Data Specialist (Technical Officer)

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  • Added Date: Friday, 21 June 2024
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Job Summary:

This position provides technical support and guidance in developing, managing, and improving systems to capture data, measure, and present performance indicators, and monitor quality assurance. Provides technical support and guidance to internal staff as well as external partners which include foundations, local operating companies, community-based organizations, and federal government entities. Conducts focus group discussions, codes qualitative findings from discussions, analyzes and presents data in various mediums including, but not limited to, technical reports and presentations that use inclusive language that can easily be interpreted by global funders and partners. Ensures consistent practices, captures processes throughout all phases of the project evaluation life cycle. Manages the execution of high quality, integrated evaluation plans for projects. Applies project management best practices in the development, initiation, planning, execution, control and closing of projects, including tracking and management of all evaluation deliverables. Provides clear direction on monitoring and evaluation aspects of programming to meet expectations of external customers and business stakeholders. Creates standard operating procedures for evaluation programs, develops processes for external/internal evaluators and serves as a liaison with stakeholders. Writes publications, assists in proposals, and develops data systems/management tools to properly capture as well as present data. Works with communities and partners to maximize local capacity.

Key Responsibilities:

Monitoring & Evaluation

  • Serve as monitoring and evaluation lead for college and career readiness programs across NIWL.

  • Provide support to program managers across different projects and understands all functions relating to evaluation protocols, operating standards, data management tools, survey instruments and data analysis.

  • Conduct research and environmental scans, observe data trends/tools, conduct market analysis, provide options for data tracking system and reach out to different vendors for new business development.

  • Manage research and evaluation projects as well as create evaluation protocol; collects, compiles and analyzes information relevant to the program. Evaluates and monitors project progress and examines key performance indicators.

  • Assist and lead design and implementation of qualitative research and evaluation studies.

  • Conduct site visits, focus group discussions, interviews and analyze qualitative data to produce reports.

  • Prepare and submit IRB packages as well as interview and data collection protocols.

  • Prepare inclusive data collection tools including pre and post surveys and questionnaires.

  • Completes quality assurance and comparative data analysis. Tests reports and conducts virtual and hard file audits to ensure accuracy of data entry. Pinpoints any anomalies and makes data corrections.

  • Submit the monthly and quarterly reports to internal and external partners. Provide additional details, status updates as requested by the partners.

  • Provide administrative support to programs as needed by writing, reviewing, and translating reports on a quarterly basis.

  • Create presentations and reports based on data trends for the projects; conducts trainings and presents at conferences.

  • Documents and shares best practices, project accomplishments, challenges, and lessons learned among internal and external partners.

    Program/Systems Support

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