Data Officer

Responsibilities:

Monitoring

• Develop, revise and update result frameworks, log frames, or theory of change for HRAPF projects.

• Develop M&E plans and standard reporting templates for the organisations’ planned activities for all projects

• Develop and update monitoring plans for HRAPF projects

• Develop data collection tools and ensure their utilization by programme staff to collect projects monitoring data

• Collect and analyses data on a monthly basis to measure achievement against project target and develop project M&E project status reports with dashboards including recommendations to project staff and management.

• Conduct validation exercises on project implementation and all monitoring data collected by programme staff and give feedback to ensure data quality

• Conduct field monitoring visits for projects for quality control and compliance to HRAPF standards

• Maintain proper filing and keep safe custody of all project activity documents.

• Monitor data processes and work with the overall project team to maintain data integrity and reconcile data discrepancies.

• Prepare timely donor reports for projects being monitored

• Periodically maintain databases for HRAPF beneficiaries.

Evaluation

• Conduct periodic surveys.

• Develop and maintain a centralized M&E database for all projects and beneficiaries under the different project activities conducted.

• Document success stories, lessons learned and best practices on the impact of HRAPF projects and ensure that they are disseminated to the different stakeholders with full consent of the beneficiaries.

• Conduct client satisfaction surveys to gather feedback on HRAPF services.

• Support data audits and verification exercises to ensure quality information

Knowledge Sharing and Learning Processes

• Provide content and contributes to lessons learned exercises

• Support the capacity building of data, field, and assessment staff in terms of data processes and software’s

• Organize relevant trainings for team members on topics related to data handling and management.

Internal Coordination

• Coordinate project inception and closure meetings

• Actively participate in regular team meetings

• Serve as a liaison between different departments, providing guidance on data-related challenges or requirements, and aligning data strategies across the organisation

• Keep management informed about the health of the organisation’s data, including data quality, system integration, and governance performance metrics.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Economics, Development Economics, Quantitative Economics or Statistics;

• A Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management or Monitoring and Evaluation is an asset;

• At least three years of relevant working experience in a humanitarian setting, such as program management, evaluation and assessments;

• Excellent understanding of quantitative and qualitative research and analysis required;

• Demonstrated team management skills;

• Previous experience in monitoring and evaluating charitable projects targeting key populations

• Excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting and reviewing;

• Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility and work independently;

• Ability to operate Microsoft Word, Excel required;

• Ability to operate Adobe Suite preferred;

• Skills in SPSS, Kobocollect or related statistical software are considered an asset;