International Centre for Reproductive Health, Kenya (ICRHK) works in field of sexual and reproductive health, adolescents, maternal and child health and HIV/AIDs. ICRHK is also implementing measurement project including Performance, Monitoring for Action (PMA).
PMA 2.0’s focus is to develop a transformational and actionable PMA survey platform that generates and disseminates data, which prove to be indispensable for governments, donors, managers and advocates through a sustainable, innovation-driven data collection platform. The data collection focus on family planning and reproductive health. The PMA platform is flexible to include other modules. Previous PMA 2020 project was implemented in 11 Counties: Nairobi, Kiambu, Kericho, Kitui, Kilifi, Nyamira, Siaya, Bungoma, Kakamega, Nandi and West Pokot. To inform family planning programs, statistically sound and internationally comparable data are essential for developing evidence-based policies and programmes, as well as for monitoring countries’ progress toward national goals and global commitments. PMA was designed to address this need. The programmer will perform variety of programming assignments and managing databases for epidemiological research, clinical trials, prospective cohorts, crosssectional surveys and project interventions. More so support the program team in all Technical Data Support, database Development, data programming processes and learning activities to help ensure accountability and efficiency from start to finish for all programs and projects, both new and established in the organization.
Responsibilities
Systems Development and Management
- Development and implementation of mobile data collection systems using Open Data Kit (ODK) in accordance with the organizations data collection methodology.
- Deploy data collection tools/databases and provide technical and users support.
- Ensuring that the data mobile collection system is in compliance with standard security practices.
- Compile and integrate information (from program & routine data) to a dashboard that can support analysis of data to produce statistics similar to DHIS2 Kenya
- Confirms program operation by conducting tests; modifying program sequence and/or codes.
- Support M&E manager in defining and implementing key project performance indicators (KPI) as well as monitoring them throughout the project cycle.
- Confer with users to gain understanding of needed changes or modifications of existing database programs. Resolve questions of program intent, data input, output requirements, and inclusion of internal checks and controls.
- Train and support program staff and partners.
- Generate and review documentation for all database changes or refinements
- Propose strategies to increase data use and demand amongst program staff.
- Review the performance of existing management information systems to help identify potential modifications or resources.
Data Management and Analysis
- Streamline data collection and analysis procedures to ensure fast access to metrics
- Keep abreast developments in program/project changes and progress in order to advise and recommend tools and strategies to increase program performances and results.
- Suggest ways to facilitate data collection and the flow of data within program field teams
- Identify strengths and weaknesses in existing data collection and management systems and propose solutions.
- Perform regular field visits to ensure the quality of data collected by programs and to verify the accuracy of reported data.
- Ensure that donor, partner, and project management data queries are addressed in an accurate and timely manner.
- Organize sort, link and group data for statistical programming and data analysis to facilitate technical report writing.
- Support in documenting data management processes across the projects.
- Conversant and competent in both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.
- Performing any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor
Essential Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology Management or statistics. Master degree is desirable.
- At least 3 years of mid-level management experience is an asset.
- General Programming Skills, Analyzing Information, Problem Solving, Software Algorithm Design, Software Performance Tuning, Attention to Detail, Software Design, Software Debugging, Software Development Fundamentals, Software Documentation and Software Testing
- Strong experience with Open Data Kit (ODK) for design and deployment of survey tools.
- Have a strong understanding on web programming (HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, JQuery, JavaScript).
- Demonstrated experience in open source programming such as Java, python, etc.
- Ability to develop information systems for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
- Ability to administer server-side infrastructure for applications.
- Understanding of public health/medical or social sciences field an asset.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Willingness to learn and adapt to new (IT) environments.
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