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. As a values-based organization, icddr,b encourages women and people with disabilities.

Poor health conditions and malnutrition are major issues confronting the influx of Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN). We need to prepare ourselves to control the situation and to prevent deaths and disabilities in FDMN children suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM). This study is therefore going to assess the effectiveness of the local Nutrition Managements for the treatment of SAM in Bangladesh.

The Data Management Officer will report to the Assistant Scientist. She/he will be required to design data entry screens; supervise data entry, clean data, analyze data, tabulate and prepare graphs/slides with the objective of providing data for analysis and preventing data loss within the guidelines of the research protocol and organizational values and guidelines. The position will be based in Dhaka Office.

The specific areas of responsibilities include:

• Design data entry screen by MS Access;
• Preparing Database according to study protocol;
• Analyze data by STATA/SPSS and tabulations of the study results from STATA / SPSS outputs; Prepare graphs/slides for reports and presentations;
• Prepare map using QGIS;
• Check data for errors in consultation with field staff; Add data into the database; Generate SPSS / STATA data file and send to concerned Principle Investigator (PI);
• Develop the Case Report Form (CRF) and Knowledge on REDCap software and CRF development by REDCap programming;
• Arrange training to develop skills of concerned staff members on data management systems;
• Provide continuous support for user queries for the field staffs;
• Train the field staff on the usage of software and digital device;
• Escalate issues / discrepancies to supervisor to retrieve data and provide cleaned versions to PIs and other team members;
• Maintain and update 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.

Required qualification and experience:

• Masters in Statistics/ Computer Science/Applied Statistics;
• Minimum 4 years of experience in data management in public health domain; Experience working in database management for malnutrition will be preferred.

Location: Dhaka

Contract Type and duration:

• CSA Basis 5 months with a possibility of extension subject to availability of fund and performance.

Salary & benefits:

• Tk.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 test /interview.
• 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.

Interested candidates who fulfill the requirements should submit online applications using icddr,b website: career.icddrb.org by October 31, 2023.