Overall purpose of the role
- The overall purpose of the role is to support the Mixed
Migration Centre – Eastern & Southern Africa with the management of
quantitative data collected by 4Mi enumerators and partners in the region.
- Under the supervision of the 4Mi Project Manager, and in close
collaboration with the wider 4Mi team across the region and the global 4Mi
information management coordinator, the successful candidate will be
responsible for conducting data checks, cleaning, validation, storage and
analysis of the 4Mi data. Contributing to better use of data, he/she will
also provide support on data collection and management trainings, support
the team with administrative tasks, and input on developing innovative
data visualization projects.
- The post holder plays an important role within the team in
ensuring high quality standards for the data collected on a daily basis by
the 4Mi. He/she will be a go-to person within the team and within the MMC global
network for survey, data collection and data management questions.
Responsibilities:
Data
Management
- Implement data cleaning and data validation tasks on a weekly
basis according to internal procedures alongside the other IMO;
- Lead on coding surveys and reviewing codebooks
- Implement data storage tasks according to internal procedures
- Manage regional ONA platform, under the supervision of the 4Mi
Project Manager and the other IMO
- Serve as a focal point for data management in the region by
compiling quantitative data from relevant secondary sources;
Data
Collection
- Ensure the maintenance of the electronic data collection
solution;
- Support the 4Mi team in preparing and conducting the training
of 4Mi enumerators on the questionnaire and the data collection software;
- Share feedback with relevant project teams after cleaning data
to feedback to enumerators,
Data
Analysis and Visualization
- Contribute to the quantitative analysis data of 4Mi data using
relevant software applications such as Excel, STATA and/or R in support to
the Research agenda;
- Produce snapshots based on the quantitative data for external
publication, with the support of the 4Mi Project Manager and the Research
Team
- Produce Information Factsheets for partners on demand, with
the support of the 4Mi Project Manager
- Support with the visualization of data, including GIS data,
using relevant software such as QGIS, Adobe Illustrator, Excel; or PowerBI
Other
- Contribute to regional IM working groups
- Assist the team with administrative or any other tasks related
to the 4Mi.
Qualifications
In
this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies:
- Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results
while ensuring an efficient process.
- Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage
feedback.
- Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while
aiming for innovation.
- Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and
honestly.
- Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with our vision
and values.
Experience
and technical competencies:
- At least two-years’ experience working in quantitative
research;
- Demonstrated experience in data management, cleaning,
validation, storage;
- Demonstrated experience with electronic data
collection procedures and solutions (ODK, Kobo, Qualtrics, ONA,
SurveyCTO, etc);
- Demonstrated experience in training data collection
teams in field locations;
- Experience in quantitative analysis highly desired
including the use of relevant software applications (Excel, STATA, SPSS,
R, Python…) is highly desirable;
- Strong attention to details and rigor in dealing with
quantitative data.
Preferred:
- Experience in GIS theory and GIS software (including
QGIS, ArcGIS, CARTODB…) is an asset;
- Demonstrated understanding of current mixed migration debates
and dynamics in the region is an asset;
- Previous experience working with international NGOs is an
asset;
- Enthusiastic about learning, pushing limits, and finding new
solutions;
- Strong verbal and written communication aptitude;
Education:
- Degree in statistics, economics, data analysis, or any
relevant computer science degree.
Languages:
- Full professional proficiency in English and Swahili;
- Other regional languages an asset
How
To Apply