Monday, August 22, 2011

Senior Data Management Assistant with the Health and Demographic Surveillance Unit under the Public Health Sciences Division in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Senior Data Management Assistant with the Health and Demographic Surveillance Unit under the Public Health Sciences Division in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Closing Date: Saturday, 27 August 2011
National (only for Bangladeshi nationals) Employment Opportunities
Posted on: 21 August 2011
Application Deadline: 27 August 2011

Senior Data Management Assistant with the Health & Demographic Surveillance Unit under the Public Health Sciences Division (Advertisement #244/11)
icddr,b invites applications from suitable candidates for the position of Senior Data Management Assistant with the Health & Demographic Surveillance Unit under the Public Health Sciences Division. The appointment will be made on a CSA basis for 4 months, which may be extended for further period depending on satisfactory performance and availability of funds.


Duty Station – Dhaka

Salary – Tk. 22,002/- (consolidated) per month inclusive of house rent and conveyance allowances. No other benefit is admissible.

Job Profile:
  • Organize and plan routine data entry and observe total data management activities;
  • Produce reports from database;
  • Maintain security of database, coding and entering data;
  • Data receiving, sorting, consistency and error check;
  • Coordinate with field staff and report on day to day activities to supervisor.
Requirements:
  • Masters in Statistics or Mathematics with good academic records;
  • At least 2 (two) years working experience in data management activities. Experience may be relaxed for highly deserving candidate with good academic stand;
  • Skills in database management systems and must be able to manage the relational databases;
  • Must have knowledge in using MS Access, MS SQL Server, Visual Foxpro, Excel, SPSS, STATA;
  • Good writing and speaking skills in Bangla and English.
Interested candidates who fulfill the requirements should submit online applications using icddr,b website; www.icddrb.org by August 27, 2011. Internal candidates must mention their Identification Numbers in the applications.

Special information

icddr,b is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from women candidates. Any persuasion will disqualify the candidature. Only short listed candidates shall be invited for the interview.