Consultant Data Manager / Analyst - National STEPs Survey, Nigeria at the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA)

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) (formerly National Action Committee on AIDS) was established in February 2000 to coordinate the various activities of HIV/AIDS in the country.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Engagement of Consultant Data Manager / Analyst for the National STEPs Survey, Nigeria

Location: Nigeria
Duration: 2 Months

Background

• The Federal Ministry of Health in partnership with the World Health Organization, Resolve to Save Lives and Global fund is conducting a National STEPs survey. STEPS is the WHO’s recommended tool for surveillance of NCDs and their risk factors.
• It provides an entry point for low- and middle-income countries to get started on NCD surveillance activities. It is also designed to help countries build and strengthen their capacity to conduct surveillance.
• In addition to the main risk factors for NCDs, the Nigerian STEPs survey will include information to assess the linkage between COVID-19 and NCDs; HIV and NCDs; and TB and NCDs.
• A survey manager is required to ensure that the different components of the survey are efficiently managed to guarantee that the survey is successful and of international standards.
• During the fieldwork and after, an in-depth data cleaning, validation and analysis will be conducted by a data manger/analyst.

Responsibilities
The data manager will be a statistician or data scientist with experience in national surveys and at least 5-year experience in the management, analysis and archival of big data. The data manager will be responsible for:

• Coordinating data management activities for the survey: receiving, batching and any needed cleaning of the dataset
• Be responsible for the validation of double-entered data files
• Ensures that data are properly stored and backed up
• Checks validated data files regularly for systematic errors (cleaning)
• Develops data entry software and tools, effective and feasible to support the survey
• Prepares database to be ready for analysis and data entry screens
• Generating derived variables
• Undertaking exploratory data analysis
• Undertaking descriptive analyses (e.g. means and proportions)
• Be responsible for completion of regular data management reports
• Liaises with the survey manager on a regular basis
• Reports without delay any problems encountered in data management.
• Producing tables and graphs for reports
• Assisting in report preparation
• Undertaking additional analyses if needed, under the guidance of the survey manager.

Qualifications Required

• Eligible candidate must possess an Advanced Degree in Statistics, Data Science & Demography / other relevant fields.
• Must have at least 5 years’ experience in survey and population health statistics
• Possess strong analytical skill including competency is use of statistical analytical software such as Epi Info R, STATA, SPSS, CSPro, GIS, and Microsoft office package.
• Demonstrated experience in use of ODK and other online survey data collection platforms
• Familiarity with the Nigeria NCDs Control Programme.
• Possess good administrative skills including maintenance of adequate documentation.

Application Closing Date
12:00 PM: 21st February, 2022.