Responsibilities
Lead the daily collection, organisation, and verification of project data, ensuring accuracy and security
Establish and maintain data protocols, preparing daily reports and identifying issues for review
Facilitate the transmission of LGA-level data into relevant tools, providing bi-weekly updates
Ensure effective use of CommCare across field operations, resolving technical challenges promptly
Organise and refine data from CommCare and KoboToolbox, integrating information for practical use
Analyse data to identify trends and key findings, informing project decisions
Collaborate with Data Analysts to produce reports, enabling partners to assess project performance
Present recommendations and projections based on data during meetings and briefings
Maintain Power BI dashboards to illustrate project progress and distribute monthly updates
Create visual representations to highlight critical results and prepare presentations for partners
Design and conduct training sessions for staff on data tools, providing support and instructional materials
Monitor the performance of staff involved in data-related activities, ensuring compliance and timely submission
Engage with partners to standardise data methods and tools, improving project efficiency
Work with the NTD MEL Manager to prepare data for analysis and ensure its accuracy for reporting
Collaborate during review meetings, delivering updates on data quality and project advancements
Support monitoring of child health outcomes, ensuring data meets project requirements
Foster productive relationships with authorities and partners, ensuring seamless data exchange
Skills and Experience
As the Data Manager, you will oversee the entire data framework to ensure its reliability, security, and usefulness in driving project success. You will manage data collection, analysis, and presentation, ensuring accurate information flows seamlessly from community-level activities to central systems for decision-making and reporting. Your role involves coordinating with project teams, maintaining high-quality data standards, supporting evaluation outcomes, providing clear insights, training staff, and proposing improvements. You will act as a key link between field operations and project leadership to advance child health goals and inform policy.
Jobholder Requirements
Essential:
Possession of a bachelor’s degree in data science, Public Health, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related discipline
Experience in data management, including at least three years within health-related projects such as child survival, AMR, and/or MDA initiatives
Demonstrated expertise in training, supervising, and coordinating with diverse stakeholders ondata-focused tasks
Advanced proficiency in ODK, CommCare, KoboToolbox and/or DHIS2 for managing health data
Ability to clean, validate, and standardise (Extract, Transform and Load [ETL]) data for analysis
Proficiency in Power BI or similar tools to present data clearly; knowledge of mapping tools (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS) is advantageous
Basic proficiency in Python or SQL to enhance data processing efficiency
Understanding of tools such as QGIS or ArcGIS for geographical data representation
Strong capability in Excel for data-related activities
Networking and influencing both within and outside the organisation
Consistently strives to achieve high standards of performance and responds positively to change
Communicates confidently and effectively with colleagues and partners
Gathers relevant information and uses effective reasoning to make timely decisions
Prioritises activities and develops plans to achieve them, monitoring own progress
Gets things done, can be relied upon to do what they say they will, and is committed to achieving good quality work to agreed standards
Understands how their work impacts on others and contributes positively to a global team
Desirable:
Knowledge of advocacy, research, partnership development, and understanding of the Polio Platform and Nigerian Health System
