M&E Data Visualization Officer

ABOUT VILLAGEREACH 

VillageReach transforms health care delivery to reach everyone. We are driven by a vision of a world where each person has the health care needed to thrive. VillageReach’s goal is to reduce inequities in access to quality primary health care for 350 million people by 2030. We work with governments, the private sector, partners and communities to build responsive primary health care systems that deliver health products, information and services to the most under-reached. As a locally driven and globally connected organization, VillageReach has offices in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and the United States.   

Summary 

M&E Data Visualization Officer, working under the supervision of the M&E Manager and in collaboration with Global Technical Team (GTT) staff, will play a key role in the development and implementation of the VillageReach DRC M&E strategy and supporting Ministry of Health (MoH) programs in data management. The M&E Data Visualization Officer is expected to demonstrate experience in data collection, management, cleaning, analysis and reporting and be motivated by VillageReach’s mission of health care to reach everyone.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.  

• Work closely with the Ministry of Health (MoH) programs to improve data collection, cleaning, analysis, sharing and storage. 

• Support the development and submission of research protocols in coordination with partner and VillageReach colleagues including finalization of qualitative and participatory data collection methodologies, sampling strategies and data collection tools. 

• Contribute to descriptive/standard data analysis, data visualizations and reporting.  

• Advise DRC solutions and program teams in data use for decision-making. 

• Support routine maintenance of data analytics processes and systems.  

• Ensure the effective involvement of all partners (government, technical partners, etc.) in the implementation of data analytics and visualization solutions 

• Contribute to project progress updates and reports involving data. 

• Partner with VillageReach DRC colleagues to facilitate knowledge management and collaboration among global and country staff including developing, documenting, and disseminating lessons learned from the data and results of program implementation, evaluations and research studies.  

Competencies:

VillageReach has ten (10) Organizational Competencies that describe how we work together and get things done they are grouped into three strategic areas: Achieving Great Results, Setting Direction and, Bringing Others With you. For a full description, please download our Organizational Competency document.

Achieving Great Results:

1.      Risk Taking and Innovation

·        Key Behaviors: Comfort with ambiguity, curiosity, adaptability, unconstrained and undeterred creativity, resourcefulness.

2.      Business Judgement

·        Key Behaviors: Getting to root causes, understanding environment, navigating complexity and ambiguity, entrepreneurial energy.

3.      Building Strong Teams

·       Key Behaviors: Trust in Subject Matter Experts (SME’s); radical candor to resolve conflict, hold each other accountable as colleagues, focused on results, commitment to mission.

Setting Direction:

4.      Compelling Communication

·        Key Behaviors: Clear and evidence-based communication, audience adaptability, curious listener. 

5.      Resilient Self Leadership

·        Key Behaviors: Self-aware, plan how one shows up, emotionally intelligent, use one’s own agency and takes accountability.

6.      Stewardship and Personal Alignment

·        Key Behaviors: Take ownership, display ethical conduct, effective at resource management, alignment of personal objectives with organizational goals and mission, focus on continuous improvement and sustainability.

Bringing Others with You:

7.      Influencing Leadership

·        Key Behaviors: Cultivate trust, influences to make change, navigate the matrix structure.

8.      Radical Partnership

·        Key Behaviors: Share information and credit, address conflict, increase impact through collaboration, political and contextual awareness.

9.      Cultivates a Growth Mindset

·        Key Behaviors: Seek out diverse input, demonstrate flexibility in thinking and curiosity, embrace challenges, demonstrate persistence, seek learning opportunities.

10.   Cultural Intelligence and Inclusion

·        Key Behaviors: Continuous learning and ally-ship across cultural lines, challenge prejudice and bias, modeled in one’s own behavior.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Supervisory Responsibilities:  

This position has no supervisory responsibilities  

Education & Experience:  

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher in public health, international development, information design, statistics or related with a concentration in data visualization, qualitative analysis, monitoring & evaluation, or related field.  

