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Tenwek Hospital is a Christian community committed to excellence in compassionate healthcare, spiritual ministry, and training for service to the glory of God. The hospital was founded in 1937 by missionaries from World Gospel Mission and has since grown to be a leading teaching and referral hospital in the region and one...

Role Purpose:

This role is pivotal in advancing Tenwek’s mission of becoming a data-driven, high-performing health institution by providing robust insights, supporting strategic decision-making, and ensuring program efficiency.

Responsibilities or duties:

• Collect, validate, and manage health and operational data for program monitoring and evaluation.
• Translate raw data into compelling narratives and actionable recommendations to inform clinical and operational decisions.
• Design and enhance real-time dashboards and reports for performance tracking.
• Conduct trend analysis to identify anomalies, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support compliance with national reporting standards (e.g., DHIS2) and donor reporting requirements.
• Build capacity among staff in data use and foster a culture of evidence-based decision-making.
• Recommend improvements in data systems and support health IT initiatives.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills):

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management, Statistics, Public Health, Computer Science, or related field.
• Proficiency in tools such as Excel, Power BI, STATA or SPSS.
• Familiarity with data privacy regulations and ethical data use.
• Experience in quality improvement approaches (e.g., PDSA cycles, Lean Six Sigma).

Experience needed:

• Minimum 2–3 years of experience in data analysis, preferably in a healthcare setting.
• Experience with health information systems like DHIS2, EMR, or OpenMRS is an added advantage.

• Collect, validate, and manage health and operational data for program monitoring and evaluation.
• Translate raw data into compelling narratives and actionable recommendations to inform clinical and operational decisions.
• Design and enhance real-time dashboards and reports for performance tracking.
• Conduct trend analysis to identify anomalies, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support compliance with national reporting standards (e.g., DHIS2) and donor reporting requirements.
• Build capacity among staff in data use and foster a culture of evidence-based decision-making.
• Recommend improvements in data systems and support health IT initiatives.

• Excel
• Power BI
• STATA
• SPSS
• DHIS2
• EMR
• OpenMRS
• Data privacy regulations
• Ethical data use
• Quality improvement approaches (PDSA cycles, Lean Six Sigma)

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management, Statistics, Public Health, Computer Science, or related field.