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Project Background:

With the objective of reducing maternal, child, and overall mortality from hypoxemia related cases, WJCF, under the guidance of health departments in the states of Madhya Pradesh (MP), Chhattisgarh, and Punjab is supporting initiatives to strengthen prevention and diagnosis practices and improve the supply and use of high-quality oxygen services. To that end, the Essential Medicines and Oxygen (EM&O2) program focuses on the following key elements:

• Effective planning and strategies to manage oxygen systems
• Affordable, efficient, and high-quality oxygen procurement and distribution systems
• Improved clinical administration and technical management of oxygen
• Improved information systems and monitoring for oxygen access

The Program supports the state health and facility level leadership to strengthen governance structures, ensure optimal maintenance and upkeep of oxygen assets, and build capacity for management of assets and provision of clinical care. Through this support WJCF expects to ensure prevention, early diagnosis and timely access to high quality medical oxygen to manage hypoxemia cases, while ensuring adequate preparedness to manage surge of Covid-19 cases or on account of other acute or seasonal respiratory ailments. 

Position Summary:

The Research Analyst, EM&O2 will work closely with the national lead for EM&O2 Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) and the state teams, on supporting study design, and data-management related tasks. The individual will support in developing data collection and compilation formats for pilot projects, data analysis/visualizations with detailed data management steps, research writing, and support the M&E focal point for all research activities.

We seek a highly qualified and motivated individual with exceptional credentials in data analytics and research writing. The successful candidate will have excellent analytical skills, data management skills, and communications skills, be able to function independently with flexibility in a dynamic and often uncertain situation, be self-motivated, can thrive in challenging environments, and have a strong commitment to excellence. We place great value on relevant personal qualities: resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, and work ethic.

• Closely work with the M&E lead in design and development of questionnaires and data collection tools, checklists and methodologies including sampling methods and techniques for surveys, process evaluations and outcomes evaluations
• Collect and compile data for various ongoing program activities and pilot projects from secondary sources, including surveys, government databases like (Census, NSSO, NFHS etc.) and other relevant sources.
• Participate in primary data collection, assessment and supervision visits.
• Undertake data quality checks to ensure consistency and completeness and follow up with teams on any discrepancies.
• Perform cleaning, organizing, and managing of large datasets, including merging and cleaning data from various sources.
• Responsible for analysing, visualizing and interpreting data using basic statistical tools and techniques, including descriptive statistics and inferential analysis.
• Prepare analytical and statistical reports and visualizations like charts, tables and dashboards to communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Support in regularly updating the M&E dashboard and reporting frameworks for various ongoing program and pilot projects activities.
• Support capacity building activities on data management and analysis for the internal team members.
• Support with other responsibilities as requested by programme leadership.

• Bachelor's degree or higher in public health, statistics, data analytics, development studies or a related field.
• At least 4 years of relevant work experience in data management for programs related to public health, public policy/administration, or allied areas.

Skills & Traits:

• Proven experience in handling large data sets and statistical analysis.
• Excellent and demonstrable experience in data management and analysis software, such as Excel, STATA, R, Tableau etc.
• Developing quality reports, manuscripts and documents for publications.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Hindi, including ability to create persuasive presentations and written reports.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in a diverse and fast-paced environment.
• Ability to navigate complex processes and influence decision-making in a professional and collaborative manner.
• High emotional intelligence, patience, and thoughtfulness even in high-pressure, stressful situations.
• Ability to work independently, prioritise, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Willingness to travel extensively within and outside the program states and districts.
• Experience of working with government stakeholders and familiarity with the Indian public health system/social impact sector will be a plus.

Last Date to Apply: 4th March, 2025