Overall Purpose/Broad Function
- Under the guidance and supervision of the
PMER Officer, and in close collaboration with the sector leads, the Data
Management Assistant will lead the data collection, management, and
analysis activities in the programme area. By fostering data-driven culture
and ensuring implementation of LWF data digitalization strategy, he/ she
will continuously assess, support and improve the data management systems,
mentor, and capacity build staff to ensure programme data quality,
enhanced documentation and accountability. The role will ensure that the
organization continue to adopt and implement safe and secure data
management best practices in sharing and storage of data in line with the
data protection policy.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support the PMER Officer to consistently
review, harmonize, and improve on the data work flows, tools, and SoPs to
ensure enhanced and effective data management system facilitating timely
reporting and decision making.
- Led and standardize the data collection,
data quality assurance plans, analysis processes and other initiatives in
the program area ensuring data availability and quality.
- Support the PMER Officer to reinforce the
organization’s use of data systems, receive, maintain logs, and facilitate
all data requisitions.
- Guarantees compliance with legal,
organizational, and regulatory standards.
- Evaluates data systems performance and
provide improvement feedback on time.
- Helps with maintaining secure databases
for all sectors as required to prevent data loss and data breach, promote,
and maintain the use of SharePoint for backing up data.
- Contribute to capacity building of the
project team on data management
- Any other duties as assigned by the
supervisor.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Camp data supervisors (Incentive staff)
Education/Professional Designations/Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Social
Sciences, Statistics or other related field.
- Proven experience in implementing
effective data management systems in humanitarian and/ or developmental
programs.
- At least 3 years of progressively
responsible and directly relevant professional experience in a
humanitarian context, with at least 2 years’ management experience in
preferably Protection and Education programs in INGO context.
- Demonstrated management experience with
the ability to engage and motivate staff in a challenging environment.
- Possess working knowledge and experience
of humanitarian principles, laws and standards – Core Humanitarian
Standards (CHS), Sphere Minimum Standards, Prevention of Sexual
Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), Rights Based Approach (RBA) and Gender Age
Marker.
- Experience in dealing with sensitive
socio-political situations and working and living under pressure in
unstable security environments and with long and irregular working hours
would be an added advantage.
- Experience with Online Data Collection
tools and techniques.
- Practical experience in undertaking
capacity building training for the project implementation teams.
Other Specific Skill
Requirements:
- Good knowledge and relevant experience
with Kenya Educational Management Information System (KEMIS/NEMIS) and
UNICEF National Education Management Information System.
- Good understanding and fast-hand
experience with education quality curriculum management and records
management tools, and standard quality assessment tool.
How To Apply