Palladium Development and Consultancy Kenya is hiring a Data Analyst Intern in Nairobi to support the HIV/TB data analysis team by contributing to data quality improvements, cleaning, and providing insights for program enhancement. You will also assist in developing data visualizations and documentation. If you have foundational knowledge in statistics or computing, programming skills, and a desire to drive data-driven health initiatives, we encourage you to apply to join Palladium’s KeHMIS team.
Palladium is a global company working to design, develop, and deliver a positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.
Background:
Funded under the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through a cooperative agreement with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Palladium Development and Consultancy Kenya Ltd (Palladium Kenya) is implementing 5-year funding to support the Kenya Ministry of Health, county governments, and healthcare service delivery partners to implement technological innovations in health information systems.
Data Analyst Internship
Position Summary:
The Intern Data Analyst will work with the data analysis team to provide overall subject matter in the field of HIV and TB prevention and treatment and support to foster data use at all levels. The holder of this position will apply sound epidemiological principles to support HIV/TB data analysis and implement national and subnational data-driven activities for program improvement.
Location:
The position is based in Palladium’s KeHMIS office, in Nairobi.
Reporting and Supervision:
Reporting to the Data Demand and Information Use Lead, the Intern Data Analyst will work with the data analysis team to provide overall subject matter in the field of HIV and TB prevention and treatment and support to foster data use at all levels. The holder of this position will apply sound epidemiological principles to support HIV/TB data analysis and implement national and subnational data-driven activities for program improvement.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Implement sustainable strategies to improve quantity (improved reporting rates) and quality of available data in the DWH.
- Support data cleaning, mapping (including accurate mapping of facilities and partners), data quality assessments, and feedback to internal and external stakeholders.
- Support evaluations and studies using the DWH as a data source including preparation of ad hoc data sets and capacity building them to access the data on their own.
- Support the development of capacity development materials for the DWH.
- Develop and maintain dashboards including data modeling for visualization.
- Work with SECCAH to support end-user training and support.
- Work closely with other Data Analysis and use team members to develop and disseminate information products.
- Support DWH in the development and maintenance of DWH-related documentation and data dictionaries.
- Advise the DWH team and Data Analysis & Use team members on the required enhancements to DWAPI to meet stakeholder needs.
Required Qualifications:
- Â University education in computing, statistics, or science would be highly regarded.
- Some experience in the same or similar position
- Programming Languages (R/STATA/Python) – Proficient and working knowledge in one or more of these programming languages (R, Python, or STATA) for data gathering, data cleaning, statistical analysis, and data visualization.
- Creative and Analytical Thinking – Excellent problem-solving skills including the ability to analyze and resolve complex problems.
- Excellent communication and comprehension skills: confident communicating with people of differing levels of seniority, analytical understanding, and from a wide variety of backgrounds
- Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau and Power BI
- Strong SQL (especially Teradata) can extract data from large databases using SQL to develop data queries.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel – Efficient with spreadsheet tools such as Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets.
- Fluent in English both spoken and written.
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