Statistician (Data Management and Statistics Team Lead) job at U.S Embassy

About the Organization

The mission of the United States Embassy is to advance the interests of the United States, and to serve and protect U.S. citizens in Uganda.

Job Description

The U.S. Mission in Uganda is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of Statistician (Data Management and Statistics Team Lead).
The work schedule for this position is:
• Full Time, 40 hours per week
Start date: Candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (4 weeks) following receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.
Supervisory Position: Yes

Duties and Responsibilities

The Data Management and Statistician position is in the Data Science and Informatics (DSI) Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Uganda country office and serves as the lead for the Data Management and Statistics (DMS) Team.
The job holder is a senior statistician and key public health technical advisor and provides a broad range of statistical, data management, and analytic expertise and support to physicians, epidemiologists, behavioral scientists, public health specialists, and health service researchers working on USG funded projects and activities.
Download: Detailed Position Description | PD- Data Management Statistics Team Lead – Kampala

Qualification, Experiences and Competencies

Completion of a Master’s degree in public health, Biostatistics/Statistics, Epidemiology, Data Management, or Informatics is required.

EXPERIENCE:

Four years of progressively responsible experience in statistics, data management, programming, monitoring and evaluation, or research in health is required.
At least 3 of these years focused on advanced analysis using SPSS, SAS, STATA, R, or other statistical software, is required.
Plus 1 year of experience supervising staff is required.
Evaluations: (This may be tested)

LANGUAGE:

Fluent speaking/reading/writing English is required.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Excellent oral and written communications skills to develop and maintain effective working relationships with national and international health partners are required.
Good working knowledge of team management techniques to plan, organize and direct multi-disciplinary project teams and activities and overall administrative requirements, budgeting, and fiscal management in support of cooperative agreements and contracts is required.
The ability to lead results-driven project teams and workgroups is required. Advanced user level of word processing, spreadsheets, and databases is required.
Numerical skills for data analysis are required. Must have statistical and research skills in HIV/AIDS, TB, or STIs as demonstrated by published, peer-reviewed articles in professional journals, national, or international presentations.
Copy of Orders/Assignment Notification (or equivalent)
Master’s Degree Certificate
DD-214 – Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs, or other supporting documentation (if applicable)
SF-50 (if applicable)
Residence/Work permit