Ndera Neuropsychiatric Teaching Hospital (Ndera Hospital) has announced a recruitment opportunity for a position involving statistical analysis, research data management, and analytical support for institutional and clinical research activities.
The successful candidate will work under the Director of Education, Research, CPD and Quality Improvement Unit, providing statistical and analytical support for clinical studies, epidemiological investigations, academic activities, and evidence-based institutional decision-making.
The position is advertised under Level 5.II, with one available post.
The purpose of this position is to provide statistical and analytical support for institutional research, clinical studies, epidemiological investigations, academic activities, and evidence-based decision-making.
The successful candidate will contribute to study design, statistical methodology, data management, statistical analysis, interpretation, and presentation of research findings. This work will support scientific research, quality improvement, clinical practice, and institutional planning.
Key Responsibilities
The selected candidate will be responsible for:
1. Research Design and Statistical Methodology
- Provide technical guidance on appropriate statistical methods for clinical, epidemiological, public health, and institutional research.
- Collaborate with researchers and multidisciplinary teams to develop research protocols, study designs, statistical analysis plans, and data collection tools.
- Advise research teams on sampling techniques, sample size determination, statistical power, and research methodologies.
- Review research proposals and manuscripts to assess the suitability of statistical methods and the validity of data analysis.
- Ensure statistical methodologies are consistent with research objectives, study designs, and accepted scientific standards.
2. Statistical Databases and Data Management
- Develop, design, program, and manage statistical databases for research studies and institutional data analysis.
- Establish data management procedures that ensure accuracy, completeness, consistency, confidentiality, and integrity.
- Develop and validate electronic data collection tools and databases for research and clinical studies.
- Conduct data cleaning, coding, validation, classification, and processing before statistical analysis.
- Maintain proper documentation of statistical procedures, databases, analytical codes, and research datasets.
- Ensure secure storage, confidentiality, and appropriate access to research data in accordance with ethical and institutional requirements.
3. Data Analysis and Interpretation
- Perform descriptive and inferential statistical analyses using appropriate statistical software and methodologies.
- Apply statistical techniques to assess relationships, associations, trends, differences, and outcomes in research data.
- Conduct regression analysis, survival analysis, comparative analysis, and other advanced statistical procedures when required.
- Interpret statistical findings and provide technical explanations to researchers, clinicians, and other stakeholders.
- Prepare statistical tables, graphs, charts, and analytical reports for research publications, presentations, and institutional decision-making.
4. Research Reporting and Quality Assurance
- Support the preparation of scientific manuscripts, research reports, abstracts, and conference presentations through statistical analysis and interpretation.
- Provide technical support in monitoring and evaluating clinical research projects, intervention programmes, and institutional initiatives.
- Support the development and implementation of data quality assurance procedures and statistical reporting standards.
- Conduct routine data quality assessments to identify inconsistencies, missing information, errors, and potential biases.
- Contribute to research performance reports, scientific publications, and institutional research outputs.
5. Training and Institutional Support
- Support researchers in using statistical software and data analysis tools.
- Train and mentor researchers, students, and other staff in basic and advanced statistical methods and research data management.
- Participate in research seminars, scientific meetings, academic supervision, and multidisciplinary research activities.
- Support the development of institutional research databases and evidence-based information systems.
- Keep up to date with emerging statistical methodologies, analytical tools, and developments in research data management.
- Perform any other related duties assigned by the immediate supervisor.
Expected Outputs and Deliverables
The successful candidate is expected to deliver:
- Research study designs and statistical analysis plans.
- Sample size calculations and sampling methodologies.
- Functional and properly maintained research databases.
- Clean, validated, and quality-assured research datasets.
- Statistical analysis reports and interpreted findings.
- Research tables, graphs, and scientific presentations.
- Technical contributions to research proposals and publications.
- Data quality assessment reports.
- Training and mentorship provided to researchers and students.
Required Qualifications
Applicants must hold at least one of the following qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Statistics.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science.
- Master’s Degree in Data Sciences.
- Master’s Degree in Public Health.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics.
- Master’s Degree in Biostatistics.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Epidemiology.
- Master’s Degree in Epidemiology.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Biostatistics.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health.
Relevant work experience: Zero years of relevant experience are required for the listed qualifications.
Required Competencies and Technical Skills
Applicants should demonstrate the following competencies:
- Strong analytical skills.
- Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all three languages is an added advantage.
- Skills in sampling, collecting, computing, and analysing statistical data, and applying statistical techniques.
- Communication and interpersonal skills.
- Resource management skills.
- Problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Mentoring and coaching skills.
- Time management skills.
- Risk management skills.
- Results-oriented approach.
- Digital literacy skills.
- Planning and organisational skills.
- Ability to plan, create, program, and manage complex statistical computer databases.
- Ability to apply standard statistical techniques in scientific research studies and experiments.
- Ability to process computer data, format information, and generate reports.
- Ability to analyse and interpret statistical data.
- Knowledge of programming logic and codes.
- Knowledge of statistical sampling and survey methodology.
- Knowledge of database management, word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software.
- Knowledge of statistical research principles, methods, procedures, and standards.
Recruitment Assessment Process
According to the vacancy announcement, candidates will undergo three assessments:
- Psychometric Test
- Written Examination
- Oral Interview
Psychometric Test Details
The psychometric assessment will be conducted in English and will focus on analytical skills.
The listed assessment domains include:
- Processing speed.
- Perceptual speed and accuracy.
- Attention and concentration.
- Fluid intelligence.
- Conceptual capacity.
These areas assess candidates’ analytical abilities, behavioural and work-related aptitudes.
Application Deadline
Interested and qualified candidates should take note of the following deadline:
November 11, 2026
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