Research, Evidence Learning Officer
VillageReach, Congo
Job Description
ABOUT VILLAGEREACH
VillageReach transforms health care delivery to reach everyone, so that each person has the health care needed to thrive. We develop solutions that improve equity and access to primary health care. This includes making sure products are available when and where they are needed and primary health care services are delivered to the most under-reached. Radical collaboration with governments, the private sector and other partners strengthen our ability to scale and sustain these solutions. Our work increases access to quality health care for more than 58 million people in Africa. VillageReach in incorporated in Washington State and has offices in Seattle (USA), Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, and Mozambique.
Summary
Research, Evidence amp; Learning Officer, working under the supervision of the Mamp;E Manager and in collaboration with Global Technical Team (GTT) staff, will play a key role in the development and implementation of the VillageReach DRC Mamp;E strategy and supporting Ministry of Health (MoH) programs in data management. The Research, Evidence amp; Learning Officer is expected to demonstrate experience in data collection, management, cleaning, analysis and reporting and be motivated by VillageReach’s mission of health care reaching everyone.Description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.
- Working closely with the Ministry of Health (MoH) programs to improve data collection, cleaning, analysis, sharing and storage.
- Support the development and submission of research protocols in coordination with partner and VillageReach colleagues including finalization of qualitative and participatory data collection methodologies, sampling strategies and data collection tools.
- Contribute to descriptive/standard data analysis, data visualizations and reporting.
- Support DRC solutions and program teams in data use for decision-making.
- Support routine maintenance of data analytics processes and systems.
- Support and ensure the effective involvement of all partners (government, technical partners, etc.) in the implementation of data analytics and visualization solutions
- Contribute to project progress updates and reports involving data.
- Support VillageReach DRC colleagues to facilitate knowledge management and collaboration among global and country staff including developing, documenting, and disseminating lessons learned from the data and results of program implementation, evaluations and research studies.
- Support key performance indicators (KPI) reporting from all VillageReach DRC programs.
- Support the team by contributing to the Mamp;E and data sections of proposals and presentations for new business development opportunities.
Competencies:
The following competencies reflect what is expected of all VillageReach employees; including examples of how one might demonstrate each of these competencies in one’s role.
Personal Motivation and Drive: Is self-directed in one’s approach to work, but asks for help when needed; holds oneself accountable; undertakes self-development activities; seeks to build and master new skills; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities within the organization.
Collaboration amp; Effective Communication: Establishes and maintains effective relations with coworkers, partners amp; stakeholders and external parties; works collaboratively with others to accomplish organizational and team goals and objectives; works actively to resolve conflicts; expresses ideas and thoughts effectively; selects and uses appropriate communication methods and maintains meaningful communication with virtual coworkers and other parties to keep them informed.
Commitment to Diversity amp; Inclusion: Takes personal responsibility for and supports others across the organization in creating and sustaining a diverse work environment where individuals are welcomed, valued, respected and supported; personally committed to attaining cultural competency including self-awareness of one’s own attitudes about culture and cross-cultural interactions; exhibits the willingness and ability to engage openly and respectfully around issues of race, colonialism, identity and culture; upholds equity in access to sharing of information, ideas, and opportunities throughout VillageReach.
Commitment to Excellence: Produces a high output of work, both in terms of quality and quantity; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; monitors work to ensure quality; has a personal commitment to the mission of VillageReach.
Solution Orientation amp; Innovation: Focuse