International Medical Corps (IMC) - Established in 1984, a humanitarian, non-profit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training, relief and development programs.
POSITION : Data Manager
DESCRIPTION
International Medical Corps (IMC), in collaboration with the Harvard School of Public Health (USA) and Epicentre (France), will be supporting a research study, “Reducing the frequency of follow up and task sharing in the treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition.”
The aim of the research study is to test a new model of care, using a monthly schedule of follow-up with caregiver support for at-home surveillance in the treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM). The research study will be conducted in Sokoto state (Wamako and Binji LGAs) beginning in June 2017.
Responsibilities
- The Data Manager would manage data entry for the study, supervising a team of data entry operators.
- Monitor transfer of individual records from study sites for data entry, in coordination with Field Investigator and study staff, to ensure secure reception and storage of individual records
- Supervise secure archival of all individual records and consent forms
- Maintain an organized workspace to ensure all equipment and supplies are clean, secure and used effectively
- Other duties as assigned
- Develop the necessary data entry templates for electronic data entry
- Develop statistical programs to routinely verify accuracy and completeness of double-entered data, preparing list of queries to be verified by data entry operators and study staff for finalization
- Provide daily supervision of data entry team to ensure progress and quality of data entry
- Maintain daily tracking of individual records double-entered, compared, and verified and provide weekly and monthly progress reports to Field Investigator
- Execute daily and weekly back-up of all data entry
Qualifications
- Degree in Computer Science, Database Management or Statistics
- Over three (3) years’ experience as Data Manager preferably in CMAM programs
- Fluent in written and spoken English and Hausa
- Commitment to and understanding of IMC’s aims, values and principles
Skills:
- Proficiency in computer applications such as EpiData, Access (querying a database with SQL), or Stata (primary statistical analysis)
- Oral and written communication skills
- Be a team player and culturally sensitive
- Respect confidentiality of data collected and dignity of participants or beneficiaries is essential
- Extremely flexible, motivated with ability to cope with stressful situations
- Experience in research is a plus
How To Apply
Candidates should send their applications and CV's addressed to the "Human Resource Manager", International Medical Corps via: imcnigeriavacancy@internationalmedicalcorps.org
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