Data Manager/ODK programmer

PATH is an international organization working on global health. Since 2007, PATH has been working to improve health systems and services to create healthier futures for Ethiopians. PATH is planning to undertake a study in Ethiopia to estimate the costs to deliver a single-dose schedule HPV vaccines via a multi-age cohort (MAC) campaign and to understand the contextual factors of this delivery approach. PATH will lead the data collection activities in collaboration and coordination with the MOH and other partners. This study builds on prior research to explore the operational context and estimate the cost of HPV vaccine delivery under a single-age cohort approach using a two-dose schedule. The data collection will be done through interviews with Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) staff working at different levels of the HPV vaccine program.

During the interviews, data will be collected using Open Data Kit (ODK), a free, open-source suite of tools that allows data collection using Android mobile devices and data submission to an online server, even without an internet connection or mobile carrier service at the time of data collection. PATH has two ODK questionnaires in XLSX from the prior study, which can be leveraged as a starting point for this work, but the ODK programming will need to be updated for the HPV MAC campaign study using the updated questionnaires developed in MS Word. Adding or deleting questions, checking and updating skip patterns, and checking and updating the logic and question number sequencing, among other tasks. 

As part of the HPV MAC campaign study, PATH Ethiopia seeks to recruit a qualified data manager in a short-term basis to manage ODK programming - based on estimated number of work hours / days between October 2024 to end of February 2025 . The data manager will report directly to the Immunization Director and with PATH head office team and will take a coordination role in ensuring quality data collection, cleaning, coding, and related activities. S/he will closely work with PATH teams to design data collection tools/ soft wares, trainings, field activities, data archives and preliminary analysis.

Duration of employment: 30 days 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Attend virtual meetings with PATH study team for orientation on the questionnaires, skip patterns, logic and sequencing, and overview of updates to be made in ODK XLSX forms.

• Revise and update ODK questionaries in XLSX to include new/added questions, remove deleted questions, and update skip patterns and response options to align with MS Word questionnaires.

• Attend all 5 days of the training session for data collectors and supervisors and facilitate the ODK training session. 

• Integrate feedback from PATH study team multiple review to ensure correct and accurate adaptation of the MS Word questionnaires into the ODK questionnaire in English and Amharic languages.

• Adapt the existing ODK training slides from the completed study and provide training for data collectors and supervisors including how to navigate the ODK Collect app on Android tablets, how to access forms, complete forms, save forms, and upload forms. In addition, how to save and upload image files to the forms for data extraction.

• Revise and finalize the ODK tools to reflect any feedback received after the practical training and pilot testing of the tools.

• Uphold the final versions of the ODK study tools onto each tablet that will be used for data collection and ensure that the tools are functioning correctly.

• Provide ongoing remote technical support and troubleshooting assistance to the study team during data collection to resolve any issues related to ODK at the earliest possible (within 24 hours) to queries from the data collection team and supervisors. 

• Regularly conduct quality assurance checks on the data uploaded from data collectors and provide summary reports on the number and sections of completed questionnaires uploaded onto the server.

• Develop an interactive dashboard to monitor progress during data collection and support the study team in data validation process Collaborate closely with the study team on day-to-day tasks and data collection milestones.

• At the end of the data collection period, provide the local study team with any support needed to access the completed data on ODK server.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree or bachelor’s degree in statistics, health informatics, computer science, data science, or a related field.
• At least 2 years data management roles for master’s degree and 5 years of experience in similar data management roles for bachelor’s degree.
• Excellent knowledge of programming and managing data using Open Data Kit (ODK)  platforms.
• Strong ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Familiarity with routine health information data, including surveillance data, vaccine coverage data, and vaccine distribution data.
• Strong communication skills and experience working in a highly collaborative environment.

How To Apply

Interested and Qualified Applicants Can apply through 

 bdagnew@path.org

Application deadline is on September 20, 2024 Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.