Database Assistant 

DUE: 06 NOV 2023

Station:             VMMC – Head office

Background

We are seeking highly qualified and experienced applicants to be considered for the position of Database Assistant for the Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) program. Zim-TTECH’s activities occur primarily in the technical areas of health system strengthening; epidemiology and strategic information strengthening, health workforce development; operations research and evaluation; prevention, care, and treatment of infectious diseases.

Position Summary

Responsibilities

• Cleaning, verifying, and preparing data for internal and external reporting.
• Working with Zim-TTECH Data teams to design, build, and manage data visualization and dashboards in Power BI.
• Triangulating information collected using various electronic platforms including but not limited to CommCare, PowerBI, EHR, and DREAMS DHIS2.
• Planning and conducting analysis of data in PowerBI and MS Excel on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and ad-hoc basis as requested.
• Compiling and consolidating weekly, monthly, and quarterly data for program activities as requested internally or by partners.
• Managing the Power BI interface and system failures, particularly refreshing reports and working with M&E and IT teams to create and develop new reporting forms in CommCare.
• Data cleaning in Excel, Power BI, CommCare HQ, and monitoring user activity. Assisting in the development of SOPs for data cleaning management and storage.
• Performing general research-related duties including but not limited to data entry, filing, descriptive analyses, and collating forms.
• Working closely with VMMC Implementing partners to roll out electronic reporting systems.
• Assisting in coordinating and facilitating trainings on electronic reporting for the program.
• Performing any other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

Qualifications, skills, and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Information Systems, Computer Science, Health Informatics, Data Science, or related field.
• A master’s degree in a health-related field will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant work experience and knowledge of DAX/ SQL and in using CommCare and/or DHIS2 system.
• Strong quantitative data analysis skills, including conducting data cleaning, verification, and trend analyses.
• Experience in creating dashboards using Power BI or other business intelligence software is strongly preferred (e.g., Tableau).
• Advanced skills in MS Excel, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, formatting, statistical functions, and formulas and coupled with good knowledge of other packages like MS Word and PowerPoint.
• Proficiency in at least one statistical software package e.g., STATA, R, SAS, or SPSS will be an added advantage.
• Excellent report writing, interpersonal and presentation skills, including fluency in English and one or more of the local spoken languages with demonstrable ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Experience in working with MoHCC or health-related implementing partners coupled with a strong understanding of the Zimbabwe health care system structures.

Commitment to Diversity

Zim-TTECH recognizes that disparities in health around the globe stem from inequity. Therefore, the organization encourages and supports the multiple identities of staff including, but not limited to, socio-economic status, age, race, ethnicity, language, nationality, sex, gender identity and expression, culture, spiritual practice, geography, mental and physical disability. Zim-TTECH strives to become a local, national, and international leader in developing and maintaining increased representation and recognition of each of these dimensions of diversity among its staff.

TO APPLY

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.