Vacancy – Data Assistant for Machaze District

Jhpiego opens recruitment for Data Assistant (Machaze, Manica)

Jhpiego, an international public health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University dedicated to saving lives and improving the provision of healthcare in vulnerable communities, announced the opening of a selection process to fill a Data Assistant vacancy. The opportunity is for the in-person model on a full-time basis, based in the Machaze district, in the province of Manica. The professional will be a key player in supporting operational teams by controlling and guaranteeing the quality of the project's statistical information.

This role requires high analytical rigor, discipline in the processing of confidential data and the ability to coordinate with field teams. If you want to unify your academic diplomas, IT or statistics certificates and your professional career in a single, lightweight and perfectly structured digital file for institutional submission, discover how to organize your CV, ID, certificates and letters in a single, perfectly structured PDF file. To receive automatic daily alerts directly on your cell phone about monitoring and evaluation, statistics, public health and data vacancies in Manica and across the country, click here to enter the our Inademy Vacancy Group on WhatsApp.

Main Activities and Responsibilities

The Data Assistant will play a dynamic role in the organization's information governance, assuming the following functions:

• Information Management and Flow: Actively support the processes of collection, consolidation and continuous verification of the quality of project data in the field.

• Systems Operation: Insert, update, clean and validate data on official information platforms, including the DHIS2 ecosystem and internal databases.

• Quality Control: Timely identify errors, omissions or inconsistencies in statistical data and support their immediate correction in close coordination with management teams field.

• Analysis and Reporting: Prepare basic monitoring reports and support the structural maintenance and daily management of databases.

• Security and Organization: Ensure the physical and digital organization, strict confidentiality and maximum security of all project data and documents.

Candidate Profile and Requirements Admission

• Academic Qualifications:Complete secondary education. Technical-professional training or higher in Statistics, IT, Health Information Management or related areas constitutes a strong competitive advantage.

• Professional Experience: Minimum of 1 to 2 years of practical experience in data collection, insertion, cleaning and management tasks, with preference given to those who have already worked on public health projects or NGOs.

• Technological Skills: Good operational knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and other computer data management tools. Previous experience in using the DHIS2 system and handling mobile devices to collect field data (tablets or smartphones) will be an advantage.

• Personal Skills: Strong attention to detail, high teamwork capacity, professional ethics and good interpersonal communication.

• Logistics Factor: Total availability to perform frequent trips to local communities (field) and taking up residence in the Machaze district.

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How to Apply: Electronic Submission Process

As this is a process managed on an international platform, Jhpiego is channeling the capture of applications through its digital recruitment network:

• Official Application Channel: Profile submission professional must be carried out directly on the LinkedIn platform. Click here to access the Job Direct Link on LinkedIn.

• Submission Tip: Make sure your LinkedIn profile is fully updated, in perfect condition in line with your Curriculum Vitae and that your IT, Excel and public health skills are clearly highlighted to pass the initial screening filters.

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Ethics and Candidate Protection Alert Inademy — The processes at Jhpiego are not paid for! Jhpiego bases its operations on the highest standards of integrity and global transparency: THE SELECTION PROCESS IS 100% FREE! No one is authorized, at any time during the recruitment stages, to request any type of financial compensation, file submission fees, payments to "facilitate" interviews or fees for medical examinations. If you come across any fraudulent billing attempt by third parties, refuse immediately. Find out how to identify these schemes by reading our alert about fake job vacancies in Mozambique and the main signs of fraud.

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