Fresher Data Officer Non-profit Jobs – Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC)
Job Title: Data Officer
Organization: Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Study Coordinator
About US:
The Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC) is a non-profit research organization. IDRC conducts research in infectious diseases including Malaria, HIV and Tuberculosis. Our studies have led to over 150 publications and have impacted on the management of infectious diseases in Uganda. IDRC currently manages over 41 grants with an annual budget of $11 million. IDRC was established in May 2008 by Ugandan health scientists from Makerere University College of health sciences, University of California, San Francisco and the Uganda Ministry of health.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Will perform data abstraction and entry from various source documents to study documents as well as study computers.
- Identifying, entering, updating and verifying research data into project data collection systems.
- Responds to periodic data queries generated and participates in data cleaning
- Reviews and verifies previously entered data to ensure accuracy
- Assists and trains other project personnel on project data collection and entry procedures
- Ensures accuracy and confidentiality of information recorded.
- Work in close conjunction with the data Centre Manager, carries out routine maintenance of project computer systems
Key Result Areas:
- Maintenance of study ethical standards.
- Data entry, analysis and backup.
- Project reports.
- Routine maintenance of Project Computers
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The Data Officer must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT, Statistics or any other related course.
- A minimum of two years of previous field experience in data collection and entry.
- Excellent communication skills, be able to work in team and should be flexible to suit changing needs of the project that may include but are not limited to long working hours.
- Ability to work in a rural setting.
- Must fluently speak and understand Runyankole/ Rukiga and or languages widely spoken in Western Uganda.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send typed letters of application together with current CV plus copies of academic certificates should be delivered to:
The Human Resource Manager,
Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC),
P. O Box 7475, Kampala, 2C Nakasero Hill Road
OR IDRC Tororo Office at the Tororo District Hospital
OR IDRC Mbarara Office on Ntare road off Nkokonjeru junction
OR IDRC Mbale Office on Plot 35 Masaba Road
OR IDRC Busia Office at Masafu General Hospital
OR IDRC Fort portal Office Kagote Division, Kabafumu Road
OR IDRC Jinja Bugembe Office next to Uganda Prisons.
Email to: HR@idrc-uganda.org
All applications must be accompanied by the following at the time of submission:
- Current CV (Use Word or PDF format only for email submissions; photos are not allowed).
- Typed letters of application (Use Word or PDF format only for email submissions; photos are not allowed)
- The contact details of three work related referees
- Copies of academic certificates (Use Word or PDF format only for email submissions; photos are not allowed):
- If you are applying by mail, PLEASE ENTER YOUR NAME & THE NAME OF THE JOB OPENING IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR E-MAIL.
Deadline: 6th March 2018 by 5:00pm
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