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Background

Jacaranda Health is a nonprofit organization whose mission for the last eight years has been to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes in the public health system. We work hand-in-hand with governments, including county health management teams and Ministries of Health, to deploy affordable and scalable solutions through public hospitals, where the majority of underserved mothers and babies receive care. These solutions include PROMPTS, an AI-enabled text messaging service for mothers, and MENTORS, a facility-based training program equipping frontline nurses with lifesaving skills and knowledge. In Kenya, we are in 22 of Kenya’s busiest counties, who co-own our interventions, and work with us to design what and how we measure impact for effective decision-making. These partnerships have helped us reach 2.4 million women with our solutions across 1,100+ health centers and hospitals and will continue to be the cornerstone of how we approach the path to national scale in Kenya. We have expanded operations within Eswatini and Ghana.

Jacaranda Health is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regards to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Job Summary

Jacaranda Health is seeking to engage an experienced and talented individual for the role of a Research Project Manager who will lead complex research projects that support the mission and growth of Jacaranda Health by providing information that advances programming. He/She will have the opportunity to support a growing team that supports the implementation, assessment, and scale of a package of maternal and child health-focused interventions in Kenya. The role will be responsible for generating insights that informs and improves the organization program. They will provide design and analysis advice for research assessments and evaluations.This role will provide a wide range of statistical expertise, guidance, and support to the Research Projects team and the Research, Design & Evaluation department in general. The Research Project Manager will collect, analyze, and interpret Jacaranda Health data across multiple platforms towards answering questions of impact, implementation success, and product design.

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Reports to: Head of Data & Analytics

Preferred start date: May 2024

Main Responsibilities

Own the various data sources that are critical to client facing digital tools, i.e. PROMPTS and related interfaces

• Have a complete understanding of our product, PROMPTS, it’s data and data architecture

• Curate 100% quality data

• Ensure efficiency of data flows

• Work closely with the tech Tech team to ensure efficiency and accuracy of our data

Conduct routine and ad-hoc analysis, and communicates insights to internal/external stakeholders

• Develop robust and innovative analysis plans to answer internal product and programmatic questions, as well as external communications of our impact and reach.

• Deliver high quality analysis outputs (analysis platforms may include STATA, R, Python, or other)

• Interpret routine ‘real-time’ data sourced from the Helpdesk interface (‘Salesforce’), PROMPTS database (MongoDB, SQL) and field teams (e.g. cost-per-mum analysis) to ensure that programs operate in the most efficient manner possible

• Communicate data insights effectively, through data storytelling techniques to engage external audiences and to drive internal data utilization

Ensure that data-related challenges are solved in a timely and efficient manner

• Solve complex client problems through relevant analytical approaches and customized solutions in your area of expertise

• Create a communication structure and approach that ensures that quick identification of challenges emerging from our data, and that these are handled appropriately

Support the development and deployment of new data collection or analysis tools

• Support the Product team to innovate and adapt Jacaranda Health solutions like PROMPTS by ensuring product development is data driven, with real time insights on successes and areas of improvement

• Support the Programs team to innovate and adapt the delivery of Jacaranda Health solutions like PROMPTS by understanding and communicating patterns emerging from our data

• Develop new data tools where needed, including monitoring and revising tools where needed, ensuring 100% accuracy and relevance of data

• Manage data collection teams in the field or in phone data collection to ensure accuracy and quality of data

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or other related field

• Minimum 5 years in a data role at a relevant organization

• Data collection - tool development (Kobo Toolkit), data quality monitoring, management of data collection teams

• Data curation: cleaning, organization, and analysis

• Basic quantitative statistical analysis (correlations, regressions, odds ratios)

• Proficiency in one or more of the following statistical packages: R, STATA, Python

• Technical communication -data visualization techniques and report writing, and presentation of data. Proficiency in data visualization and dashboard tools (PowerBI)

• Ability to apply deep topic/sector expertise in health, maternal health, digital technology, Artificial Intelligence when building and deploying a product/ tool/ data, and adept at taking different internal stakeholder, partner organization and client needs/contexts into account;

• Analysis and problem solving, with a high capacity for conceptual and strategic/end-to-end thinking;

• Managing and communicating with senior internal stakeholders as well as government, partner organizations and clients, to engage audiences effectively

• Ability to prioritize workload including through transparent discussion with senior stakeholders, operating with autonomy to execute on the planned priorities

• Working flexibly, in an ever changing and complex environment, bringing a curious and creative mindset, demonstrating an openness and drive for putting forth new and innovative ideas, and being comfortable with ambiguity and navigating a fast-paced environment.

Contract Period

This position is expected to be a contract of 12 months, renewable.

To Apply: Interested candidates should send their applications to jhslcareers@jacarandahealth.org.

Candidates may also apply by clicking on the link;Senior Data and Analytics Coordinator-PROMPTS

No hard copies required or accepted.

Candidates should submit their applications by 10th May,2024.

Applications and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. Early applications are highly encouraged.