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Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)|East, Ethiopia RTI International is an international, independent not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. With a worldwide staff of more than 4,000 people, RTI offers innovative research and development and a full spectrum of multidisciplinary services that meet the highest standards of professional performance. Act to End NTDs | East is a five-year cooperative agreement through which RTI supports national neglected tropical disease (NTD) programs to reach WHO NTD control and elimination goals through proven, cost-effective public health interventions that span the regions of Oromia, Tigray, Beneshangul-Gumuz and Gambella. Position Summary: The Data Officer will oversee the organization, storage and in-depth analysis of data to guide program decisions for Act I East-NTDs, and any other RTI future projects. He/she will also be responsible for managing all project-specific reporting deliverables surrounding project/DSA data management and DHIS2 role out in the country. In addition, he/she is expected to provide technical and programmatic support to the MERLA and program team by undertaking supportive supervision during MDA and Disease-specific Assessments led by RTI International. Responsibilities: Manage survey/disease-specific assessment data by developing data entry templates, overseeing data entry, cleaning, and subsequent analysis Provide technical support to FMoH NTD team and in-country partners in rolling out DHIS2 Implementation to the regions if/when requested Review data for inconsistencies that could skew analytical results and provide feedback for corrective actions where necessary Review all data submissions by RTI partners as necessary to ensure accuracy Assist the FMOH M&E advisor with occasional data entry needs surrounding the national integrated NTD database as is necessary. Participate in the routine NTD database maintenance as needed to ensure data integrity Design a system to streamline data collection and analysis procedures Provides data support with monthly updates for HQ reporting Make recommendations for software, hardware and data storage upgrades Provide technical guidance to RTI NTD team and FMOH NTD case team on data management during data collection, analysis, and use Work with the NTD team at the FMOH on the Joint Application Program (JAP) when required Ensure that an integrated NTDs database or workbooks are managed to facilitate timely information updates, data quality assurance, sharing of information and learning, and data use for decision-making Summarize and analyze project-related data and ensure consistency between data workbooks and narrative reports Summarize project progress on a monthly basis for changes in major indicators and share with RTI Ethiopia management for timely decision making in collaboration with M&E manager Provide technical support to ongoing operational researches or any of validation surveys including the design and overall coordination of the tasks Undertake ongoing data analysis of historical data and generate evidence for decision making on a quarterly basis or as necessary Conduct field visits to regions and targeted districts for any on-site technical support needed Undertake supportive supervision of Disease-Specific Assessments and MDAs (when needed in close collaboration with in-country implementing partners and Regional Health Bureaus Undertake other M & E related assignments assigned Qualifications and Experience Education: BSc / BA in Statistics / Biostatistics, and related field with approximately 6 years’ work experience with NGOs, Ministries and/or Regional Health Bureaus Experience Proven experience in monitoring and evaluation particularly in data management using excel and other data management tools Familiarity with modern database and information systems High analytical mindset with problem-solving skills Proficient programming skills in one or more statistical software packages (Stata, SPSS, etc.) Experience of working with USAID projects and knowledge of NTDs. Skills and Abilities Ability to manage small and large datasets, create codebooks, manipulate data, move and merge data files from different platforms Experience reading, exporting, and converting data sets between multiple statistical software packages Experience using mobile technology for data collection and use of QGIS to generate maps as necessary is an advantage Ability and experience to write data-based abstracts for journals an advantage Special skills needed Proven experiences of DHIS2 database application and management in the areas of public health, mainly NTD Proven experiences in computer applications for data collection and management (ODK and SDK) Proven skills of health research methodologies Proven skills of statistical software (Epi-Data, SPSS, STATA, Epi Info, etc.)