org-wide, using a variety of methods such as demonstration, staff workshops or user instruction sheets, to support use of the system and the interpretation of data.
- Work collaboratively with project teams to share knowledge and good practice.
- Undertake other reasonable duties related to the job purpose as required.
Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representatives of the knowledge, skills and/or ability required to successfully perform this job:
Educational / Professional Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, economics, computer science, management information systems, or related field or equivalent related experience.
- A Master’s or higher degree in data science, statistics, economics, geography or environment-related fields, with a strong quantitative and computational background is an added advantage.
Skills and Knowledge:
- Work experience as a Data Manager or in related field is required.
- 8+ years of hands-on experience required.
- Good working knowledge of modern statistics, scripting and programming languages such as STATA, R, and/or Python and associated software libraries.
- Familiarity with SQL, database systems, and the management of data in enterprise environments is an advantage.
- Knowledge in managing and designing the reporting environment, including data sources, security and metadata
- Demonstrated expertise in ability to transform raw data into meaningful analysis, including proven ability to collect, synthesize, and draw actionable conclusions from available data
- Familiarity with relational databases
- Demonstrated familiarity with the national health data management platforms (e.g. DHIS 2.0, NNRIMS etc.)
- Possesses the ability to think strategically and rapidly analyze, interpret and integrate data information from varied sources into clear conclusions and recommendations.
- Has strong writing and data presentation skills, including data visualization.
- Ability to produce quality work with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Must be able to work remotely yet collaboratively with others in a participative management environment, working independently as well as working in a team.
- Must be able to take initiative where appropriate, proffer solutions to bottlenecks and challenges
- Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
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Note: Unqualified candidates will not be contacted.
Deadline: February 15, 2023
Job Features
Job Category | Database Management/Engineering/Administration |