Overview of position
Under the overall supervision of the DDRR Program Manager & under the direct supervision of the ICRS Program Officer, the successful candidate will provide data management support, data entry & data quality control for the DDRR database activities across the DDRR program.
Role objectives
- Provide database management support & technical assistance for DDRR profiled data & clean the data for the data migration exercise.
- Assist in troubleshooting & resolving issues related to the database, applications, software used for data capture, equipment & network to ensure systems run smoothly.
- Participate in data collection, data entry & maintenance of program related databases & files.
- Generate timely reports from the database based on the project’s requirements.
- Support in training & ensure the successful completion of duties by consolidating backlog data from staff & directly involved in data entry to maintain the quality of data entered into the ICRS database system.
- Implement our clients control modalities to ensure the proper completion of data entry.
- Perform daily backups of the database.
- Conduct data quality checks & data cleaning.
- Document user requirements & develop SOP for tools used in data collection.
- Provide support for data quality checks & data cleaning.
- In close coordination with the relevant Senior Information Management Assistant, ensure the proper implementation of information updates before, during & after data profile processing & cross checking, especially in cases where field data verification is required.
- Perform any other duties as may be required.
Project reporting
- This role will work under the direct supervision of the ICRS Programme Officer and under the overall supervision of the DDRR Programme Manager
Key competencies
- College diploma in computer science, information technology, computer engineering, data science or related field of study with 4 years of relevant experience in software management & database management or university degree in the same fields of study with 1 year of relevant experience in database management.
- Experience in Microsoft Office, Microsoft SQL, Windows / web based developed applications is required.
- Previous experience working with an international organization.
- Personal commitment, efficiency, flexibility & drive for results.
- Ability to work effectively & harmoniously within a team of colleagues from varied cultures & professional backgrounds.
- Capable of working under stressful conditions.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain accuracy & confidentiality in the performance of assigned duties.
- Actively shares relevant information.
- Clearly communicates & listens to feedback on, changing priorities & procedures.
- Proactively develops new ways to resolve problems.
- Provides constructive feedback to colleagues.
- Adjusts priorities & plans to achieve goals.
- Delivers optimal IT solutions within defined resource parameters.
- Correctly applies knowledge of specialized IT disciplines.
- Identifies issues, opportunities & risks central to responsibilities.
- Incorporates gender related needs, perspectives & concerns & promotes equal gender participation.
- Treats all colleagues with respect & dignity.
- Works effectively with people from different cultures by adapting to relevant cultural contexts.
- Actively contributes to an effective, collegial & agreeable team environment.
- Takes joint responsibility for team's work.
- Learns about developments in available technology.
- Proactively identifies & advocates for cost efficient technology solutions.
- Understands applicability & limitation of technology & seeks to apply it to appropriate work.
- Fluency in English & locally spoken languages.
- Experience in ICRS activities.
- Keeps strict confidentiality when required.
- Ability to work independently & with minimal supervision.
- Accepts & gives constructive criticism.
- Meets deadline, cost & quality requirements for outputs.
- Identifies the immediate & peripheral partners of own work.
- Establishes & maintains effective working relationships with partners.
- Identifies & monitors changes in the needs of partners, including donors, governments, vendors & program beneficiaries.
- Keeps abreast of developments in own professional area.
- Clearly communicates & listens to feedback on, changing priorities & procedures.
- Listens effectively & communicates clearly, adapting delivery to the audience.
- Articulates vision to motivate colleagues & follows through with commitments.
- Sets clear & achievable goals consistent with agreed priorities for self & others.
- Identifies issues, opportunities & risks central to responsibilities.
- Works effectively with people from different cultures by adapting to relevant cultural contexts.
- Actively contributes to an effective, collegial & agreeable team environment.
- Works effectively with local authorities, stakeholders, beneficiaries & the broader community to advance country office or regional objectives.
- Effectively applies knowledge of DDRR issues within organizational context.
- Delivers set objectives in strict deadlines.
- Has knowledge of administrative & procedural aspects of reintegration & reconciliation.
- Understands procurement principles, processes & standards.
Team management
- This role has no team management responsibility.
Further information
- Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.
- This role has no team management responsibility.
- This role will work under the direct supervision of the ICRS Programme Officer and under the overall supervision of the DDRR Programme Manager