• At least 5 years work experience in a similar position and in the field of technology in global health or international development.  

• Experience in data analytics /monitoring and evaluation in the context of public health.  

• Experience in Project/Program management: Familiar with program and project management principles and strategies including defining indicators and monitoring indicators against targets and conducting data quality assurance (DQA) reviews.  

• Advanced experience using Tableau. Experience using Power BI a plus. 

• Advanced experience using Microsoft Excel. Experience creating dashboards using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) a plus. 

• Familiarity with ArcGis Server and ArcGIS Online. 

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and especially Excel) and comfortable with digital data collection tools (KoboCollect, CsPro, Survey CTO, Open Data Kit, CommCare,…).  

• Demonstrated experience in the use of secondary data (DHIS2, Infomed, DHS Program). 

• Ability to synthesize and deliver information to diverse audiences in a clear and concise way. Write reports and proposals for the Ministry of Health and donors.  

• Exceptional ability to analyze multiple data sources to identify data trends and provide recommendations on project implementation. 

Other Qualifications: 

• English and French language skills required. 

• Strong communication and cross-cultural management skills including experience with government officials.  

• Open mindedness to accommodate the non-traditional mix of disciplines within VillageReach and interpersonal skills to work effectively in partnership with others in the organization and externally.  

• Ability and confidence to identify and recommend creative solutions to a diverse group of stakeholders. Identifies both opportunities and needs for change.  

• Ability to identify issues or problems and provide a respective solution that is feasible and acceptable to the local context. Explores and shares innovative best practices with others. 

• Energy, intelligence, diplomacy, sound practical judgment. 

• Ability to travel domestically or internationally, up to 10% of the time.  

• Strong written and verbal communication abilities. 

• Established cultural competency in partnering with racial, cultural and linguistically diverse groups. 

• Demonstrated understanding of challenges with working in rural, underserved and low-income context; experience living in and/or working in a low-income country a plus. 

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel) and comfortable in a fast-paced technical environment. 

Environment and Physical Demands: 

The Distribution and Transportation Manager would be based in Nairobi in the KIPS project office. These may have no private offices, employees work in a shared, open environment with task and conference rooms accessible to employees for privacy and meetings. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. The staff member will be expected to be in the project office during normal office hours, except when traveling.   

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION: 

VillageReach is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity. We believe that diverse, equitably weighted perspectives foster an organizational capacity to create novel solutions that improve health in the most under-reached and hard-to-reach areas. To align our values, innovations and impact, VillageReach is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse global workforce. 

APPLICATION INFORMATION:  

This is an immediate hire and therefore resumes will be reviewed on a rolling basis until 21st November 2024. To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter to our online portal: http://www.villagereach.org/join-us/.  In your cover letter, please address (1) Why you are interested in this position, (2) What is one reason you think you’d be a good fit for this position and, (3) What is one strength you would bring to this position? 

Hiring Process: 

The hiring process will include the following steps: 

1. Review submitted applications 
2. Conduct 20-30 minute screening interviews for shortlisted candidates 
3. Conduct skills and value-based interviews for 3-5 candidates. 
4. Request that top candidates submit a practical assessment (designed to take no more than two hours to complete). Sometimes the assignment will occur before the interview. 
5. Conduct final interview if necessary  
6. Request references  
7. Make offer   
8. Conduct background check 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, but candidates who proceed to step 2 will be notified if they are not chosen for step 3. 

Safeguarding: 

VillageReach is committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults, and beneficiaries with whom it engages. We expect everyone working with us to share this commitment through our code of conduct. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which may include criminal records. VillageReach participates in the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and, in line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By applying, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures. 

Benefits

VillageReach has an established compensation structure that is based on the relevant market and internally transparent. The range for this position is $38,300 to $46,000. We hire people into the established range based on one’s experience and education and considering internal equity. We do not inquire about salary history. Please refer to our compensation overview on our website for more information and for more information on employee benefits.