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Strategic Information Intern Opportunity at BroadReach

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  • Company: BroadReach
  • Location: Zambia
  • State: Lusaka
  • Job type: Internship
  • Job Category: IT/Telecom Jobs in Zambia

BroadReach is profoundly focused on improving the health and well-being of underserved populations across the globe. We empower governments, donor groups, NGOs and private companies to operate more efficiently, improving outcomes for people in need.

Purpose of the position

The Strategic Information Intern is required to provide support to the SI team to develop a health data dictionary, conduct data analysis and catalogue various data requests. This will improve data use by providing a common reference point for defining data elements thus making it easier to develop integration between different data systems as well as to generate reports and insights from those data systems.

Key Accountabilities (included but not limited to)

In your role as the Strategic Information Intern you will have the following responsibilities:

  • Collaborating with the SmartCare Software Developers to document and update the Health Data Dictionary
  • Conducting data analysis as requested by users
  • Developing and maintaining a catalogue of SmartCare scripts and other data requests
  • Establishing and maintaining key relationships with MOH and other partners as relevant to the completion of tasks
  • Providing periodic status update reports on the progress of tasks to team leads, documenting any challenges and support required

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in the following or related fields: Computer Science, Demography, Information Technology, Software Engineering or Monitoring & Evaluation

Essential Experience & Skills

  • Good qualitative and quantitative data analysis skills
  • Ability to collect, organize, analyze and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to make connections/see relationships between different sets of information
  • Strong presentation skills
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent problem solving, conceptual and decision-making skills
  • Proficient use of Microsoft Office applications especially Word and Excel

Desirable Experience And Skills

  • Understanding of the health data reporting indicators
  • Experience working with technology in the health setting for example with SmartCare, DATIM, DHIS2, HMIS or other health technology
  • Experience working in a health facility or setting

Personal qualities

  • Ability to learn new things and work across multiple, conflicting priorities
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Be solution-focused

Behavioural Competencies

  • Results orientation
  • Planning and organizing
  • Analytical thinking
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem-solving

BroadReach Culture Cornerstones

  • We serve a mission greater than ourselves
  • We do better every day
  • We are solutions-driven not problem-focused
  • We turn all customers into raving fans

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