{"id":1696,"date":"2025-09-11T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T08:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/job\/hco-data-management-specialist-at-ministry-of-health-ethiopia\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T00:37:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T00:37:26","slug":"hco-data-management-specialist-at-ministry-of-health-ethiopia","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/?post_type=job_listing&p=1696","title":{"rendered":"HCO-Data Management Specialist at Ministry of Health-Ethiopia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ministry of Health would like to invite competent and interested applicants for the following position.<br \/>\nPosition Title: HCO-Data Management Specialist<br \/>\nNumber: \u2013 one<br \/>\nLocation: Ministry of Health, Ethiopia<br \/>\nDuration: 12 months\u2019 contract with possibility of extension subject to performance up to the project period.<br \/>\nEmployer- Ministry of Health<br \/>\nReports to: Strategic Affairs, EO<br \/>\nMonthly Salary: \u2013 33,240.00 ETB<br \/>\nBackground:<br \/>\nThe Human Capital Operation (HCO) is a World Bank-funded project aimed at improving learning outcomes and nutrition services for girls and boys and strengthening service delivery and accountability in all regions of Ethiopia, including areas affected by conflict, droughts, and high levels of refugees. The project relies heavily on data for monitoring progress, verifying results, and informing decision-making.<br \/>\nObjective:<br \/>\nThis term of reference aims to hire Data management specialists with the necessary qualifications of Health information systems and digital platforms (DHIS2, MFR, UNISE, and Score card), Data management and Analytics services, monitoring and evaluation that support the Human component operation (HCO) implementation at Ministry of Health (MOH).<br \/>\nKey Responsibilities:<\/p>\n<p>Manage the health and nutrition data systems relevant to the HCO, including the District Health Information System (DHIS2) and the Unified Nutrition Information System for Ethiopia (UNISE).<br \/>\nCoordinate data collection efforts for HCO-related indicators at federal, regional, and woreda levels.<br \/>\nEnsure the quality and integrity of data collected for the HCO, implementing data validation and verification processes.<br \/>\nAnalyze HCO-related health and nutrition data to track progress towards project objectives and Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs).<br \/>\nPrepare regular data reports for the HCO Coordinator, Ministry leadership, and the HCO Steering Committee.<br \/>\nSupport the verification process for health and nutrition related DLIs by providing necessary data and documentation.<br \/>\nCollaborate with data managers from other sectors (e.g., education, water) to ensure coherence in multisectoral data collection and reporting for the HCO.<br \/>\nProvide technical support to regional and woreda levels in data management and use related to the HCO.<br \/>\nContribute to capacity building efforts in data management and use for HCO implementation.<br \/>\nLiaise with the World Bank and other development partners on data-related aspects of the HCO.<br \/>\nThe Data Manager will be handling the following tasks as part of their scope of work:<br \/>\nWorking closely with MOH for efficient and effective HCO implementation.<br \/>\nProvide DHIS2 application implementation support and guidance to regional health bureau, zonal health departments and woreda health offices.<br \/>\nProvide data analytics and visualization training for programs data users in the RHBs<\/p>\n<p>Expected deliverables. <\/p>\n<p>Quarterly data quality review report from DHIS2 for HCO-related health and nutrition indicators.<br \/>\nQuarterly data analysis reports on HCO health and nutrition indicators, including progress towards DLIs.<br \/>\nAnnual data management plan for HCO-related health and nutrition information.<br \/>\nBi-annual data verification reports for health and nutrition-related DLIs.<br \/>\nTraining materials and workshops on data management and use for regional and woreda-level staff.<br \/>\nContributions to the HCO annual report, focusing on data trends and insights.<br \/>\nQuarterly dashboard updates visualizing key HCO health and nutrition indicators.<br \/>\nAnnual assessment of data systems (DHIS2, UNISE) performance in supporting HCO implementation, with recommendations for improvement.<\/p>\n<p>About You<\/p>\n<p>Qualifications:<\/p>\n<p>Masters in Statistics, Health Monitoring, Health Informatics, Public health, Epidemiology, or health economics.<br \/>\nMinimum of 10 years of experience in health information systems management, preferably in Ethiopia<br \/>\nStrong proficiency in data management software, including DHIS2.<br \/>\nExperience in data analysis and visualization.<br \/>\nFamiliarity with monitoring and evaluation of large-scale health programs<br \/>\nExcellent analytical and problem-solving skills<br \/>\nStrong communication skills, with the ability to present complex data in an understandable manner.<br \/>\nFluency in English; knowledge of local languages is an advantage.<br \/>\nStrong knowledge of DHIS2 functionality, data models, and reporting features.<br \/>\nFamiliarity with health information systems and public health data management.<br \/>\nExperience in DHIS2, data analytics and visualization,<br \/>\nExperience on data mining and data analysis tools such as R, python and other BI tools such as Power BI<br \/>\nExcellent communication and presentation skills, analytical and interpersonal abilities, excellent oral and written communication skills in English.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"https:\/\/t.me\/MoHCareer,%20https:\/\/%20https\/t.me\/MoHHRRI","_company_name":"Ministry of Health-Ethiopia","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[11],"job-categories":[],"job-types":[12],"class_list":{"0":"post-1696","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-expired","4":"hentry","5":"job_listing_region-ethiopia","7":"job-type-full-time"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/1696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=1696"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=1696"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=1696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}