Data Officer

Data Officer
Full time @Global Health Uganda posted 7 minutes ago in HealthCare

Kampala District View on Map

Post Date : April 17, 2026

Apply Before : April 30, 2026

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Job ID 19280
Career Level Officer
Experience 3 Years
Gender Both
Industry Healthcare
Qualifications Degree Bachelor
Job Type Full time

Job Description

Global Health Uganda (GHU) is a registered not for profit, limited liability company with the mission to promote child health by conducting and facilitating quality and relevant research in child health, neurodevelopment and interventions. In collaboration with other research consortium partner institutions, including Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kisumu, Kenya; Training and Research Unit of Excellence (TRUE), Blantyre, Malawi; University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), UK have been conducting clinical research on Malaria Chemoprevention. This research has focused on Malaria Chemoprevention in vulnerable patient populations, including children with severe anaemia, children with sickle cell anaemia and pregnant women. As an example, two of our recently completed studies are “The post-discharge malaria chemoprevention in children with severe anaemia [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33264546/]and

Malaria chemoprevention in children with sickle cell anaemia [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39718172/]”.

With support from the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the consortium is expanding these studies to children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM), by conducting a large multi-cente randomized controlled trial on Malaria Chemoprevention in the post-discharge management of children with severe acute malnutrition in Malawi and Uganda [Short title: Post-discharge Malaria Chemoprevention-SAM (PDMC-SAM) study].

The trial aims to determine if 4 months of PDMC with Dihydroartemisinin Piperaquine (DP) compared to placebo is superior in reducing readmissions and death by 6 months in children aged <5 years admitted with severe acute malnutrition who are clinically stable and ready to be discharged through the Out-Patient Therapeutic care (OTC). In Uganda, the study will be conducted at one of their study sites in Jinja Regional Referral Hospital.

Global Health Uganda (GHU) invites applications from suitably qualified individuals to fill the following positions:

3. Title: Data Officer (Full Time)

Qualifications: Degree in Information Technology, Data Science, and Statistics or its equivalent.

Years of Experience: minimum of one (1) year Reports to: GHU data manager, and the Study Coordinator

No. of positions: One (1)

Duty station: (Jinja)

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Work with the medical officer and study staff to ensure that all the site data is handled/kept safely, entered, processed and transmitted as per protocol.
Perform data entry/transfer from paper formats into computer files or database systems, and weekly data backup.
Prepare study participants files, ensuring accurate & completeness of study data.
Coordinate data-related quality assurance activities, such as reviewing & resolving data discrepancies, including generation of responses to data queries.
Ensure that all hard-copy study forms are safely stored in the designated area, including good filing system at the site.
Manage and maintain study computers/Tablets, and other IT equipment.
Manage internet services, ensuring good internet access.

Offer relevant technical IT support to site study staff.
Carry out any other duties as assigned by supervisors in line with your work.

Required qualifications and skills:

Bachelor’s degree in information technology (IT), data science, or any related field.
Good computer knowledge; ranging from Microsoft applications such as word processing & spreadsheets, to database management packages, e.g., REDCap.
Working knowledge of office equipment, computer hardware and peripheral devices.
Working experience with data entry and data management.
Working knowledge and experience with REDCap is essential.
Fast typing computer skills with a keen eye for details.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal & team-working skills to work effectively as part of a team.
Time management skills, the ability to work under pressure, and prioritize appropriate deadlines.
Willingness to work in a rural setting.

Application procedure:

If you meet the above criteria, please submit a cover letter, a detailed CV, all necessary academic documents and the contact details of two work related referees all in one PDF document addressed to the Human Resource Officer, Global Health Uganda, P.O BOX 33842, Kampala, Uganda and send the application to:
hr@globalhealthuganda.org not later than Thursday, 30th April 2026 at 5.00 pm.
We appreciate your application; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not been contacted within two weeks after the closing date, we regret that your application has been unsuccessful.