Data Manager Non-profit Jobs – UVRI-IAVI HIV Vaccine Program
Job Title: Data Manager
Organization: UVRI-IAVI HIV Vaccine Program
Duty Station: Entebbe, Uganda
Reports to: Director
About US:
The UVRI-IAVI HIV Vaccine Program (the Program), founded in 2001, is a not for profit organization with offices and research facilities based at the Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe. The Program’s main activities are conducting research, building capacity and providing advocacy for HIV/AIDS vaccine as well as molecular and epidemiological work toward HIV prevention. The Program is mainly funded by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), USA but also receives funding from other donors.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop standard operating procedures
- Create and modify databases and entry screens for the studies
- Create and maintain data dictionaries for all databases
- Develop programs for data inconsistency and validation checks (both between files and within files) to identify inconsistencies, discrepancies and produce reports
- Mentor and train data management staff on database design and data checking
- Analyse data using appropriate statistical methods and provide reports.
- Support researchers with the design of data collection tools
- Ensure safe custody of all research data both physical and electronic. Ensure that unauthorized access to the same does not take place.
- Accessing online data reports and receiving queries concerning the accuracy and integrity of the data for the remote databases.
- Assist staff in abstract and manuscript writing.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The Data Manager must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Information Technology, quantitative economics, or mathematics, business statistics, or Computer/Software related discipline
- Master’s degree in Statistics or IT related field is an added advantage.
- Use of data management and statistical analysis software e.g. R, Ms Access, STATA, SPSS, or EPIINFO, EPIDATA
- Two years of experience in data management
How to Apply:
All candidates should send written cover letters along with copies of academic certificates, Curriculum Vitae, day-time telephone contact numbers and names of two professional referees should be send to:
Administration Manager,
UVRI-IAVI HIV Vaccine Program Ltd
P.O Box 49, Entebbe.
Or by email to; Information@iavi.or.ug
Deadline: 4th May 2018
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