Data Analyst

Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Data Analyst to join our team in London, UK, Abuja, Nigeria or Kampala, Uganda.

The Data Analyst is responsible for analysing and interpreting data in support of the SMC programme’s efforts to generate robust high-quality evidence of performance and impact, and to use this evidence to inform improvements. The role contributes to shaping the SMC programme’s M&E and research agenda, as well as implementing relevant frameworks and strategies. It works closely with M&E and research colleagues at country and programme level to ensure high quality of programme outputs and build capacity across the SMC team.

The main purpose of the role is to analyse and interpret quantitative monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and research data generated across Malaria Consortium’s SMC programme.

The successful candidate will have:

• Postgraduate degree in public health with a focus on epidemiology/bio-statistics or any other appropriate subject with a significant quantitative component transferrable to the role (e.g. demography, economics, etc.)
• Experience working in data management and/or epidemiology within government, a public sector agency, a not-for-profit organisation or research institution
• Experience in epidemiological research design, implementation and data analysis
• Knowledge of principles of survey design, and statistical techniques including multivariate regression
• Experience in the development of databases, digital data entry systems (PDA or phone-based, such as ODK, SurveyCTO, Magpi, etc.) and/or CAPI surveys, and data management and statistical analysis software (Access, EpiData, Stata)
• Experience of publishing in peer-reviewed journals and presenting findings to academic audiences

To apply for this position you will need to have the right to work in the country that you are applying for.

The salary for this role is competitive and subject to location, further information will be shared in the next stage of recruitment.