JOB VACANCY: DATA QUALITY AND ASSURANCE OFFICER
The
African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is a leading
Africa-based, African-led, international research institution headquartered in
Nairobi, Kenya.
APHRC
conducts policy-relevant research on population, health, education,
urbanization, and related development issues in sub-Saharan Africa.
APHRC
seeks to recruit a Data Quality and Assurance (DQA) Officer in the MEL Unit.
Duties
/ Responsibilities
The
DQA Officer will be responsible for ensuring data quality by undertaking
activities on data quality control, assessments and audits.
They
will be accountable for a range of monitoring and evaluation processes: from
validating data and leading monitoring reporting, including quarterly DQA
reports and MEL routine DQA reports; using the DQA quality metrics, tools and
approaches to assess the quality of data production.
S/he will be tasked with ensuring all data generated in line with the MEL Plan 2022-2026 meets set data quality standards.
Lead
High-quality M& E Data Reporting
· Develop
MEL data quality assurance guidelines and plans;
· Establish
standard assurance databases that can be updated automatically to produce and
reproduce the information in a timely manner;
· Coordinate
and implement the data quality checks and assessments at the Center;
· Review
documentation related to data collection practices of implementing partners;
· Assess
data collection practices against the key data quality criteria;
· Ensure
data used in analysis and reporting is complete, accurate, clean and
consistent;
· Continuously
ensure that data in the MEL Platform and other integrated systems e.g. ERP
meets the set-out data quality criteria;
· Capacity
build staff undertaking data collection on data quality standards.
Data
Quality and Assurance
· Prepare
reports summarizing findings from the data quality assessment, including
providing recommendations on how data quality can be improved;
· Review
of KPIs quality standards and data metrics against the quality standards and
complete a DQA checklist;
· Lead in
strategic plan indicators review based on the results of the reports from data
quality audits conducted.
Qualifications,
Skills, and Experience
· Bachelor’s
degree in information technology, computer science, social science or related
discipline.
· At
least 4 years of relevant experience in data management and M&E.
· Experience
and demonstrable ability to work with ICT tools.
· Strong
database management and analytical skills.
· Strong
interpersonal skills to work collaboratively in a diverse environment.
· Excellent
written and oral communication skills in English is essential.
This
position is classified under Nationally Recruited Positions (NRP), Grade V in
our scales.
Interested
candidates are encouraged to apply through our recruitment portal
by
March 15, 2023.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted; shortlisted candidates will be
required to have a Police Clearance Certificate.
Cover
letters should be addressed to:
The
Human Resources Officer
African Population and Health Research Center, Inc
APHRC Campus, Manga Close, off Kirawa Road, Kitisuru
P. O. Box 10787-GPO, Nairobi
Website:
www.aphrc.org
APHRC
is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the protection of
vulnerable persons.
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