Data & Analytics Manager

About Jacaranda Health

Jacaranda Health's mission is to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes in the public health system. Through innovative AI-driven technology and human-centered solutions, we partner with governments to scale impactful, data-driven interventions. These solutions include PROMPTS, an AI-enabled platform for mothers, and MENTORS, a facility-based training program equipping frontline nurses with lifesaving skills and knowledge. Our innovations and partnerships have reached over 3 million women across 1,100+ health facilities. As we expand across Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana, we are looking for dynamic leaders with a passion for impact to help us transform the future of maternal health. 

Jacaranda Health is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from qualified candidates regardless of race or ethnicity, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and any other protected characteristic.

About the Team

The Research, Design & Evaluation (RDE) Division houses the Data & Analytics Department, which ensures that Jacaranda Health's data infrastructure, analytics products, and insights drive programmatic decisions, operational effectiveness, and strategic direction. The team works closely with Product, Tech, Programs, and Research to ensure the organization has reliable, scalable, and actionable data systems that power decision-making across multiple countries and programs. The Data & Analytics Manager will play a critical role in shaping data product strategy, leading analytical workstreams, and positioning Jacaranda as a thought leader in evidence-driven public health transformation.

About the Role 

The Data & Analytics Manager will serve as a bridge between technical teams and programmatic stakeholders, ensuring that data pipelines, dashboards, insights, and analytics tools are high-quality, scalable, and aligned with organizational priorities. The role will lead multiple analytics workstreams, mentor analysts, and represent Jacaranda externally to drive evidence-based strategy and learning.

Location: Based in Nairobi

Reports to: Head of Data & Analytics

Reports: 2 Analysts

Preferred start date: February  2026

Terms of Engagement : One year contract, renewable. 

What You'll Do:

Data Product Development & Management

• Lead the end-to-end development of dashboards, datasets, analytical tools, and pipelines that serve internal teams and government partners.

• Translate program needs into technical requirements and clear user stories.Maintain and prioritize a data product roadmap aligned with organizational strategy.Balance short-term outputs with long-term product vision, scalability, and reliability.

Lead Multiple Analytics Workstreams

• Oversee analytics delivery across PROMPTS, MENTORS, HSS, and other programs.

• Scope and plan deliverables, define milestones, and manage timelines.Apply agile project management principles to ensure high-quality and timely outputs.

Strengthen Data Infrastructure & Systems

• Identify gaps in data pipelines and infrastructure; propose and drive improvements.Strengthen data validation, documentation, and governance to ensure accuracy and usability.

• Collaborate closely with Product and Tech teams to streamline integrations and pipeline performance.

Insight Generation & Data Storytelling

• Lead strategic analyses to surface trends, risks, and opportunities across programs.Translate insights into decision-ready dashboards, memos, and presentations.

• Set visual analytics standards to ensure products are clear, intuitive, and impactful.

External Representation & Stakeholder Engagement

• Represent Jacaranda Health in data-related forums with county governments, partners, and donors.

• Contribute insights to proposals, publications, and donor reports.

• Support thought leadership in data-driven public health systems strengthening.

Team Leadership & Capacity Building

• Line-manage and mentor analysts, providing coaching on technical and professional development.

• Foster a culture of documentation, feedback, continuous improvement, and excellence.

• Lead quality assurance processes across data products and analyses.

Other Duties

• Undertake any other tasks assigned to support division and organizational objectives.

Who You Are:

What You Bring

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Public Health, Information Systems, or related fields.

• At least 7+ years in data product management, analytics, or related fields, ideally within health tech, digital health, or the social impact sector.

• Proficiency in R, Python, STATA, SQL, and data visualization tools such as PowerBI or Tableau.

• Experience designing dashboards with strong UI/UX and using data collection platforms like KoBoToolbox, ODK, and SurveyCTO.

Skills & Competencies

• Delivery of high-quality, user-aligned data products.

• Timely, actionable analytics and insights.

• Improved data infrastructure, systems, and quality standards.

• Effective planning and execution of multiple analytics projects.

• Strong collaboration and representation with internal and external stakeholders.

• Capacity building and performance development within the Data & Analytics team.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Why Join Us?

• Mission-driven work: Impact the lives of millions of mothers and babies.

• Innovation-forward thinking: Work with cutting-edge technology in maternal and newborn health.

• High-growth organization:Be part of a rapidly scaling national and global team.

• People-centric culture: Collaborate with an ambitious, passionate, and supportive team.

To Apply:

Interested candidates should submit their applications through this link – Data & Analytics Manager.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and early submission is encouraged. No hard copies required or accepted. The final deadline is 17th December 2025.