Data Officer Job Opportunities – Naguru Teenage Information and Health Centre (NTIHC)
Job Title: Data Officer
Organization: Naguru Teenage Information and Health Centre (NTIHC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Monitoring and Evaluation Manager
About US:
Naguru Teenage Information and Health Centre (NTIHC) is the pioneer program in providing youth friendly Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health (ASRH) services in Uganda.
Job Summary: The Data Officer will support in the development and implementation of an effective monitoring and evaluation plan for the programme and also support in custodianship and management of the information technology system.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare and maintain; relevant systems documentation; creation of policies and procedures, including data collection policies and procedures.
- Establish data quality standards and ensure that standards are met in a fully operational and stable state.
- Ensure that all required software are updated and properly installed and rolled out especially anti-virus, office work related packages and databases.
- Perform and document procedures for data preparation including trouble shooting data submission errors and data error issues, data cleaning, standardization and analysis.
- Provide coordination role in liaising with relevant data entrants to compile data related to particular services and processes as required.
- Ensure that day-to-day administrative activities are undertaken to maintain databases in a fully operational and stable state.
- Apply software upgrades and patches to the systems and to server operating systems and database.
- Review and maintain efficient and effective data-base backups.
- Maintain adequate security of data by implementing monitoring and auditing appropriate security policies.
- Produce routine data/reports in line with performance indicators.
- Provide support and training in use of the application, processes and database functionality.
- The Data Officer will also provide user support through the provision of incident and problem management.
- Ensure the security of organisational IT property and assets.
- Provide administration, logistics and specialist support and advise during procurement and identified emergency events.
- Perform any other lawful duties as may be assigned by your supervisor and any other superiors.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Data Officer job placement must hold a Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Information Technology or applied statistics.
- At least three years if relevant working experience in a similar organisation is an added advantage.
- Self-motivation, hard work orientation and good team skills with strong personal values and character.
- Knowledge of programming, systems and database management is an essential.
How to Apply:
All candidates are encouraged to send their applications addressed to Program Director, Naguru Teenage Information and Health Centre, Spring road Bugolobi, opposite Shell Bugolobi, P. O. Box 27572 Kampala, Tel: 0751216467, 0393216467. Applications with detailed CVs and cover letters with three professional referees and their day time contacts, copies of certified certificates and testimonials and day time telephone contacts.
Deadline: 26th January 2018 by 4:00pm
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