icddr,b is a Bangladesh-based international health research institute that strives to solve key public health problems through high-quality scientific research and innovation. icddr,b as a values-based organization encourages women and people with disabilities.

The Programme for HIV and AIDS under the Health System and Population Studies Division at icddr,b provides good quality HIV prevention services to key populations at risk of HIV infection. The Programme for HIV and AIDS is also conducting a series of special research studies related to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) on key populations (KPs) at risk of HIV such as males having sex with males (MSM) and transgender women (hijra).

The Data Management Officer will report to the Senior Manager, M & E, HIV & AIDS and will be responsible for design data entry screens, supervise data entry, clean data, analyze data, tabulate and prepare graphs/slides to provide data for analysis and prevent data loss within the guidelines of the research protocol and organizational values and guidelines. She/he will also be involved in –

• Design data entry screen by EPI Info and clean data by Excel;
• Analyze data by STATA and SPSS and tabulations of the study results from STATA / SPSS outputs; Prepare graphs/slides for reports and presentations;
• Check data for errors in consultation with field staff; Add data into the database; Generate SPSS / STATA data file and send to the concerned supervisor;
• Escalate issues/discrepancies to the supervisor to retrieve data and provide cleaned versions to PIs and other team members;
• Backup database regularly in external drive/computers;
• Maintain and update the list of data files and research documents of both hard and soft copies;
• Check internal and external validity of data and ensure data completeness and correctness;
• Overall people management; guide and train people to perform as expected;
• Knowledge of Bangla typing is a must.

Required qualifications and experience:

• Master in Statistics/Applied Statistics.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in data management and analysis domain;

Location: Dhaka

Number of Positions: 01

Contract Type and Duration:

• Short-Term Contractual Service Agreement; duration will be 6 months with a possibility of extension subject to availability of funds and performance.

Salary & benefits:

• 57,048/- (consolidated) per month inclusive of house rent and conveyance allowances.
• Festival bonus, income tax paid by icddr,b and subsidized canteen. Transport and daycare facilities are subject to space availability.

Notes of attention:

• Only short-listed candidates shall be invited for written tests/interviews.
• The Organization reserves the right to make an appointment at a grade lower than that advertised.
• icddr,b does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process.
• Women are encouraged to apply

Interested candidates who fulfil the requirements should submit online applications using icddr,b website: career.icddrb.org by July 5, 2023.