CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 2: Either the post holder will have access to personal data about children and/or young people as part of their work; therefore a police check  will be required (at ‘standard’ level in the UK or equivalent in other countries).

ROLE PURPOSE:

This is a field-based position responsible to work under the leadership of Program Coordinator and provide support in smooth operations of program implementation through supervision of data collection, processing and feeding into the central data base system. This position will be supporting the process beneficiaries database preparation, beneficiaries’ information management, sessions for rolling out information management processes at field level under the clear guidance of technical supervisor. 

KEY Responsibilities:

Objective 1: Data entry:

Activities:

- Check the quality of the data to be entered and inform immediate supervisor of any problems;
- Calculate the time needed for data entry and keep immediate supervisor informed of its progress on a daily basis;
- Enter the data taken from questionnaires related to field activities;
- Check the entered data;
- Compile beneficiaries’ information in accurate forms upon reception from field teams;
- Transmit the information to direct supervisor as soon as data is entered.

Objective 2: Data analysis:

Activities:
- Ensure the cleaning of the data;
- Summarize the entered data in the form of reports as appropriate
- Present results in appropriate graphical forms (charts, graphs etc)
- Develop elaborate statistical tables;
- Calculate nutrition programme performance indices
- Propose improvements on data collection tools.

Objective 3: File the data:

- File the questionnaires and computer data;

- Code the questionnaires and charts;
- Save the data entries regularly as well as the statistical results;
- Ensure regular (weekly) data back up

Objective 4: Reporting:

- Based on the data available, develop reports as require (e.g., for partner and programme);
- Perform other duties as assigned by the programme manager

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and members accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
• Creates a managerial environment to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a country wide/global scale

Collaboration:

• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
• Builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Cuts away bureaucracy and encourages an entrepreneurial approach

Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence displays consistent excellent judgement

QUALIFICATIONS 

• BS in Information technologies, Computer science or other related discipline