Job offer: Data Entry Assistants

Company Profile

The International Development Division focuses on improving the lives and economic well-being of people in lower and middle-income countries. We command technical expertise in health, agriculture, climate change, food security and governance—as well as in international evaluation. Our multi-layered health portfolio includes policy, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. In partnership with government clients and local experts, our high-quality programs in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East are known for impact and innovation.At Abt Associates, we are committed to creating a lasting culture of equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that in order to achieve full participation, our practices must be free of prejudice, discrimination, and bias that result in inequitable outcomes. We are actively working to advance equity for everyone, and while we still have much work to do, we know that racial and cultural diversity are an asset to our business and the communities where we live and serve. Our ongoing commitment is focused on creating business practices that advance racial and social equity, investments in community impact programs for the benefit of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), and expand upon project work related to racial equity and social justice.

Temporary Job Vacancies

Abt. Global Inc., a US-based company, is implementing USAID–funded President’s Malaria Initiative Evolve project. The project supports the implementation of malaria vector control strategies such as bednet distribution and indoor residual spraying (IRS). In Ghana, Abt has been implementing IRS in the northern areas since 2011 and is currently preparing for the 2024 IRS campaign under the PMI Evolve Project, Ghana.

Abt Global under the PMI Evolve is currently seeking qualified individuals to fill a temporary position of Data Entry Assistants (7 positions). Successful candidates will be contracted for up to 2 months.

Please indicate your preferred district between Kunbungu and Chereponi.

Abt Global is an equal opportunity employer

Successful candidates are REQUIRED to be based in the assigned districts. No lodging support is provided. Qualified candidates residing in the selected districts above will have an advantage. Successful candidates will be contracted for up to 2 months and report to the IT/Database Manager. Note: the project will not hire people under government pay roll or employed by any other organization Prior to recruitment, selected candidates will go through training to get oriented to the job tasks and responsibilities.  Responsibilities of Data Entry Assistant

Enter data collected during the project activities into a project database 

Perform regular and extensive data cleaning and verification

Address data collection errors and perform regular data cleaning

Generate and print various data reports from a database when requested

File all completed data forms according to project data filing protocols

Support relevant sessions of trainings for seasonal IRS workers on mobile data collection (MDC)

Sync mobile data from tablets to the database, and if required, charge the tablets on daily basis

Provide ad hoc technical support to spray teams on mobile data collection 

Conduct data collection verification exercises in the communities when required

Support verification and reconciliation of community mobilizer days worked/payments

Education Required: Diploma