The Carter Center is a not-for-profit international NGO committed to waging peace, fighting disease and building hope worldwide. The Carter Center - Ethiopia, which assists the Government of Ethiopia in Disease Elimination and Eradication Programs is looking for a qualified professional to fill the following vacant post for its Guinea Worm Eradication Project.

Summary Job Description:  

• The Level I TCC-Assisted GWEP M&E Officer is responsible for developing, overseeing, organizing, storing, and analyzing data and data systems for the Level I areas. The officer ensures that all of this is always done with the utmost security and confidentiality and in a timely manner. Using high-level skills in analytics, mathematics, and statistics, a data manager will draw conclusions according to the data, and report findings to upper management for use in various capacities throughout the organization.

Detail Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with all EDEP data standards and procedures.

• Design EDEP data collection forms on NEMO for all the level I areas

• Develop, update and maintain a PowerBI dashboard for team use and share for the level I areas

• Develop techniques that allow for the collection of accurate data for Level I areas.

• Implement procedures related to the secure and efficient handling and sharing of data.

• Analyze and interpret EDEP programmatic data.

• Identify patterns, relationships, and problems in data and statistical sets.

• Design computer code for improving software and applications.

• Evaluate the performance of data systems and seek ways to enhance them.

• Determine limitations in data reliability and usability and liaison with the Program Manager in resolving the limitations.

• Extract pertinent data and build detailed reports for EDEP program management.

• Ensure security from data loss, security breach, and hacking from the data collection and Data Store Points.

• Troubleshoot and authorize the maintenance of data-related problems.

• Responsible for compiling a Monthly provisional Database

• Responsible for any data queries and Data management activities with in the EDEP Program unit.

• Measure the performance of the Data Encoders, and capacitate their skills and Knowledge

• Support team members in their day-to-day duties.

• Supervise and support the activities of the data encoders at each TCC Woreda Office.

Required Number:  1 (One)

Terms of Employment: One year contract with a possibility of extension.

Job Requirements

Qualification and Experience: 

• BSc degree in Statistics, Monitoring & Evaluation, Health Informatics and/or Public health from a recognized university

• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience preferably in Monitoring & Evaluation of health programs.

Additional Requirements:

• Reasonably good experience in M & E

• Able to speak local language of the area is highly advantageous   

• Willingness to travel and work in remote rural areas during field work

• Excellent computer skills, especially in data management

• Recommendation letter from the most recent employer

• Able to present release letter from current employer in two weeks after job offer

How to Apply

Submit your scanned application along with credential documents (educational qualification & work experience) and CV via email: HR.Ethiopia@cartercenter.org or in person to The Carter Center - Ethiopia office, located at Gambella Regional Office, Kebele 05,Openo area/Kella Sefer or TCC-E Abobo Sub Office. For more information contact tel. +251478519029