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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
  Employment Type: Permanent
  Reference No: HO67/2024
  Directorate: Health Intelligence
 
Experience:
Appropriate working experience in data collection, analysis, evaluation and interpretations or equivalent experience gained through post-graduate studies. Appropriate experience with health data.
 
Enquiries:
Dr Muzzammil Ismail | Email: Muzzammil.Ismail@westerncape.gov.za
 
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 and in doing so enhance interoperability.
 
Minimum educational qualification:
Honours Degree or equivalent majoring in one or more of the following: Mathematics, Statistics, Population studies or related cognate disciplines.
 
Note:
No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. A competency test may form part of the selection process.
 
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.
 
Inherent requirement of the job:
Valid driver’s licence (Code B/EB) and willingness to travel.
 
 
 
 
Remuneration:
R 444 036- R 532 602 per annum Annual salary plus service benefits (13th cheque, employer's contribution to the pension fund, housing and medical aid allowance).
 
Starting Date:
8/16/2024 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: 9/6/2024 12:00:00 AM
 
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