PBF Data Officer

Job Description

Reference number: Rec/016/23

CORDAID is a Dutch, international non-governmental organization which combines 100 years of experience and expertise in emergency aid and structural poverty eradication. CORDAID believes in a world without poverty and exclusion. We strive for a just and sustainable society where every person counts. We stand for knowledge and talent sharing between North and South, between farmers and businesses, between activists and policymakers. Where poverty, conflict and exclusion tear up societies, we connect people and communities. We also stand for professionalism, expertise and solidarity across borders, to make a difference where it is most needed. Together with more than 600 partner organizations in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America we structurally improve the living conditions of the poorest and most excluded populations - the bottom billion.

Job Summary:

The PBF Data Officer must have some experience and up-to-date knowledge and skills in M&E, operations research processes, MIS for health systems, and data quality for healthcare provision. S/he must be familiar with the research protocol development, study design, and data quality control processes. S/he must have experience in data collection, data quality control, survey management, data analysis, and report writing.

Specific Responsibilities and Duties:

Quality and integrity of PBF program data collection

• Monitoring the quality of program data during data collection and encoding into the database
• Verify the quality of PBF subsidy invoices due for payment and ensure that proper feedback is given to field officers
• Support the PBF Data Expert in providing technical support to field officers to ensure data integrity in data collection and standard reporting
• Support the PBF Data Expert in coming up with data quality and management plans for operations research

Study Coordination

• Assist the Data Expert and the Principal Investigator (PI) in research protocol development.
• Assist the Data Expert and the PI in the development of materials and tools necessary to appropriately train individuals involved in the conduct of the study

Executing Research plans

• Support the Data Expert in liaising with other research organizations and regulating bodies (for ethical clearance)
• Coordinates the staffing of research studies, including the recruitment and administration of research support staff, as appropriate to the activity
• Train field data collectors on the protocol and research ethics
• Conduct fieldwork supervision of data collectors

Data Management

• Analyse and troubleshoot PBF data system user issues to implement a resolution or escalate the case to the Data Expert as appropriate
• Scripting surveys in ODK for mobile data collection and the subsequent monitoring of survey data
• Lead the processes for data cleaning with guidance from PBF Data Expert

Data Analysis and Reporting

• With support from the PBF Data Expert, produce analysis in liaison with Project Coordinators and Program Manager for regular (quarterly, annual) and ad hoc program reports.
• Support the Data Expert in statistical analysis of operational research data.
• Support the team in disseminating institutional learning through presentations, reports and publications
• Interpret data and provide recommendations based on findings from the analyzed datasets.
• Support the PBF Data Expert and M&E Specialist in updating the program results in DevResults every quarter
• Update the Dataviz portal every quarter

Capacity Building

• Build data quality assurance, data analysis, reporting and research capacity for field office staff, including arranging for their training in writing skills and research ethics
• Provides ongoing training and technical assistance to PBF data system users via email, phone, webcast, and on-site as appropriate
• Facilitate performance review meetings with program staff to enable the teams to understand and use data
• Support the Data Expert in training regulators and end users  of PBF Data Systems in PBF Data collection, management and Analysis tools

Act on tasks as assigned by the senior management or supervisor on programme development or improvement

Job Requirement

Qualification, Skills and Knowledge

1. University Degree in statistics, economics, computer science, public health, or related discipline
2. Five years of work experience, two of which should be in research, analytics or M&E
3. Affinity with health data capturing and analysis
4. Experience in study design and protocol development.
5. Excellent skills in the analysis and interpretation of both quantitative and qualitative data.
6. Ability to pay attention to detail
7. Affinity with data software, including advanced knowledge in MS Excel, Stata and/or R programming.
8. Able to assure confidentiality.
9. Preparedness to regularly travel to the operational areas
10. Ability to work effectively with diverse groups of people
11. Good working knowledge of the English language and excellent command of local languages is an added advantage