Bridge International Academies Research Data Manager Job in Kenya

Bridge International Academies is a startup company revolutionizing education across Africa with a truly unique business model. The company has launched a large-scale franchise-like network of ultra low-cost for-profit private primary schools across Africa.

Our schools profitably deliver high-quality education for less than $4 per child per month, enabling local school managers to operate their school businesses profitably, while creating a highly successful business at the central level. We now have 25 schools in Kenya, and plan to rapidly scale the company to serve more than 1 million students.

Position: Research Data Manager
Location: Company Headquarters office, Nairobi
Reporting to: Research Project Manager

Essential Requirements:

• Education: Must possess a Bachelors Degree in computer Science, applied mathematics or statistics and information technology from a recognized university. Minimum of 3 years experience in data management is required.
• Demonstrated experience in data manipulation using SAS

Desirable Qualities

• Familiarity with STATA/SPSS statistical packages
• Experience in handling relational databases
• Demonstrated ability in cleaning data and performing data quality assurance procedures
• Ability to identify and resolve potential or current data problems
• Must be able to communicate effectively both verbally and writing with staff in all cadres.
• Demonstrated good organizational skills
• Must have good interpersonal skills and the ability to coordinate and work as a team
• Good judgment in problem solving, awareness of own limitations and internal motivation essential.
• Be able to prioritize work and meet set deadlines

Duties and Responsibilities

• Write SAS codes for analysis of existing data and data being collected routinely from the field
• Undertake a wide range of data processing including ensuring all data are entered routinely within set timelines and any data queries are followed up promptly.
• Provide feedback to the research manager regarding the quality assurance of data, detected deficiencies and corrective action in the databases.
• Deal with routine problems arising in the course of data handling
• Perform data cleaning and ensuring that all data entered is of high quality.
• Support in data analysis
• Review of the SAS codes from time to time to ensure they meeting the current company data needs
• Perform other duties assigned to him/her by the research project manager.

How to apply

Applicants should go to Bridge International Academies website – job postings - where all the new jobs are listed

Deadline for applications: 28th March 2011

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