Data Project Manager & Country Lead – Yaoundé
BLUESQUARE
Yaoundé, Centre, Cameroon
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Description
Bluesquare is a fast growing technology company focusing on digital solutions and data analysis for Global Health and Development. Bluesquare’s goal is to help Global Health resources get where it matters the most. Bluesquare’s technologies are in use in more than 30 countries and support +60 different clients, including the World Bank, the WHO, the Global Fund to Fight HIV, TB and Malaria, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, leading NGOs and consultancies.
For more information about who we are, visit:https://bluesquarehub.com/
Job position
We are looking for anexperienced Data Project Manager and Country Lead.
Start date: October 1st 2023.
Location: Yaoundé, Cameroon. You will be expected to travel to countries where we have active projects (mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa).
Team: Bluesquare is a horizontal company with more than 70 team members in multiple countries. We value ownership, autonomy, flexibility, communication and teamwork.
What we offer
For more information about who we are, visit:https://bluesquarehub.com/
Job position
We are looking for anexperienced Data Project Manager and Country Lead.
Start date: October 1st 2023.
Location: Yaoundé, Cameroon. You will be expected to travel to countries where we have active projects (mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa).
Team: Bluesquare is a horizontal company with more than 70 team members in multiple countries. We value ownership, autonomy, flexibility, communication and teamwork.
What we offer
- Competitive Salaryand benefits package
- Flexiblework hours and remote working
- Exciting projects: use data to solve major issues in low- and middle-income countries (Health, Education, Waste management and more)
- Impact: manage data platforms impacting the lives of thousands of people
- Network: work in collaboration with a wide variety of actors within countries (Ministries, Donors, NGOs, Implementing partners, field staff, etc.)
- Hands-on experience: on-site visits and in-depth situation analysis
- Exciting work environment: join a result-oriented, dynamic diverse team committed to improve the accessibility and quality of health services, especially for the poorest
Missions / Responsibilities / Activities
Project management
- Identify the project’s operational and financial requirements
- Provide clear roadmaps aligned with the contract and expected deliverable
- Monitor the project’s budget, deliverables and deadlines
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with key partners and stakeholders in the country, ensuring their needs are met
- Lead the regular communication with clients
- Lead the communication with local authorities and partners (MoH, programs, NGOs, agencies) to anchor our projects in the countries’ data environment and strategy
- Analyze the project’s functional and technical requirements: you will need to understand the issues faced by users and how our solutions meet their needs
- Provide clear technical recommendations and roadmaps
- Plan and monitor the technical implementation internally, lead iterative improvements of Bluesquare tools, prioritize tasks and manage risks
- Contribute the technical implementation of our tools
- Write technical reports, guidelines, articles and other materials to communicate with our partners and a wider audience
- Work in close collaboration with the head office technical teams
- Make sure we deliver high quality tools: from data processing to visualization
- Make sure clients are satisfied
- Make sure clients are trained properly
- Make sure tools are well used
- Contribute to the elaboration of new technical proposals
- Connect with new potential partners and present our solutions in conferences
- Develop and manage an in-country team for in-country project delivery, ensuring effective communication, collaboration, and teamwork across all functions and projects.
- Administrative management of the country office and staff.
- Contribute to Bluesquare’s products, processes, procedures and tools (product roadmap, user manual, training material, etc.) based on ongoing client needs analysis
- Contribute to the company visibility/networking on health data science and Bluesquare visibility (blogs, product descriptions, events)
Job Requirements
- Master degree in Engineering, statistics or economics
- Experience with data analysis and reporting
- Working knowledge of data visualization tools and software
- Strong attention to detail and data accuracy
- At least 10 years experience working in managing complex projects
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in French and English
- Experience with DHIS2 and ODK is a plus
- Working experience in Africa, Asia or Latin America is a plus
- Working experience in Global health, Health financing or Monitoring and Evaluation in another sector a plus
- Notion of GIS
- Ability to work autonomously
- Team player with good interpersonal skills
- Creative thinking
- Clear and structured communication
Applicant profile
» Experience Level: Director
» Years of work experience: Between 8 years and 11 years
» Minimum Education Level: Master of Business Administration
» Years of work experience: Between 8 years and 11 years
» Minimum Education Level: Master of Business Administration
Application Documents
» Curriculum Vitae
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