Information Management Officer

Job Description

THE ORGANIZATION

Handicap International (which runs projects under its operating name, Humanity & Inclusion), is an independent and impartial international aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. Working alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, our action and testimony are focused on responding to their essential needs, improving their living conditions and promoting respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights. Handicap International is a not-for-profit organisation with no religious or political affiliation. It operates as a federation made up of a network of associations.

THE JOB

The Information Management Officer ensures the use of data management tools on the project(s) and/or in the geographical area(s) of intervention to which he/she is assigned, as defined in the data management system framework established by the Senior IM Officer or otherwise by the Regional/Standalone MEAL Manager. He or she controls the quality of the different data transiting the system.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Mission 1 : Operational implementation

Responsibility 1: Contributes to the development of tools

Activities:

Participates in the development of data collection forms (paper or mobile data collection (MDC));
Creates the corresponding databases;
Carries out tests on the input and extraction of data.

Responsibility 2: Supervises (or carries out) data inputting

Activities:

Trains and supports the teams responsible for inputting data from paper forms into the database (in the case of paper data collection) or the field teams in charge of the day-to-day use of MDC tools when available;
Ensures that the data in the database is up-to-date or regularly synchronised;
Inputs data, if the organisation requires.

Responsibility 3: Carries our data processing and cleaning

Activities:

. Centralises information and compiles the updated version of the database;
Sets up and runs a regular series of tests to check the quality of the data and identify potential errors;
Takes appropriate action to correct or neutralise identified errors;
Develops mechanisms to automate quality testing as much as possible;
Performs regular or on-demand data extractions;
Puts simple calculations in place on the database to perform first level analyses or prepares more complex analyses.

Responsibility 4: Archives the databases

Activities:

During the course of the project, makes regular backups and archives the intermediate versions of the databases;
At the end of the project, prepares and archives the final version of the databases and deletes the intermediary versions in the different storage spaces

Responsibility 5: Identifies measures to improve data quality

Activities:

In conjunction with the project teams and the MEAL teams, proposes measures to improve data quality.
Monitors and alerts if errors occur during a data collection exercise so that corrective action can be taken and future errors limited.

Mission 2 : Emergency preparedness and response

Contributes to the programme’s emergency preparedness actions and, in an emergency, adapts his or her working methods to contribute to an effective humanitarian approach by HI

Job Requirements

The successful candidate should at least have:

Bachelor Degree in the field of IT or Computer Sciences
2 years of experience in Information Management
Fluent in English
Analytical skills and Advanced Excel
Proven experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection, qualitative analysis
Experience in statistical analysis and data visualisation
Good oral, written communication and presentation skills
Ability to support and train
Good knowledge in MS Office and Cllaborative tools

Job Details

Job Title Information Management Officer

Deadline 08 - Nov - 2022

Location Gaza Strip

Job Type Full time

Position Level Mid Career

Salary 5557 ILS - 6761 - ILS

Degree Bachelor's degree

Experience 2 Years

Category I.T. & Tech

Application Instructions

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS:

HI workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in HI Code of conduct. In accordance with these values, HI operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-fraud, bribery, and corruption.

Initial contract will be for a period of one year, renewable and the position is based in Gaza with frequent movement to the Ramallah site.

Handicap International is an equal opportunity employer and

Particularly welcomes applications from persons with disabilities

Interested candidates can send their resume with a cover letter to reach on or before the 8th of November 2022, to [email protected] indicating your full name and the job title (Information Management Officer) in the subject line in your e-mail application. Incomplete applications or applications received after the deadline will be disregarded.

Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and those shortlisted will be contacted.

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