Abt Associates Uganda Jobs 2020 – Project Assistant

Job Title: Project Assistant / Database Officer  – Abt Associates Uganda Jobs 2020

Organization: Abt Associates Uganda

Abt Associates Uganda Profile:

Abt Associates is an engine for social impact, fueled by caring, curiosity and cutting-edge research that moves people from vulnerability to security. Whether it’s welfare or weather disasters, the environment or economics, agriculture or HIV and AIDS, we address the world’s most pressing issues. Our work is diverse and so is our bold workforce. We never fail to ask “What if?” We identify patterns, we search for the best way.

The International Development Division focuses on improving the lives and economic well-being of people in lower and middle-income countries. We command technical expertise in health, agriculture, climate change, food security and governance—as well as in international evaluation. Our multi-layered health portfolio includes policy, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. In partnership with government clients and local experts, our high-quality programs in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East are known for impact and innovation.

Job Profile:

Abt Associates seeks a qualified Database Officer to support the VectorLink project in Uganda.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Participates in the data collection, cleaning and reporting in accordance with the project’s M&E plan.
• Collects analyzes and presents program data for project staff, partners, counterparts, and donors.
• Contributes to the project’s work in HMIS, and in linking country-level HMIS to project monitoring and evaluation, as appropriate.
• Assists in the regular monitoring of project implementation against established targets and objectives, including supervising data collectors in the field and data entry clerks at data centers.
• Supports periodic internal data quality assessments (DQAs) and prepares the project for possible external DQAs to ensure validity, integrity, precision, reliability and timeliness of all performance data, identifying gaps and suggesting corrective actions on time.
• Supports the filing and documentation of all SOPs, guidelines and tools.
• Communicates changes in structural database designs, implementations and improvements as may be deemed appropriate from the M&E team.
• Any other duties as may be assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Three years of experience OR the equivalent combination of education and experience

How To Apply for Abt Associates Uganda Jobs 2020 – Project Assistant:

All suitably qualified candidates should submit their applications using the “Apply Now” button below;

Deadline: 21 May 2020.