Data Analyst at Cowater International

**Background**:
The National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) is in the process of rolling out a new system to improve the categorisation of disabilities amongst the population. The system, called the Disability Management Information System (DMIS), moves away from the medical approach to classifying disability and adopts the “Washington Group Questions” as a means of promoting and coordinating international cooperation in the area of health statistics and focusing on the development of disability measures suitable for census and national surveys.

The major objective of the DMIS is to provide information on disability that is comparable throughout the world. It will also be used for targeting persons with disabilities in need of social protection support through the Disability Grant - DMIS is therefore critical to the UK and the Government of Rwanda.

**The steps in the process are**:

- NCPD to collect data for all persons with disabilities, capturing their geographic and demographic details and details of their disability.
- Data to be entered into the DMIS.

**By the end of December 2024, data collection was complete with over 500,000 records entered into the DMIS.**
- Ensure that the DMIS database is populated with complete and accurate records.
- Ensure that the records can be accurately and completely transferred into the Social Registry database.
- Ensure that the disability records in the Social Registry are transferred into MEIS so that the PWD can receive the Disability Benefit.

It is expected that there will be some corrections and record-updating required out of step 3. The Data Analyst will support NCPD to carry out whatever data analysis and cleaning is necessary to improve the accuracy and completeness of the records in the DMIS.

**Job purpose**:
The Data Analyst will provide technical support to NCPD by reviewing database content and corrections, flagging where records need to be checked and potentially corrected.

He or she will review the functionality in DMIS for transferring the data into the SR-IS, so that MINALOC and LODA are implementing the SR-IS to deliver the intended improvement in the targeting accuracy of its social protection programmes.

In this full-time six-month role, the Data Analyst will work mainly with the NCPD management team but will also interface with the CDO in MINALOC to ensure that the project delivers against its identified outcomes and outputs, efficiently and effectively by contributing to and delivering against an agreed work plan, reporting to CDO and EPR Team Leader.

**Reporting**:
The Data Analyst will ensure that the following people are copied on all reports and analysis:

- NCPD Executive Secretary and project management team
- PS MINALOC’s Office
- CDO MINALOC
- TA Facility TL

Additionally, DM Planning LODA will be copied on reports related to targeting persons with disabilities.

**Roles and Responsibilities**:

- ** Data Analysis & Quality Control**: Identifying gaps, errors, and inconsistencies in the DMIS database.
- ** Data Correction & Reporting**: Recommending corrections and preparing reports on incomplete or non-compliant records.
- ** Data Transfer & Integration**: Ensuring accurate data transfer between DMIS, SRIS, and MEIS.
- ** Targeting Methodology Testing**: Supporting the validation of the Disability Grant targeting process.
- ** Produce analytical reports**: such as those shown in the box below.

**Period of the Assignment**:
The assignment will run for a period of 6 months but may be renewed if circumstances warrant it.

**Location**:
The consultant will work primarily from MINALOC, NCPD, or the Cowater office and will be expected to interact with MINALOC and NCPD support staff in person or through virtual meetings as necessary.

**Qualifications and Experience**:
**Essential**: Bachelor's Degree (plus minimum 5 years experience) in one of the following fields:

- Data Science;
- Computer Science;
- Information Systems;
- Statistics;
- Applied Mathematics;
- Software Engineering;
- Business Intelligence & Analytics.

**Preferred but Not Mandatory**: Master's Degree (minimum 3 years experience) in one of the following fields:

- Data Science & Analytics (if the role involves more advanced data modeling or AI/ML);
- Information Systems Management (if system integration and upgrades are a major focus).

**Relevant Skills & Experience**:

- Data Analysis & Cleaning: Stata, SQL, Python (Pandas, NumPy), or R.
- Database Management: Experience with SQL, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.
- Data Integration & APIs: Familiarity with RESTful APIs and system interoperability.
- Reporting & Visualization: Power BI, Tableau, or Excel for reporting on data quality issues.
- Understanding of Social Protection & Disability Grants (a plus): Knowledge of data-driven decision-making in governance or social protection.

The post holder will work primarily in NCPD but will also meet with the TL of the TA Facility from time to time.

**How to Apply**: