PATH Data Analytics - Fellowship Program Jobs in Ethiopia

PATH Data Analytics - Fellowship Program Jobs in Ethiopia

MACEPA is currently recruiting four (4) Data Analytics Fellows, each to be based within existing MACEPA teams in Kinshasa (DR Congo), Banjul (The Gambia), Lusaka (Zambia) and Addis Ababa (Ethiopia). The fellow will be recruited and based in one of the above countries s/he originates from. The aim of the fellowship program is to train a cohort of skilled individuals to support the National Malaria Programs (NMPs) in the management, visualization and analysis of data to improve evidence-based decision-making.

The fellow will receive a variety of tailored technical and professional trainings, alongside mentorship from the MACEPA data analytics team based in the US and in-country staff. By the end of the fellowship, a fellow will ultimately deliver data analytics training to NMPs in collaboration with the analytics team. The position is a fixed-term, non-renewable, two-year contract.

Responsibilities:

Support NMP and partners to assemble and manage data repositories.

Design and implement evaluations of routine surveillance, intervention, and commodity data to inform decision-making.

Produce monthly reports describing the malaria situation based on the analyses of routine data and other relevant datasets.

Develop dashboards for the visualization of routine data.

Build strong relationships with the NMP and respond to requests for data investigations and analyses relevant to key programmatic issues.

Contribute to and support the facilitation of data review meetings with the NMP.

Undertake structured trainings across a range of core areas including advanced data analytics, malaria epidemiology, presentation and report writing.

Deliver capacity strengthening in data analytics training to the NMP and local partners.

Support data aspects of Sub-National Tailoring (SNT) including assembling, cleaning, processing and visualizing data, and contributing to SNT meetings.

Maintain regular communication with

US-based data analysis team, data analytics fellow’s cohort, and MACEPA in-country teams.

Required Skills and Experience

Masters degree in public health, epidemiology, health-related data science or similar field preferred, plus at least one year of relevant quantitative experience.

Experience in data management, cleaning, analysis, mapping, and visualization (ideally in R).

Demonstrated oral and written communications skills, including report/paper writing and editing.

Experience preparing and delivering presentations.

Excellent organization, time management, attention to detail, ability to appropriately prioritize competing tasks, manage shifting priorities, and meet deadlines.

Ability to work in a collaborative environment and as part of a cross-disciplinary team.

Ability to work independently when required – including undergoing trainings, leading interactions with NMPs, independent problem solving.

Ability to interact with global colleagues and partners and provide creative solutions in a professional manner.

Willingness and ability to travel estimated at 10% of the time.

French language necessary for DRC posting, and a plus for the other 3 postings.

Experience working with DHIS2 or similar national surveillance database

Experience developing, delivering or supporting training courses

Experience using GitHub (please share your GitHub URL with your application if you feel comfortable)

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; PATH Data Analytics - Fellowship Program Jobs in Ethiopia

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