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The Ghana Health Service invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the Data Manager vacancy.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain NMEP databases (e.g. DHIMS2 and malaria surveillance systems), ensuring data integrity and security, under the supervision of the Chief Health Information Officer
- Coordinate the collection, collation, cleaning and validation of routine malaria data from regions and districts and conduct regular data quality checks and assessments
- Analyse programmatic malaria data and generate reports, dashboards and visualizations for decision-making
- Provide technical support and capacity building to regional and district data officers on data management and reporting tools
- Support the preparation of periodic NMEP reports (weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual) and donor reports, as well as the data needs of surveys, surveillance and operational research
- Maintain documentation of data management processes, systems and standard operating procedures, and ensure data is securely backed up in line with data protection protocols
- Collaborate with relevant partners to develop health management information systems for planning, monitoring and evaluation and dissemination of malaria elimination data.
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Qualification Required & Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Public Health or a related field, a Master's Degree in a related field is an advantage
- Minimum of 3 years relevant experience in data management, preferably within a public health or monitoring and evaluation (M&E) setting
Competencies
- Proficiency in DHIMS2 and other health information management systems
- Strong skills in data analysis software (e.g. Excel, SPSS, Stata, R, Power BI)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with high attention to detail and accuracy
- Good organizational and time-management skills
- Effective communication, report writing, data visualization and capacity-building skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, and to travel to regions and districts for data support and supervision.
Location: Accra
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