Job Summary
We are seeking to hire a detail-oriented, agile, and highly motivated Data Intern to support the data management, tracking, and reporting needs of a Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) for the Gitlab Eye Health & Livelihoods Project. The RRI operates on accelerated timelines to achieve high-performance targets. The Data Intern will play a crucial role in ensuring that daily and weekly performance metrics are accurately captured, cleaned, and synthesized. This role is ideal for a junior data professional or recent graduate looking to gain hands-on experience in fast-paced monitoring, evaluation, and adaptive project management.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
Data Entry, Cleaning, and Quality Assurance
Maintain and update the RRI tracking sheets, databases, and daily dashboards.
Review incoming data from project sites/teams to identify gaps, duplicates, or inconsistencies.
Conduct routine data cleaning to ensure high data integrity for daily and weekly review meetings.
Monitoring & Reading Glasses Dispatchment Support
Assist in tracking daily performance indicators against the RRI milestones.
Support the compilation of daily and weekly progress data to help the team identify bottlenecks quickly.
Follow up with implementation teams to ensure timely submission of data touchpoints.
Assist in processing requests for reading glasses from facilities and sending them to the facilities
Data Visualisation & Reporting
Assist in updating simple, highly visual data dashboards or charts that clearly communicate RRI progress to the team and stakeholders.
Contribute to the preparation of brief weekly bulleted updates and templates for data-driven check-ins.
Qualifications & Experience
Education: Degree or recent graduate in Health Records, Statistics, Information Technology, Health Informatics, Social Sciences, or a related field with a strong quantitative component.
Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including data sorting, filtering, basic formulas).
Attention to Detail: High level of accuracy in data entry and a keen eye for spotting data anomalies.
Time Management: Ability to work efficiently under tight, daily deadlines inherent to an RRI sprint.
Competencies
Desired:
Basic understanding of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) concepts, rapid-cycle tracking and project management.
An interest in public health, specifically eye health programming.
Key Attributes:
Adaptability: Thrives in a dynamic, fast-evolving project environment.
Clear Communication: Ability to flag data issues promptly and collaborate effectively with the project team.
Proactivity: Takes initiative to clarify data discrepancies without waiting for scheduled check-ins.