Data Officer Intern at Christian Health Association of Kenya (CHAK)

Data Officer Intern at Christian Health Association of Kenya (CHAK) – Christian Health Association of Kenya (CHAK) Kenya Job Details

Job Summary

We are seeking to hire a detail-oriented, agile, and highly motivated Data Intern to support the data management, tracking, and reporting needs of a Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) for the Gitlab Eye Health & Livelihoods Project. The RRI operates on accelerated timelines to achieve high-performance targets. The Data Intern will play a crucial role in ensuring that daily and weekly performance metrics are accurately captured, cleaned, and synthesized. This role is ideal for a junior data professional or recent graduate looking to gain hands-on experience in fast-paced monitoring, evaluation, and adaptive project management.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

Data Entry, Cleaning, and Quality Assurance

• Maintain and update the RRI tracking sheets, databases, and daily dashboards
• Review incoming data from project sites/teams to identify gaps, duplicates, or inconsistencies
• Conduct routine data cleaning to ensure high data integrity for daily and weekly review meetings

Monitoring & Reading Glasses Dispatchment Support

• Assist in tracking daily performance indicators against the RRI milestones
• Support the compilation of daily and weekly progress data to help the team identify bottlenecks quickly
• Follow up with implementation teams to ensure timely submission of data touchpoints
• Assist in processing requests for reading glasses from facilities and sending them to the facilities

Data Visualisation & Reporting

• Assist in updating simple, highly visual data dashboards or charts that clearly communicate RRI progress to the team and stakeholders
• Contribute to the preparation of brief weekly bulleted updates and templates for data-driven check-ins

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Degree or recent graduate in Health Records, Statistics, Information Technology, Health Informatics, Social Sciences, or a related field with a strong quantitative component
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including data sorting, filtering, basic formulas)
• Attention to Detail: High level of accuracy in data entry and a keen eye for spotting data anomalies
• Time Management: Ability to work efficiently under tight, daily deadlines inherent to an RRI sprint

Desired Competencies

• Basic understanding of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) concepts, rapid-cycle tracking and project management
• An interest in public health, specifically eye health programming

Key Attributes

• Adaptability: Thrives in a dynamic, fast-evolving project environment
• Clear Communication: Ability to flag data issues promptly and collaborate effectively with the project team
• Proactivity: Takes initiative to clarify data discrepancies without waiting for scheduled check-ins

How to Apply

Send your application through https://recruitment.chak.or.ke/ with your cover letter, CV, and certificates (max 2MB). If you experience challenges, email [email protected] with details of the issue.