Vacancy for Data Officer at Medecins Du Monde

 Employment Nigeria 21-Jul-2017 MAIDUGURI , IT and Telecoms   NGO  


Medecins Du Monde, an international humanitarian non-profit organization 

POSITION : Data Officer

 Responsibilities

  • Data Management
  • Data Report Design
  • Other Tasks

Detailed Activities:

  • Data management on the corresponding forms and tools
  • Receiving the data from the project team or if not, collect it
  • Enter medical data in the mission database appropriately and on a regular basis (from mobile teams and supported health facilities)
  • Update and maintenance of database (formulas, graphs…)
  • Report and alert to the line manager any problem arising with data provided or database.

Data Report Design:

  • Update the standard monitoring tool designed on Excel
  • Create and generate relevant graphs to show the data developments/movements
  • Finalising development of database in collaboration with coordination team if needed
  • Contributing to design various studies (surveys, new forms…)

Other tasks:

  • On request, will have to read documents, reports etc to look for data.
  • Be flexible in performing his/her duties
  • Inform immediately the security focal point in case of any security problem
  • Supportive supervisions of mobile clinics team to support and improve field data collection
  • Instruct colleagues on various tools to be used
  • Perform other additional duties on request of the Medical Supervisor/Health Program Coordinator

 Requirements

  • BA/S or equivalent in Statistics, Mathematics, Social Sciences, International Development or other relevant field.

Experience and skills:

  • Experience working in a multi-organizational team (international and national partners) is a plus.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills in English required, including report development, writing and editing.
  • Excellent skills in excel and data analysis are required for this position, and will be tested at interview
  • Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience working in the non-profit sector in information and data management, ideally in health programming or protection.
  • Excellent Excel Skills
  • Ability to think independently and identify data discrepancies
  • Experience designing and implementing electronic data collection methods
  • Understanding of confidentiality requirements for medical data is a plus

Languages:

  • Fluent English and Hausa required

Competences:

  • Rigor and organization skills
  • Flexibility
  • Work under pressure while maintaining a high level of accuracy
  • Because of the emergency relief nature of MDM’s work, working hours may be irregular and employees are expected to be flexible in their approach to working hours under emergency conditions.

How To Apply
Candidates should send their CV's and cover letter to:recruitment.nigeria@medecinsdumonde.net  with the position applied for as the subject



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