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Jacaranda Health is a mission-driven organization focused on improving maternal and newborn health. We are seeking an experienced Data Analytics Manager to lead our data initiatives and drive impact.

Responsibilities or duties

Data Product Development & Management

• Lead the end-to-end development of dashboards, datasets, analytical tools, and pipelines that serve internal teams and government partners.
• Translate program needs into technical requirements and clear user stories.
• Maintain and prioritize a data product roadmap aligned with organizational strategy.
• Balance short-term outputs with long-term product vision, scalability, and reliability.

Lead Multiple Analytics Workstreams

• Oversee analytics delivery across PROMPTS, MENTORS, HSS, and other programs.
• Scope and plan deliverables, define milestones, and manage timelines.
• Apply agile project management principles to ensure high-quality and timely outputs.

Strengthen Data Infrastructure & Systems

• Identify gaps in data pipelines and infrastructure; propose and drive improvements.
• Strengthen data validation, documentation, and governance to ensure accuracy and usability.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Tech teams to streamline integrations and pipeline performance.

Insight Generation & Data Storytelling

• Lead strategic analyses to surface trends, risks, and opportunities across programs.
• Translate insights into decision-ready dashboards, memos, and presentations.
• Set visual analytics standards to ensure products are clear, intuitive, and impactful.

External Representation & Stakeholder Engagement

• Represent Jacaranda Health in data-related forums with county governments, partners, and donors.
• Contribute insights to proposals, publications, and donor reports.
• Support thought leadership in data-driven public health systems strengthening.

Team Leadership & Capacity Building

• Line-manage and mentor analysts, providing coaching on technical and professional development.
• Foster a culture of documentation, feedback, continuous improvement, and excellence.
• Lead quality assurance processes across data products and analyses.

Other Duties

• Undertake any other tasks assigned to support division and organizational objectives.

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

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Public Health, Information Systems, or related fields.
• Proficiency in R, Python, STATA, SQL, and data visualization tools such as PowerBI or Tableau.
• Experience designing dashboards with strong UI/UX and using data collection platforms like KoBoToolbox, ODK, and SurveyCTO.

Skills & Competencies

• Delivery of high-quality, user-aligned data products.
• Timely, actionable analytics and insights.
• Improved data infrastructure, systems, and quality standards.
• Effective planning and execution of multiple analytics projects.
• Strong collaboration and representation with internal and external stakeholders.
• Capacity building and performance development within the Data & Analytics team.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Experience needed

• At least 7+ years in data product management, analytics, or related fields, ideally within health tech, digital health, or the social impact sector.

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

Why Join Us?

• Mission-driven work: Impact the lives of millions of mothers and babies.
• Innovation-forward thinking: Work with cutting-edge technology in maternal and newborn health.
• High-growth organization: Be part of a rapidly scaling national and global team.
• People-centric culture: Collaborate with an ambitious, passionate, and supportive team.

• Lead the end-to-end development of dashboards, datasets, analytical tools, and pipelines that serve internal teams and government partners.
• Translate program needs into technical requirements and clear user stories.
• Maintain and prioritize a data product roadmap aligned with organizational strategy.
• Balance short-term outputs with long-term product vision, scalability, and reliability.
• Oversee analytics delivery across PROMPTS, MENTORS, HSS, and other programs.
• Scope and plan deliverables, define milestones, and manage timelines.
• Apply agile project management principles to ensure high-quality and timely outputs.
• Identify gaps in data pipelines and infrastructure; propose and drive improvements.
• Strengthen data validation, documentation, and governance to ensure accuracy and usability.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Tech teams to streamline integrations and pipeline performance.
• Lead strategic analyses to surface trends, risks, and opportunities across programs.
• Translate insights into decision-ready dashboards, memos, and presentations.
• Set visual analytics standards to ensure products are clear, intuitive, and impactful.
• Represent Jacaranda Health in data-related forums with county governments, partners, and donors.
• Contribute insights to proposals, publications, and donor reports.
• Support thought leadership in data-driven public health systems strengthening.
• Line-manage and mentor analysts, providing coaching on technical and professional development.
• Foster a culture of documentation, feedback, continuous improvement, and excellence.
• Lead quality assurance processes across data products and analyses.
• Undertake any other tasks assigned to support division and organizational objectives.

• Proficiency in R, Python, STATA, SQL, and data visualization tools such as PowerBI or Tableau.
• Experience designing dashboards with strong UI/UX and using data collection platforms like KoBoToolbox, ODK, and SurveyCTO.
• Delivery of high-quality, user-aligned data products.
• Timely, actionable analytics and insights.
• Improved data infrastructure, systems, and quality standards.
• Effective planning and execution of multiple analytics projects.
• Strong collaboration and representation with internal and external stakeholders.
• Capacity building and performance development within the Data & Analytics team.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Public Health, Information Systems, or related fields.
• At least 7+ years in data product management, analytics, or related fields, ideally within health tech, digital health, or the social impact sector.