CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: International Rescue Committee
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Closing date: 03 Apr 2015

BACKGROUND

With support from DFID, the IRC's Community-Driven Reconstruction program in DRC, "Tuungane", meaning "let's unite" in Swahili, has been supporting approximately more than 1,000 villages in the east of the country. It seeks to empower communities to have a greater voice and control over their own development. With a budget of 160 million USD, this eight-year program aims to support 2.6 million beneficiaries to improve socio-economic conditions and increase understanding of and demand for good governance. The current program will continue until December 2015.

SCOPE

As a part of national coordination team and working closely with the Research, Monitoring and Evaluation team of the program, the CDR Database Manager will be responsible for the overall management of the Tuungane II and Tuungane II+ databases. Tuungane II has two mainly databases: one which is a large platform built in Access / Visual Basic which collects a key data in the activity, finance and construction fields; and the other that is built in Excel and has the information from the monitoring protocols. From the Tuungane II databases it is generally possible to extract information according to data needs. The CDR Database Manager will be responsible for finalizing and maintaining these databases, designing the Tuungane II + databases, managing and building the capacity of the database team, ensuring timely and quality data collection and performing data extraction and analysis at the national level.

The Database Manager will have frequent interactions with all members of the Research, Monitoring and Evaluation team for the monitoring aspects of the database, and with the National Construction Coordinator for the Finance and Construction pillars of the database. He/she will supervise directly the Database Supervisor, as well as he/she must assure the quality of data entry closely with the National Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, and reporting directly to the CDR Deputy Director and technically to the RM&E team leader (National Monitoring and Evaluation Manager).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1 Responsible for the designing, finalization, deployment and technical maintenance of databases:

• Design of new databases for collecting data from all programming activities protocols, including inputs from the tracking sheets.
• Analyzing activity data on Excel and Access files according to the program logframe indicators, as required.
• Modifying the databases and adding new queries during the course of the program, according to emerging program needs.
• Assuring the database maintenance.
• Merging the existing databases (construction and activities) of each province into one Tuungane database to track activities in the 2015 project year.

• Addressing any technical issues affecting the database that cannot be solved at the provincial level.

  1 Providing technical supervision to a Database Supervisor to ensure the quality of data collection from all sites.

• Capacity building of Database Supervisor/Officers, both through regular remote coaching and through formal trainings in the following areas:

• Database maintenance: performing installations, updates and other simple technical operations to maintain the database in order in their sites; merging databases and sharing them with the national RME Unit;

• Data entry: training others in the use of the database; ensuring data quality through regular systematic data checks.

• Data analysis: navigating the access database and extracting information through simple operations like filtering; producing simple data analysis following ad-hoc requests by the coordinators.

• Ensuring that Database Supervisor/Officers correctly installs the database on the relevant computers, perform data quality operations in their sites and report on the quantity and quality of its population on a monthly basis.

• Implementing a data analysis system at program implementation sites by:

• Monitoring the system of cross-sectoral data analysis at each site in collaboration with CDR Coordinators and the National Construction Coordinator (both data and narrative);

• coaching the Database Supervisors/Officers in the use this template;

• revising, correcting and circulating Database Supervisors/Officers' monthly reports.

• Trouble-shooting and problem-solving on any issue related to effective and timely and quality data collection throughout Tuungane II+ sites. Guarantying the quality of the database entries

Ensuring the preparation of a national "database population report" based on sites level trackings by the database supervisor (data and narrative)

1 Ensuring data extraction and analysis at the national level:

• Guarantying the quality of the database entries.
• Ensuring the preparation of a national "database population report" based on sites level trackings by the database supervisor (data and narrative).
• Performing data extraction for DFID reports and any other programme/Kinshasa-level requirement, and contributing to data analysis as needed.
  

• Participate of the monthly internal reports for the internal circulation of Tuungane II.

  1 Realization of any other related tasks, as requested by the CDR Deputy Director and the RME team leader.

REQUIREMENTS

• A University degree in Computer Science.
• At least two years of relevant professional work experience in developing databases and data management systems.
  
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Visual Basic and other database softwares; Experience with statistical programs (STATA, SPSS) an advantage; Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, and Outlook .
• Experience in managing/coordinating staff in complex, multi-disciplinary teams and in a cross-cultural setting.
• Ability to train and coach others in Excel and Access features.
• Detail-oriented, motivated, positive individual who likes to take initiative and work collaboratively with team members yet works well independently.
• Excellent analytical and interpretive skills
• Must be willing to travel throughout implementation sites in eastern DRC when needed.
• Work experience in fragile/post-conflict development contexts, preferably in Africa; demonstrable knowledge and interest in international development issues.
  
• Fluent in French and English required.

SPECIFIC SECURITY SITUATION/HOUSING

This is an unaccompanied post based in Bukavu, South Kivu, with frequent travel to other program sites. Comfortable and secure shared housing is provided by IRC. The current security situation in Eastern DR Congo is unpredictable and complex, but all possible measures are taken by IRC to ensure staff safety and security.

How to apply:

Please follow this link to apply: http://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=YW5nZWxhdi40NjYwMy4zODMwQGlyYy5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20

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