Lead Data Analyst / Statistician

Responsibilities

• Finalise the sampling frame, stratification, power calculation and minimum detectable effect with the Partner during inception.
• Prepare enumeration-area maps and the household listing and selection procedures for 160 enumeration areas.
• Review the baseline questionnaire, programmed on tablets, for measurement quality and skip logic.
• Build design and non-response weights for the baseline panel of 2,400 parents.
• Construct and validate outcome indices factor analysis, reliability and estimate intra-cluster correlations.
• Produce all tables and charts for the Baseline Report, and draft the pre-analysis plan for public registration by June 2027.
• Deliver the clean baseline dataset, codebook and reproducible Stata or R scripts.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Econometrics, Epidemiology or a related field; PhD preferred.
• At least 7 years of professional experience analysing complex household survey data.
• Experience designing multi-stage cluster samples and survey weights.
• Expert use of Stata and/or R.

Preferred experience:

• Panel or longitudinal surveys, and causal-inference methods for observational data.
• Evaluations of social and behaviour change, media, gender or GBV programmes.
• Survey work in Northern Nigeria or with Hausa-speaking populations.

Skills and attributes:

• Rigour and transparency in code and documentation.
• Able to explain statistical results in plain English.
• Able to work remotely to fixed deadlines.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications in one PDF to: info@aid-health.org using “SL Application – [Job ID] – [Full Name]” as the subject of the mail.

Candidates should send one PDF containing:

• A CV (maximum 4 pages);
• A one-page cover note;
• One work sample;
• Two referees.

Note

• Engagement depends on the contract being awarded.
• AIDHealth never charges a fee at any stage of recruitment.
• Women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.