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A job opportunity

A job opportunity exists for the right candidate in Western Cape
The Department of Health and Wellness is guided by the principles of Employment Equity. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply and an indication in the regard will be appreciated.

Note: No payment of any kind is required when applying for any of the positions advertised by the Western Cape Government.
 
Statistician (2 posts)
  Employment Type: Permanent
  Reference No: HO109/2019
  Directorate: Health Impact Assessment
 
Experience:
Appropriate working experience in data collection, analysis, evaluation and interpretations or equivalent experience gained through post-graduate studies at least to master’s level. Experience with health data would be advantageous.
 
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree majoring in one or more of the following: Mathematics, Statistics, Population studies or related cognate disciplines.
 
Duties (key result areas/outputs):
Effective and efficient inspecting, cleaning, transforming and modelling of data with the goal to discover useful trends and information that will support decision making. Conceptualising, defining and delivering new reports, as well as improving existing ones. Assist with the development and maintenance of take-on and curation of routine health data. Draw out the main messages from research and use essential supporting information to derive conclusions that will apply to the entire population. Administratively support the functioning of the Provincial Health Data Centre and provide technical guidance, advice and consultation to co-workers, other government departments and internal committees & in doing so enhance interoperability.
 
Enquiries:
Prof A Boulle, tel. no. (021) 483-9973 or andrew.boulle@westerncape.gov.za
 
Competencies (knowledge/skills):
Proficient in SAS, SPSS, R, Python, Stata or other statistical packages. Proficiency with relational databases (e.g. MS-SQL, MySQL, Postgress, SQLite), or noSQL database (e.g. MongoDB) or high-volume data processing in statistical environments. Exceptional aptitude for data processing analysis and automation. Ability to conceptualise, design and operationalise efficient data-driven reports.
 
Note:
The Provincial Department of Health in the Western Cape has established the Provincial Health Data Centre for the consolidation of all person-level health data in support of patient care and health system operations. The Department seeks to appoint suitably qualified and motivated statisticians or analysts to further develop and maintain this key facility. The core focus will be to translate data into actionable intelligence by applying data processing and analytic methods to analyze, interpret, summarize and unlock value in large datasets allowing the Department to continuously monitor and improve on the impact of health interventions.
 
Inherent requirements of the job:
Valid driver’s license (Code B/EB) and willingness to travel.
 
 
 
 
Remuneration:
R 376 596 per annum - R 443 601 per annnum Annual salary plus service benefits (13th cheque, employer's contribution to the pension fund, housing and medical aid allowance).
 
Starting Date:
9/20/2019 12:00:00 AM
 
NOTICE TO ALL
Candidates may be subjected to a competency test. No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. As directed by the Department of Public Service and Administration, applicants must note that further checks will be conducted once they are shortlisted and that their appointment is subject to positive outcomes on these checks, which include security clearance, qualification verification, criminal records and previous employment.
  • It will be expected of shortlisted candidates to be:
  • available at the venue on the time and date as determined by the Department and
  • bring along recently (not older than 6 months) certified copies of your Identity Document (ID), driver’s license (if applicable for the post), qualification and/or proof of registration at relevant statutory body. Failure to adhere to the aforementioned may lead to his/her application being disqualified and not further considered.
Closing date: 10/25/2019 12:00:00 AM
 
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