Data Officer (kakuma) at Finn Church Aid (FCA)

Primary purpose of the position:

The Data Officer will be responsible for data management, perform tracking of all project implementation delivery data and undertake data verification exercises on a routine basis to ensure accuracy and consistency of the data submitted.

Duties and responsibilities

• Support development an ensure availability of project data collection tools including data collection, analysis and processing for purpose of report production and decision-making.
• Provide an oversight on quality data collection, collation, data entry and analysis of results using statistical techniques and provide performance reports as required.
• Provide supportive supervision for data collection and entry.
• Conduct site visits as required for trouble shooting data issues.
• Develop, Review and Maintain copies of data collection forms (ensuring accurate updating as needed) and support documentation for data management.
• Maintain databases back up and filing systems for the project data.
• Perform and document procedures for data preparation including data cleaning, standardization, and data analysis.
• Ensure data management procedures have set timelines and meet established deadlines.
• Participate in project implementation and progress reviews as required with the programs team and partners.
• Ensuring that all cross‐cutting issues (i.e., Gender, environment, conflict mitigation, and accountability) and FCA approaches (i.e., rights‐based approach, Do No Harm, integrated approach, and community participation) are mainstreamed into all project activities.
• Provide periodic analytical overviews of program progress, highlighting achievements via indicators, strengths, opportunities, weaknesses, challenges/constraints, lessons learnt and way forward.

Required Qualifications and Competencies:

• Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Education Measurement Systems or its equivalent.
• Knowledge of statistics and experience using statistical packages for analysing datasets (STATA, Advanced Excel, SPSS, SAS, R etc.).
• At least three (3) years relevant experience in education measurement management and managing databases.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills.
• Ability to deliver with short notice.
• Self-Directed.
• Ability to Multitask.
• Ability to contribute to a small, proactive team, motivating staff and working collaboratively with colleagues and providing support and advice as necessary.

Relevant Experience:

• Taking responsibility for personal learning and competence development.
• Exhibiting the generic employee skills especially valued by the organization: Dependability and productivity, Communication, Problem solving, Teamwork, Safety and Security, Accountability, and Integrity.
• Experience gained within an international humanitarian NGO –preferably in refugee/ASAL settings will be an added advantage.