Fresher Data Jobs – Biostatistician – Uganda Prisons Service
Organisation: Uganda Prisons Service
Funding Source: United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Principal Investigator
About US:
The Uganda Prisons Service has received support from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide comprehensive HIV/AIDS, STI and TB services to prisoners and its staff. The project that spans the period 1st April, 2015 to 31st March, 2020 is being implemented by the Uganda Prisons Health Services Department. The success of these programs requires high-quality contract management and understanding of all aspects of program reporting and evaluation with demonstrable outcomes.
Job Summary: The Biostatistician will provide technical and ethical services in monitoring and evaluating CDC project activities, supporting health management information system of Uganda Prisons Health Services and data management of the Prisons Health System including Co.Ag that are vital for effective prevention and control of HIV/AIDs and other communicable diseases such as STI and TB among inmates, staff and community of Uganda Prisons Service.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Coordinating with METS to ensure availability of all data tools at each facility
- Facilitating health data collection, analyses, processing, storage and retrieval.
- Compiling and submitting reports and statistical results in compliance with statistical programming and analysis standards and set program reporting timelines and outcomes.
- Maintaining and updating DHIS System.
- Initiating, planning and implementing measures for maintaining data security.
- Providing basic statistical analysis support in reviewing data for discrepancies, creating analysis datasets, preparation and submission of abstracts and manuscripts.
- Collaborating in support supervision programmes
- Training and mentoring regional data managers of staff
- Supporting health research programmes and activities as well as analysis of plans and interpretation of study data
- Performing any other duties as assigned from time to time.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must be a Ugandan and in possession of an honours Bachelor’s Degree in Biostatistics, Statistics or Quantitative Economics from a recognized university.
- Post-graduate degree or diploma in any of the relevant disciplines is an added advantage.
- Demonstrated knowledge of at least one statistical programming language such as SAS or R.
- Any relevant working experience in project management, data
- This position requires a solid knowledge of standard statistical analysis procedures and ability to work on several projects simultaneously and manage deadlines.
- Communication, planning, organizing and coordinating skills;
- Demonstrated resourcefulness and critical thinking skills;
- Team work and results-orientation;
- Public relations and customer care;
- Concerns for quality and results;
- Impeccable ethics and integrity;
- Public speaking and report writing including the ability to clearly explain statistical techniques and present data results;
- Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment;
- Effective time-management skills
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint
How to Apply:
All candidates who meet the above requirements should submit their applications together with the curriculum vitae and contacts of two referees to the following address;
The Commissioner General of Prisons,
Uganda Prisons Service,
Plot 3 Siad Barre Road, Century Building,
P.O. Box 7182, Kampala. Uganda
Deadline: 22nd November, 2019
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