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Deloitte is dedicated to providing value added solutions to our clients. We take pride in our reputation for providing a globally consistent quality service, an integrated approach and world-class expertise. Deloitte is renowned for its innovative and collaborative culture, where talented people work closely with like-minded individuals to achieve collective success.

Deloitte East Africa provides seamless cross-border services to multinationals, large national enterprises, small and medium sized enterprises and the public sector, across three (3) countries in the region: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

A career with Deloitte offers you the opportunity to engage with and work alongside leading corporations within the East African region, and an opportunity to start and grow your career within a dynamic and rewarding environment. You will get the support, coaching and training needed to advance your career in Kenya and within the East Africa market.

What impact will you make?

At Deloitte we have a clear purpose, to make an impact that matters to our clients, our colleagues and our communities while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration and high performance. From professional development to leadership opportunities and career advancement, we empower our people to be their very best - because that’s how you make an impact.

About the Department

Deloitte East Africa has a well-versed Strategy & Operations team under the Consulting Department that is uniquely positioned to support the strategic agenda of our clients in the key domains of growth, business improvement & optimization, and strategic transformation. The wide spectrum of capabilities, thought leadership and experience are underpinned by the Deloitte platform of executable strategy and innovation for growth.

Saving Lives and Livelihoods in Africa (SLL), a partnership between Africa CDC and the Mastercard Foundation was announced on June 8, 2021. This initiative will acquire vaccines for at least 50 million people, support the delivery of vaccinations to millions more across Africa, lay the groundwork for vaccine manufacturing in Africa through a focus on human capital development, and strengthen the Africa CDC.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual to join our Strategy & Operations team as a Data Manager.  The successful incumbent will be based in our Nairobi office.

Main purpose of the job

The Data Manager will work under the direct supervision of the Monitoring & Evaluation Manager. He/she will coordinate implementation of data management processes in the Deloitte’s Mastercard Foundation Saving Lives and Livelihood (SLL) funded Programme. He/she will perform SLL performance presentations, coordinating and generating of all data management requests.

• Support the preparation and submission to Africa CDC progress report(s) and a final report in accordance with the provisions set out in the contract.
• Review the monthly progress narrative reports submitted by SLL Implementing Partners as per agreed standardized template and process flow.
• Highlight key achievements per SLL Implementing Partner based on agreed performance objectives and deliverables of the reporting period for each Africa member state.
• Review narrative reports based on agreed monthly expectations and deliverables per SLL Implementing Partner and provide a summarized perspective to the stakeholders.
• Address comments from reviews on the final report to be shared with Africa CDC and Mastercard Foundation for onward issuance to the respective Africa member state.
• Pull SLL programme performance data from SLL District Health Information System platform (DHIS2) on selected KPIs per SLL partner, per country and region to update the project performance dashboard on a monthly basis.
• Using advance excel and other digital data visualization softwares (such as Power BI and Tableau), develop a robust performance dashboard for the Mastercard Foundation team that will visualize the SLL Programme performance at a glance.
• Support in developing data quality assessment / audit (DQA) tools to facilitate DQA activities.
• Share the DQA findings and recommendations to respective SLL Implementing Partners and Africa CDC for the systems assessment and data verification protocol.
• Communicate the DQA corrective action plans with the SLL Implementing Partners and Africa CDC from the systems assessment and data verification protocol.
• Support in tracking the implementation to completion of DQA improvement plans and corrective action plans.
• Support in the development of the evaluation approach including designing digital data collection tools in ODK platforms.
• Support in developing program evaluation data collection tools and instruments including evaluability assessment tool, questionnaires, key informant interview schedules and FGDs among others.
• Provide programmatic and technical input into the design and implementation of the evaluation, as well as the interpretation of evaluation findings.
• Support the development of a comprehensive evaluation design report or inception report using the insights gained from evaluability assessment and inputs from the technical evaluation reference group (ERG).
• Support the provision of a complete performance account of all relevant aspects of the implementation of SLL activities for the period covered.
• Provide technical guidance in designing, development and use of data capture tools to meet the Africa CDC program requirements.
• Perform needs assessment and work with information systems personnel at project and implementing partner level to determine feasibility of development of new databases and enhancements or modifications to existing databases.
• Conduct routine data quality assessments on program databases and provide ongoing support to data management officers to do the same routinely at different SLL implementation levels.
• Supervise, mentor and capacity build a team of Data Management Officers.

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Data Analytics, Data Visualization, Data Management, Mathematics, Statistics or a related field with at least 5 years’ experience in Data management for a large scale multi – country donor funded programme. Master’s Degree in the above field will be an added advantage.
• Strong hands-on experience in managing and conducting Data Quality Audits/Assessments (DQAs) including data verification and implementation of DQA improvement plans and corrective actions.
• Strong ability to review program narrative reports with good technical acumen in generation of synthesized summarized report.
• Demonstrated experience with National Health Management Information Systems such as DHIS2.
• Good experience in developing performance dashboards using rapid applications like excel, Tableau, Microsoft Power BI.
• Experience working in Saving Lives and Livelihood (SLL) programs/projects including COVID – 19 response initiatives will be an added advantage.
• Willingness to travel across African Countries.

Behavioural competencies

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Effective interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Good mentorship and coaching ability with desire to develop self and others.
• Adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease.
• Sound problem solving ability.

Technical Competencies

• Expert in field with sound industry and business knowledge.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Proven ability to manage and execute projects.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Sound business acumen.
• Negotiation skills.
• Focus on quality and risk.

Your role as a leader

At Deloitte we believe in the importance of leadership at all levels. We expect our people to embrace and live our purpose by challenging themselves to identify issues that are most important for our clients, our people, and for society and make an impact that matters.

Leadership Capabilities

Living our Purpose - Acts as a role model, embracing and living our purpose and values, and recognizing others for the impact they make.

Influence - Influences clients, teams, and individuals positively, leading by example and establishing confident relationships with increasingly senior people.

Performance drive - Delivers exceptional client service; maximizes results and drives high performance from people while fostering collaboration across businesses and borders.

Strategic direction - Understands key objectives for clients and Deloitte, aligns people to objectives and sets priorities and direction

Talent development - Develops high-performing people and teams through challenging and meaningful opportunities.

Why Deloitte?

At Deloitte, our professional development plan focuses on helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there is always room to learn. We offer opportunities to help build world-class skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world.

Deloitte opens the door to a career that can cross borders virtually and physically across the African continent and globally to gain experience and access projects beyond our borders. We value differences, and embrace people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities and thinking styles.

Our purpose

Deloitte is led by a purpose: to make an impact that matters. Every day, Deloitte people are making a real impact in the places they live and work. We pride ourselves on doing not only what is good for clients, but also what is good for our people and the communities in which we live and work—always striving to be an organization that is held up as a role model of quality, integrity, and positive change. Learn more about Deloitte’s impact on the world. #Makinganimpactthatmatters

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If you meet the above requirements, please visit our website and apply online: Deloitte East Africa Careers portal. 

Your details will be treated with confidentiality and will not be shared with any third party.

Closing date: 16 December 2022.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not ask individuals to pay any fees or money as part of the recruitment process.

At Deloitte, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work—in every country, in everything we do, every day. We aim to create a workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with respect, including reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. We seek to create and leverage our diverse workforce to build an inclusive environment across the African continent.