Sightsavers seeks an experienced data analyst with international development expertise to create technical reports and dashboards, help colleagues, and analyze programmatic data. Join Sightsaver’s DART team as they embark on a digital revolution of data analytics.
Salary: Local terms and conditions apply
Location: Lusaka Zambia, Nwoya Uganda, Dar es Salaam Tanzania, Nairobi Kenya, Bamako Mali, Freetown Sierra Leone or Abuja Nigeria
Contract: 24-month fixed-term Term Contract
Hours: This is a full-time role with some flexibility around hours worked
Responsibilities
Sightsavers is looking for a data analyst with International Development programmatic experience who has worked with inclusive data and DHIS2. You will be extracting meaningful information, producing reports and dashboards to deadlines, and providing training and support to colleagues across the international organisation. This is a technical role, and someone with experience of Sightsavers key thematic areas of eye health, education, social inclusion, and NTDs would be particularly interested.
Some key duties include:
- Create quarterly and yearly dashboards and data reports using Power BI, Excel, and DHIS2 for distribution throughout the organization.
- Conduct data analysis for Sightsavers initiatives.
- Improve national office data reporting mechanisms.
- Collaborate with country offices to map and optimize project data flows.
Skills and Experience
Essential experience and skills for this role:
- Requirements for this position include a graduate-level degree or relevant professional experience in statistics, information systems, international development, public health, or other fields with a strong statistical or analytical component.
- Proven experience using organizational data management systems and using statistical approaches to data in domains connected to Sightsavers’ thematic portfolio, including health, education, and international development.
- Practical knowledge with data quality and cleaning techniques for preparing data sets for use in analytics applications.
- Experience creating capability and assisting personnel in various situations (face-to-face and online) to meet organizational data gathering deadlines.
- Understanding of worldwide development challenges as well as a dedication to fair opportunities for disabled persons.
- Practical experience with DHIS2 for data collection, reporting, and visualization.
- Experience in digital transformation and implementing new software/tools/working habits within a company.
- Proficient in using data visualization applications, such as Power BI or Tableau.
- Experience in using Power Query to extract, process, load, and connect data from various sources.
- Capable of collaborating with many parties and successfully managing competing concerns and objectives.
- Fluent in English and have written reports and briefings in the language.
Desirable experience and skills:
- Requirements: Master’s degree in international development, relations, geography, statistics, or a related field.
- Language skills: French and/or Portuguese.
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Next Steps
To apply for this exciting new job, please use our recruiting platform.
We plan to conduct remote interviews in late November, with a two-stage assessment procedure including a written assignment.
Closing date: Sunday, November 3, 2024
As an equal opportunity employer, we aggressively seek applications from all segments of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader, and qualified persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Sightsavers is an employer that will not accept any sort of harassment, including sexual exploitation and abuse. All prospective applicants will be subject to thorough background checks and controls.