Job
Title: G06-Int: Data Analysis Officer
Title: G06-Int: Data Analysis Officer
Organisation: Global Health Corps
(GHC)
(GHC)
Placement
Organisation:
Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Non-Communicable Diseases
(UINCD)
Organisation:
Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Non-Communicable Diseases
(UINCD)
Duty
Station:
Kampala, Uganda
Station:
Kampala, Uganda
Salary: Monthly Stipend of
550 d
550 d
About
GHC:
GHC:
Global
Health Corps pairs intelligent and passionate fellows with organizations that
require new thinking and innovative solutions. We provide these young leaders with
the tools to remain connected after their fellowship year finishes, deepening
their ability to enact change through heightened skills and strong
partnerships. We currently place fellows in Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda,
the United States, and Zambia.
Health Corps pairs intelligent and passionate fellows with organizations that
require new thinking and innovative solutions. We provide these young leaders with
the tools to remain connected after their fellowship year finishes, deepening
their ability to enact change through heightened skills and strong
partnerships. We currently place fellows in Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda,
the United States, and Zambia.
About
UINCD:
UINCD:
The
Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Non-Communicable Diseases
(UINCD) is a multi-sector collaboration based in Kampala, Uganda focused on
building capacity in the realms of prevention, care, training, and research to
enable the provision of effective and integrated management of non-communicable
diseases (NCDs). The core leadership team of UINCD is comprised of experienced
leaders from academia (Uganda and Yale University), Mulago National Referral
Hospital administration, and the Ministry of Health (MoH). Established in 2013,
UINCD has been focused on piloting programs and interventions at Mulago
National Referral Hospital in Kampala. UINCD has developed training curricula
on NCDs for nurses and doctors and recently completed a study addressing early
screening and detection of NCDs at Mulago’s outpatient center. UINCD’s next
main project will be a nationwide needs assessment of healthcare workers about
NCDs. UINCD’s key objectives include:
Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Non-Communicable Diseases
(UINCD) is a multi-sector collaboration based in Kampala, Uganda focused on
building capacity in the realms of prevention, care, training, and research to
enable the provision of effective and integrated management of non-communicable
diseases (NCDs). The core leadership team of UINCD is comprised of experienced
leaders from academia (Uganda and Yale University), Mulago National Referral
Hospital administration, and the Ministry of Health (MoH). Established in 2013,
UINCD has been focused on piloting programs and interventions at Mulago
National Referral Hospital in Kampala. UINCD has developed training curricula
on NCDs for nurses and doctors and recently completed a study addressing early
screening and detection of NCDs at Mulago’s outpatient center. UINCD’s next
main project will be a nationwide needs assessment of healthcare workers about
NCDs. UINCD’s key objectives include:
- Assess
existing healthcare workers’ training needs and to develop NCD management
and patient education curricula that are targeted and relevant to
different cadres of healthcare workers - Develop
and test models of integrated NCD prevention and care - Leverage
existing HIV infrastructure for the integration of NCD training and
service delivery - UINCD
places a great emphasis on studying the effectiveness of all its
activities and disseminating its processes and findings.
Job
Summary: The
UINCD Data Analysis Officer will be responsible for overseeing study data,
managing study databases, and developing the ways that UINCD manages
information.
Summary: The
UINCD Data Analysis Officer will be responsible for overseeing study data,
managing study databases, and developing the ways that UINCD manages
information.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage
the database(s) for ongoing UINCD studies - Support
in data analysis - Serve
as the UINCD liaison with the company that is developing UINCD’s data
collection instruments - Work
in liaison with partner HIV-focused institutions to build capacity for
NCD-related patient information in existing open-source medical record
software
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- The
GHC fellow should have working knowledge and experience with electronic
medical record systems or equivalent - Past
experience with data management and analysis - Significant
experience with computer programming/coding; or interest in learning these
skills - Proficiency
in Microsoft Excel and/or STATA; or interest in learning these skills - Excellent
communication and documentation skills - Keen
interest in global public health - Possess
the ability to work in a team environment, but with self-sufficiency and
self-motivation
Job
Terms and Conditions:
Fellows will be provided with housing, health insurance and a living stipend of
$550/month. Additionally, fellows will receive an award of $1500 upon
successful completion of the fellowship year. Flights to and from the placement
site and all other costs associated with GHC programming are included,
including $600 in professional development funds. Housing will be arranged in
Kampala.
Terms and Conditions:
Fellows will be provided with housing, health insurance and a living stipend of
$550/month. Additionally, fellows will receive an award of $1500 upon
successful completion of the fellowship year. Flights to and from the placement
site and all other costs associated with GHC programming are included,
including $600 in professional development funds. Housing will be arranged in
Kampala.
Note: The living stipend
and completion award may be paid out in USD or local currency, as determined by
the placement organization.
and completion award may be paid out in USD or local currency, as determined by
the placement organization.
How
to Apply:
to Apply:
All
applicants who desire to be placed by the Global Health Corps in the
aforementioned organization should express interest by clearly following the
instructions at the web page below.
applicants who desire to be placed by the Global Health Corps in the
aforementioned organization should express interest by clearly following the
instructions at the web page below.
Deadline:
3rd February, 2015
3rd February, 2015
