Information Quality Analyst

Preliminary Job Information

Job Title :    Information Quality Analyst
Country & Base of posting :    Occupied Palestinian Territory, Ramallah office
Accountable to :   Global protection expert
Creation/Replacement   :  New position

General Information on the Mission

Context

GVC – Gruppo di Volontariato Civile, is a non-governmental, secular, and independent organization, founded in Bologna in 1971. We are active in international development aid projects with complex action strategies: from humanitarian aid to populations suffering from conflicts and natural disasters to reconstruction, hygiene, and food security; from rural development to education, to the protection of women's and children's rights.
In over forty years of activity, GVC has operated in all parts of the world, carrying out thousands of projects. We cooperate with public institutions, cultural associations, cooperatives, and Italian and European NGOs, organizing seminars, conferences, exhibits and festivals, laboratories in school and training courses for teachers. We produce educational materials and carry out communication activities on sensitive issues such as differences, human rights, women's issues, sustainable trade, and biodiversity.

BACKGROUND: since 1967, occupation and political stagnation have directly affected the socio-economic situation of the Palestinian population in the West Bank. The movement restrictions policy are severely limiting Palestinians’ access to essential services and markets, and leading to serious and negative impact upon all aspects of their lives, and mainly their livelihoods.

GVC has been active in the occupied Palestinian Territory (oPT) since 1992. It started its interventions in the health sector by creating the first transfusion health centre in the Gaza Strip, which is still operational. Currently, GVC works both in humanitarian aid and development, aiming to:

- Provide access to basic services and available natural resources.
- Strengthen the protection of vulnerable communities.
- Enhance socio-economic development.

Historically in oPT, GVC has implemented activities including rehabilitation and provision of WASH assets and infrastructures (cisterns, tanks, springs, reservoirs, networks and filling points); rehabilitation and provision of livelihoods assets (land, agricultural inputs, livestock); reinforcement of health and education services (schools and clinics); and, supporting good governance (institutional capacity building, governance frameworks, and institutional partnerships). At present, the main donors are Italy (AICS), Belgium (DGD), the EU (DG ECHO), and UNICEF.

Job Description

Tasks and Responsibilities

Summary of Key Functions and Responsibilities
The Information Quality Analyst (IQA) will be supporting the PVI and Data Analyst Specialist (PDAS) in the management, use and development of all data within the databases used for Humanitarian Advocacy and Analysis within the humanitarian programmes of GVC. He/She will insure data consistency and tailored analyses in line with set objectives and the guidance of the PDAS and Global Protection Expert GPE.
This position reports to the PDAS and is accountable to the Global Protection Expert of GVC. The IQA does not have any line management responsibilities.
The post is based in Ramallah, with frequent movement to GVC offices of Hebron and Tubas and other area of intervention (AoI). The IQA will be working within the Information Management Department, in close collaboration with the team in Ramallah. The IQA follow rules and regulations of the mission in the oPt, but he/she will be considered a dedicated staff of the Regional Protection Task Force of GVC.
Specific Objectives and Fields of Responsibility

-Insure that the data within the Protection Dashboard is timely and properly processed and analyzed in line with the objectives set by the PDAS.
-Working with each key team of GVC (WASH, IM, Protection and Management) to identify, extract and formalize the information they need from the existing data
-Contributing to the GVC strategic thinking notably by substantiating relevant information in close collaboration with the PVI and Data
Analyst Specialist

Insure timely and properly processed data:

-    Data mining, cleaning and munging of the Protection Vulnerability Index (PVI) and upon PDAS’s requests and guidance.
-    Data crunching of GVC existing old databases and all existing and accessible datasets in oPt, to extract occurrences to confront and validate PVI and Protection Dashboard data analysis.
-    Data Analysis support to the Information Management Department.
-    Support to design and development of quantitative and qualitative analysis tools and systems to streamline the calculation of trends and time analyses.
-    Support to PVI Platform Planning, Monitoring and Validation.
-    Analyse and insure that GVC field team employ standard and methodologically relevant data collection techniques.
-    Insure the proper systematization of tools and all relevant documentation of the PVI and Protection Dashboard for easy access to Palestine’s
Mission and the Regional Protection Task Force staff.

Identify, extract and formalize the needed information from the existing data:

-    Day to day quantitative analysis of data uploaded to the platform and constant backstopping with IM, under the supervision of the CPAS.
-    Support the mission in elaborating qualitative analysis and specifically in assuring the proper data filling to insure the use of software for qualitative analysis.
-    Constantly triangulate data within the PVI by maintaining technical contact with field staff as agreed with the PDAS and the IM.
-    On spot visits to check data collection and field presence, when necessary, to insure that the data analysis reflects the real situation in the affected communities.

Substantiating relevant information in close collaboration with the PVI and Data Analyst Specialist

-    Provide data analysis support in the design and development of new initiatives and proposals.
-    Maintain constant and systematic update of statistics, as defined with PDAS and CPAS, for regular information sharing with the field and management teams.
-    Support in the elaboration of reports, outputs of analysis, info-graphics, trend analyses and any other relevant output.
-    Prepare lesson learned and share it with team in short trainings and/or briefings in order to improve data collection and first drafting of analysis by field staff.

Others:

-    Any other request in the line of duties by the PVI and Data Analysis Specialist
-    Support to data analysis of other GVC Missions in the Middle East, under the coordination of the Regional Protection Task Force.

Report to

-    PVI and Data Analyst Specialist
Accountable to
-    Global Protection Expert

Works in coordination with

-    Emergency Coordinator
-    Community Protection Approach Specialist
-    Community Protection and Advocacy Coordinator

Duty Station

Ramallah. Frequent travels in West Bank and East Jerusalem

Core and Functional Competences

Required knowledge and skills

Essential

-    University Degree in Information Technology or Statistics, and a background in social and human sciences.
-    Previous experience in data management, data analysis and Information Management System is a must (at least 2 years).
-    Written and Spoken English proficiency.
-    Proven analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate information with attention to details and accuracy.
-    Excellent computer skills.
-    Experience in drafting analytics and outreach reports for public and key stakeholders.

Desirable

-    Knowledge and experience with major software and automated systems for qualitative analysis.
-    Written and spoken Arabic

Required Personal Characteristics

-    Strong and proven capacity of working diplomatically within an integrated multi-cultural project team.
-    Able to work independently and with a good sense of initiative
-    Proactivity in approaching and asking support and clarifications
-    Dynamic and flexible.
-    Analytic Problem-Solving.

Application process

Starting date:    As soon as possible

Application:     Interested candidates should send their CV and an unedited writing sample in English to:
 

[email protected]

please make sure to mention the position name in the subject (Information Quality Analyst).
Application deadline:    2nd of November 2017

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