Statistician/Data Analyst
Background:
Atlantean seeks to identify local and expatriate junior‐ and senior‐ level qualified Statistician/Data Analyst candidates to support USAID/Kenya’s Office of Population and Health (OPH) and USAID/East Africa’s Regional Health and HIV/AIDS Office (RHH).
In support of this
program various candidates are sought with qualifications and experience
in the following areas; management of field monitoring, evaluation
design, empirical and statistical analysis, management of information
systems, information management design and training and program
management.
Competitive Statistician/Data Analyst candidates must have strong math and analytical skills and significant experience and success in areas such as empirical research and statistical analysis.
uccessful applicants will
perform data analysis in support of USAID/Kenya’s Office of Population
and Health (OPH) and USAID/East Africa’s Regional Health and HIV/AIDS
Office (RHH).
They will interact
closely with program management and monitoring and evaluation staff, and
will produce detailed, well‐written and well‐presented reports,
including written analysis of the key findings.
This position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya with possible travel throughout East and Central Africa.
The Statistician/Data Analyst will be responsible for but not limited to the following specific duties and deliverables:
Responsibilities and Deliverables:
- Evaluating and applying various methods for statistical analysis to program data.
- Applying standard statistical methods such as measures of dispersion, central tendency, reliability, index numbers, moving averages and correlations in determining significant factors present in such data.
- Preparing charts, tables and graphs from aggregated data.
- Preparing reports and analyses of statistical tables, charts and graphs.
- Assisting in developing equations for analyzing specific types of data.
- Any other duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Senior level applicants must have a Master’s Degree in a relevant field (such as Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Econometrics or related field) and at least 10 years of related experience.
- Junior level applicants must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field (such as Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Econometrics or related field) and at least 4 years of related experience.
- Knowledge of the significance of various statistical measures, theory, techniques and methods.
- Strong command of qualitative and quantitative research design and data analysis techniques including use of packages such as Atlas (or Nudist or NVivo) and SPSS (or Epi‐Info, SNAP, SAS), as appropriate.
- Expertize in database structuring and data management
- Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English. Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially PowerPoint, Word and MS Excel.
- Demonstrated understanding of the impediments to health within the African context.
Atlantean provides global
services focused on government solutions, security sector capacity
building, camp operations and risk management in austere and high‐risk
environments.
Atlantean was created to
bring together the resources of a diverse leadership team and to
leverage their combined experience in security, intelligence, diplomacy,
government relations, law, and business.
We employ individuals
with specialized backgrounds and recruit exceptional local talent in
every country in which we operate, fully integrating them into our
teams, so our clients benefit from their local knowledge and experience.
Please send your resume to africahr@atlanteanworldwide.com and be sure to put First Name Last Name @Recruiting #Data Analyst (ex: John Doe @Recruiting #Data Analyst) in the subject line of your email.
Closing date: 31 July 2013