Education Data Officer – International Rescue Committee

Specific Responsibilities
 Prepare complete and high quality reports ensuring quality data from school are effectively tracking
 Conducting school monitoring visits and ensures all data are collected and ensure the use of data collection tools.
 Develop and maintain a system for archiving projects M&E guidelines, tools, data files, analysis files and reports
 Ensure that all data collected in school obeys quality standard for education program
 Entering data in Education database and providing quality reports weekly and monthly.
 Ensure that key indicators are tracked on a consistent basis and in consistent manner across education units
 Conducting data Verification in across education unit
 Ensure good management of scholastic materials in education store and effective tracking of all materials distributed from the store
 Ensure data cleaning in Education database and quality of information provided from database
 Prepare one page summaries describing each education unit key activities, outcomes and impacts
 Work close with school inspectors and education officers and ensure that school inspectors are using right monitoring tools to monitor the quality of education provided in school.
 Work with M&E Manager in conducting education assessments as well as indentifying gaps in education program.
 Establish and enforce quality standards and processes for data and information generated from the Education program

Qualifications:
• University degree in relevant field such as Statistics, Economics, and Development Studies, Business/Public Administration and/or other related social science field.
• Significant field experience in project monitoring and evaluation at least 3 years experience in at least one (preferably more than one) of the following areas: Project Monitoring and Evaluation System Design, Management of Monitoring Systems, Project Evaluation.
• Experience coaching and training staff, including design of short training sessions.
• Proven experience in data reporting to donors
• Proven experience in creating data collection tools
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks; proven self-initiative and problem solving abilities.
• Team player, with good personal and management skills.
• Computer skills, including Word, Excel, Power-Point, and Access.
• Ability to work independently, but enlist the support and decision management.
• Ability to work as part of a team that shares the common goal of preventing violence against women and children.
• Willingness to comply with the organization’s child safeguarding policy and code of conduct.
• Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets

How to apply:
Applications for the position must include:
i. A cover letter illustrating your suitability for the position against the listed requirements.
ii. Detailed curriculum vitae showing contact address, email, and day-time mobile phone number(s) and three (3) referees, ONE being your last employer.
iii. Birth certificate
iv. ONLY copies of academic and professional certificates.
All applications should be sent to:
Eunice.LornaAkulu@rescue.org

Applications will be considered valid if sent/received before 1700hrs Friday, 15th July, 2016. Please note that only short-listed applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted. Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

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