Job Code and Title:

Data Analyst (Short-Term Employee)

Country(s) Supporting

Hyderabad – Sindh – Pakistan

Reporting Relationships

Reports to

Project Director Qadam Ba Qadam Project by BMGF

Deputy Director MIS DGHS based in Hyderabad Sindh

Duration

Four Months

Pathfinder Overview

Pathfinder International is a global leader in sexual and reproductive health. We place reproductive health care at the center of all that we do—believing that it is not only a fundamental human right, but is critical for expanding life opportunities for women, families, communities, and nations, and paving the way for transformations in environmental stewardship, decreases in population pressures, and innovations in poverty reduction. Pathfinder provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services—from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care and treatment. Pathfinder strives to strengthen access to family planning, advocate for sound reproductive health policies, and, through all of our work, improve the rights and lives of the people we serve.

Job Purpose

Providing TA through skilled data analysts is pivotal in empowering the Directorate General Health Services (DGHS) office and its MIS team to leverage data effectively for decision-making and problem-solving. The primary objective of the TA is to strengthen and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the MIS. Specifically, the data analyst will be responsible for strengthening all the existing MIS staff capacity, data cleaning, data analysis, generating quality reports, and extracting actionable insights from the available data. A key focus will be integrating and interfacing different data dashboards at DGHSS. Another part of the assignment would be delivering comprehensive training to the existing MIS directorate staff, including all staff overseeing DHIS, the DGHS M&E team, and ECR. Another crucial aspect involves data cleaning, data analysis, generating quality reports, and extracting actionable insights. This strategic addition is intended to bolster analytical capabilities, thereby facilitating informed decision-making grounded in data-driven insights.

To achieve the goal, Pathfinder, under its QBQ project, will provide Short-Term Technical Assistance (STTA) for Health System Strengthening (HSS) to fulfill all the specified tasks during its tenure (four months).

Scope of work for the Data Analyst/STTA:

1. Review the existing different databases at DGHSS and develop his/her work plan accordingly, keeping in view the technical assistance expected from DGHSS.
2. Provide TA in integration and interfacing different databases at DGHSS, such as DHIS, LHW MIS, ECR, CMW MIS, and others.
3. Perform data quality assessment (DQA) to ensure data accuracy, data completeness, and data consistency.
4. Provide support in data analysis of DHIS, implementing data analysis procedures for all MISs within the MIS Directorate at the DGHS office.
5. Conduct in-depth analysis using descriptive statistical methods and use data visualization tools to project data in a useful manner.
6. Identify trends, patterns, and anomalies within datasets.
7. Work closely with cross-functional teams in DGHS to understand data requirements.
8. Manage and optimize databases for efficient data retrieval and analysis.
9. Conduct capacity-strengthening for Department of Health (DOH) staff to ensure their independent handling of tasks in the future.
10. Assist in the strengthening of the Sindh Health Information System (SHIS).

Deliverables:

1. Review the existing databases and develop his/her work plan accordingly to provide TA to DGHSS.
2. Share the plan to integrate and interface different databases, available at DGHSS.
3. Identify the gaps and shortcomings in the existing systems and develop a detailed plan for corrective measures.
4. Generate and share reports from integrated databases to show the trends, and gaps, hence supporting the managers in evidence-based decision making.
5. Train the relevant MIS managers at DGHSS on integrated database and mechanism of report generation and trend analysis.
6. Documented procedures for data analysis of both the MISs (ECR and DHIS), for all within the DGHS office.
7. Final report on all the TA provided to DGHSS along with the upgrading of the systems, data input and analysis mechanism, the list of trained people, and certificate of completion of work from DGHSS.

Education and Work Experience:

The individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The qualifications listed below are representative of the required knowledge, skills, and/or abilities needed to perform the principal duties:

• Master's degree in Statistics / Information Technology / Computer Sciences or related discipline required
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a relevant field (data integration, data analysis, capacity strengthening, conducting training, and generating data reports)
• Experience in the health/development sector will be a must
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent skills in data analytics, interpretation of data/findings, and report writing in English
• Experience with District Health Information System (DHIS), LHW MIS, and CMW MIS is preferred.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in data interpretation.

Other Information:

• Travel required (20% or less)
• Uses cellular and office phone, laptop or desktop computer
• This job description format focuses on the main duties of the position and is not intended to list every potential task or assignment.
• Duties can and will change to meet the changing priorities of the department and organization.