Job: Data Management Assistant (DMA) (6 posts) with the Surveillance, Monitoring & Evaluation Research Group under the Center for HIV and AIDS

Deadline: Saturday, 27 July 2013
Description

Posted on: 22 July 2013

Application Deadline: 27 July 2013

Data Management Assistant (DMA) (6 posts) with the Surveillance, Monitoring & Evaluation Research Group under the Center for HIV and AIDS (Advertisement #269/13)

icddr,b invites applications from suitable candidates for the position of Data Management Assistant (DMA) (6 posts) with the Surveillance, Monitoring & Evaluation Research Group under the Center for HIV and AIDS. The appointment will be made on a Contractual Service Agreement (CSA) basis for 3 months.

Duty Station – CHIV field sites.

Salary - Tk.20,990/-(consolidated)  per month inclusive of house rent and conveyance allowances.  No other benefit is admissible.

Job Profile

• Data entry and Data Coding: Receive filled up Survey Forms from the data collection team; Check the forms as per the guideline; Discuss with the supervisor to update about the data received; Take initiative to correct the wrong data; Perform data coding as per the guidelines of the research team; Provide dual data entry in the specific data entry screen in order to capture and provide complete and accurate information for further use.
• Data Processing: Reconcile the double data entry; Seek assistance of supervisor to conduct the reconciliation properly; Crosscheck the data entered in the database with the original data forms to find out inconsistency of data; Strikeout the wrong data in the hardcopies of data forms and incorporate the correct data in the database in order to provide and process error free data for the purpose of further analysis and research activity.
• Filing and Documentation: Keep records of every single activity related to the data collection; Organize and Preserve the data forms in a secure and safe place; Organize different official papers and office records; To prepare different types of log for forwarding, delete or inactive records from database as per requirement of the data collection team. Seek advice from Data Management Officer in case of any problem; Escalate difficult cases to Data Management Officer to find out a solution in order to maintain an effective filing and documentation for further use of records and verifications.

Requirements

Education and Relevant Experience:

• Graduation in any discipline;
• Minimum 2 years of experience in data entry.

Functional Competencies:

• Knowledge of:
• • data entry, coding and cleaning;
  • EpiInfo, SPSS, Excel and Bangla typing is must
  • Ethical Guidelines;

Behavioral Competencies:

• Can maintain collegiality in the work place;
• Can foster partnerships;
• Able to communicate effectively;
• Must have innovative thinking skill;
• Able to execute for results;
• Able to adopt with continuous learning.

Interested candidates who fulfill the requirements should submit online applications using icddr,b website:https://centre.icddrb.org/recruitment/jobList.jsp by 27 July 2013. Internal candidates must mention their Identification Number in the application.     

Special information

icddr,b is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from women candidates. Any persuasion will disqualify the candidature. Only short listed candidates shall be invited for the interview. All the tests and interview will be held in Dhaka.

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