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31/01 Chhavi A Ahuja
Human Resources Officer at Vital Strategies

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Vital Strategies - IT Consultant - Data Analytics (3-4 yrs)

Maharashtra Job Code: 792083

Information Technology (IT) Consultant - Data Analytics


The Position :


- Vital Strategies is seeking qualified a candidate for the position of an Information Technology (IT) Consultant - Data Analytics. This will be a consultancy assignment in Maharashtra for a duration of 12 months.


- This position is part of the Data Impact Program of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative, which aims to enhance public health data use in low and middle-income countries.

- The Vital Strategies- Data Impact team works with the Public Health Department of the Government of Maharashtra to provide capacity development in the domain of data use. As part of this work, the Data Impact Program is supporting the Public Health Department to establish an Advanced Analytics Unit.


- The Unit will be responsible for producing reports that support the formulation of policies, monitor specific disease trends, and provide technical guidance on dashboard and portal development.

General Responsibilities : Working closely with the Data Impact Program country lead, the Consultant will assist in optimizing present resources, redefining present public health actions and creating better intelligence for the Public Health Department.

Specific Responsibilities :

The Consultant will conduct three core activities including data management, processing and synthesis :

- Assist to design, implement and report on surveys or epidemiological studies

- Develop and implement systems for accessing health data from various sources

- Present data in a variety of formats including visualizations

- Assist leads to prepare reports and publications for a variety of audiences

- Support the development of mechanisms (e.g. dashboards, portals, etc.) for sharing electronic information internally and externally (linked to data management)

- As determined by projects of the Analytics Unit,

- Develop data entry screens and databases.

- Develop data entry forms for multiple users to enter variables, test form to ensure that the final version is the ideal and most efficient design

- Provide guidance on and implement the best data security methods for the data entry forms and databases.

- Link databases with various information

- Develop and maintain interoperable databases that meet best data security standards that are appropriate for the system design.

- As part of the Advance Analytic Unit, identify and resolve technical issues where required.

- As part of the Advance Analytic Unit, train the staff and provide assistance in resolving technical issues related to data entry management and storage where required.

- Provide training and mentoring to analysts in other parts of the project

- Work with other staff in the Advanced Analytics Unit to develop standards for data analysis and dissemination

Expected outputs :

- Ensure a well-functioning monitoring dashboard on three focus areas

- Completed data preparation for at least two health reports

Qualities and qualifications :

- Post Graduate degree in computer science: M Tech/B Tech/M.E/B.E; Advance software engineering; health informatics; computer networking; Advance database system; Network and database systems; Data housing; optimization technique; distributed database system; Bioinformatics; software development and project management; Parallel and agent base computing; intelligent systems in medical care

- Proficiency in MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft Access, etc.

- Proficiency in Microsoft office

- Programing Language platform: Java and/or .NET

- Experience in interoperable database development

- Experience managing a complex, multi-party Project

- Ability to work independently

- At least 3-4 Years of direct program experience in above mentioned fields are essential.

- Desirable Experience, courses or skill in Data Science, Data visualization techniques, Decision Making and predictive analysis, Data Modeling and Optimization, Advance software engineering

- Conversant in English

- Preference would be given to candidates located in Mumbai and conversant in Marathi.

Term of Service :

- The Consultant will be provided working space in the Public Health Department. S/he will be based at Mumbai as full-time consultant at Arogya Bhavan, T. George Hospital Campus, near CST Station Mumbai.

- The initial contract will be for 12 months. A three-month probationary period will apply, after which Vital Strategies, in consultation with the Public Health Departments, will decide about completing the contract. The Consultant will receive a project laptop computer for use during the project and return at the end of their service.

How to Apply : Please send CV and a cover letter, including salary expectations, indicating the position applied for in the subject line. Please include contact information of two references. Closing date for applications is 21 February 2020. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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