Shelter Officer (Information Management) Sudan Gadarif - Nationals Only

The purpose of the Shelter Officer (Information Management) position is responsible for contributing to the design and daily follow-up on the data collected by the field teams, ensuring daily capturing and follow-up on data issues and mistakes on the NRC shelter and settlement database system, ensuring reports are prepared on time, follow-up with relevant staff on ensuring project related documents are archived in digital and physical copies. Ensuring adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines related to data management and data protection, preparing and developing status reports as required by management. awareness raising sessions, assessments and studies including post-monitoring distribution surveys (PDMs). The position ensures effective quality control, analysis and presentation of the data, and provides advice and technical support to the teams in the field aiming at program accountability and improvement and makes sure that resources are used effectively.

 

Generic responsibilities

1. Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
2. Implement delegated CC project portfolio according to plan of action
3. Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
4. Ensure proper filing of documents
5. Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need and explore and assess new and better ways to assist.
6. Develop work plan and schedule for the monitoring of activities with line manager
7. Support the selection of beneficiaries per the agreed criteria

 

Specific responsibilities

• Manage internal and external data reporting of all shelter activities in Nile area office with project coordinator and project manager.
• Schedule and participate in training, implementation activities, monitoring and evaluation of projects, and needs assessments.
• Support M&E department by liaising with M&E Officer on tracking Outcomes, Outputs and targets, along with issues such as base lines, end lines and evaluations.
• Represent NRC in community/local and state-level meetings, when requested and promote exchange of information with relevant external actors.
• Update 5Ws for Shelter on behalf of NRC in coordination with the Shelter Coordinators and Shelter Project Manager
• Support M&E country department to monitor and update beneficiary counting (unique and total) for internal (GORS) and external purposes.
• Undertake any other duties related to data management assigned by Shelter project manager as and when required;
• Participate in documentation of the project for lessons learnt and provide inputs and feedback to Shelter Manager and Coordinator
• Act as interpreter when required and translate documents as needed.
• Provide data analysis to country office regarding Nile area office.

Professional competencies

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.

 

Generic professional competencies:

• Experience from working as a Project database/IM Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Good understand and spoken English – ability to present in English
• Familiarity with or interest in data analysis and visualization programs, (e.g. PowerBI, ArcMap, Stata, SPSS, Knowledge of R, Tableau, Adobe Illustrator and In-Design)
• Strong system and data audit capacity
• Mastery of IT tools (MS Office package, internet, e-mail, etc.)

 

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• At least three years of proven practical experience in data management in a humanitarian and/or development program.
• At least one year of experience in Shelter, WASH or other humanitarian programs
• Bachelor’s degree from a recognized University (Computer engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Information management or similar)
• Experience in working with Power BI, database software, Office pack.
• Ability to work independently in a result-oriented multi-tasking and multi-cultural environment and manage conflicting priorities

 

Behavioural competencies

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, and the following are essential for this position:

• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Handling insecure environment

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