NGO JOB: ACTED (BORNO) is recruiting for Database Assistant

 

ACTED - Since 1993, ACTED has been dedicated to immediate humanitarian assistance to support those in urgent need and defend people’s dignity, while creating longer term opportunities for sustainable growth and fulfilling people’s impending. ACTED, headquartered in Paris, France is present in four continents and our teams interfere in 38 countries towards 8.2 million people, responding to emergency, taking sides psychotherapy projects and accompanying the dynamics of development with Over 5,000 staff are dedicated to implementing and developing our projects

 

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

 

Job Title: Database Assistant

Location: Mafa, Borno

Job Type: Contract

Job Field: CCCM

 

About the Job

Responsibilities

ACTED's Data Assistant will play an integral part of the camp supervision team of ensuring that all inhabitants of the camp are living a safe, secured and dignified life by:

 

Collect, monitor and sustain all data related to the camp population in camp level database.

Ensure all relevant activities in the camp are fully documented, including systematic and timely data gathering. This includes but is not limited to:

Maintain up to date 5Ws and contact lists for all sites, and share to line manager once a month

With support from Information Management Officer, support Camp or Area Population Profiling at least once a quarter and share to line manager when complete

Working with relevant CCCM colleagues, ensure Service Monitoring results are verified and shared as Factsheet to relevant stakeholders once a month

Working with relevant CCCM colleagues, ensure CRM database and reports are shared to relevant stakeholders once a month

Ad hoc data collection and reporting as required

Under the way of line manager and with support from IM Officer, design data collection tools and revise them for improvements based on experience, needs and lessons learnt

Conduct data collection or train and control enumerators to conduct data collection

Verify the accuracy of data composed during any data collection exercises and by reviewing data for deficiencies or errors and correcting any incompatibilities;

Obtain further information for incomplete data from the monitors/enumerators

Maintain clean and up to date datasets/databases, removing unnecessary and duplicate datasets

Data entry as required, ensuring accuracy

Timely reporting any gaps and/or duplication in service delivery and communities need to be emerged by the data collected to the line manager

Share accurate data to Information Management Officer and support when requested to create visual information products for sharing with partners and stakeholders, such as site profiles, infographics and chart, brief narrative reports summarising data collected and related particularly to service delivery, population movements, CWC activities, risk evictions, community governance and complaints

Prepare agendas, and record meeting minutes (or delegate this responsibility), and share minutes with relevant stakeholders promptly for coordination meetings, sub-sector meetings, and committee meetings, and additional meetings as required

Supporting the organisation of regular meetings with the committee and community representatives’ participation in coordination meetings

Supporting Communication with Communities activities, especially identifying possible gaps in information flux or possible themes for information campaigns based on data and information collected from the beneficiaries

Maintain filing system (hard and soft copies) in an organised manner for easy access and use

Carry out any other relevant duties assigned by the line manager

Mainstream Protection through all activities

Considering gender, protection, and GBV concerns in all aspects of activities

Promoting of and adhering to Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse policy and guidelines (for site residents, ACTED staff, partner agencies, casual labours)

Strict compliance to data confidentiality principles and policies during data collection, data storage and data sharing

Other tasks as needed to support CCCM team members, to inform CCCM activities and to ensure the success of the ACTED CCCM objectives be it camp/area focal for at least one of the above categories of activities (linked to the ACTED CCCM Strategy)

Note: All interested Candidates should master ACTED's core Principles: Independence, Neutrality, Non-discrimination, free and direct access to victims, Ethics, Professionalism, anti-Corruption, Transparency and Accountability. Moreover, we also expect the following:

 

Requirements

 

Completion of a university degree in Database, Humanities, Social Studies, or another relevant degree

Minimum 1 year of experience in administration of data using computers

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PPT)

Experience using Kobo, or other mobile data collection technology. Experience programming preferred.

Ability to use other database software would be an added advantage. 

Ability to maintain a good working relationship with colleagues and partners

Accuracy and keen attention to details, to produce high-quality documents and maintain good databases

Excellent communication skills.

Positive attitude, highly flexible, with the ability to use initiative.

Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.

Understanding of gender, protection and human rights.

Commitment to promoting gender equality.

Preferred Experience:

 

Proficiency in English, Hausa and Kanuri language, both oral and written.

Experience in working with national partners, local/government authorities, and UN organizations.

Experience in international and/or local NGO; ideally involved in the direct implementation of field level humanitarian assistance to refugees or IDPs, ideally in a camp or camp-like setting

Essential Knowledge and skills:

 

All employees should master ACTED's core Principles: Independence, Neutrality, Non-discrimination, free and direct access to victims, Ethics, Professionalism, anti-Corruption, Transparency and Accountability

We Offer

 

Contract length: 6 Months with possibility of extension

Start date: As soon as possible - Desirable

Application Closing Date

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How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should:

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Note

Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications, sent together with a CV, will be considered. CV-only applications will not be considered. Please note: The position title and location must be written in the subject line of the e-mail otherwise not painstaking.

ACTED considers all applicants based on merit without regard to race, sex, colour religion, sexual direction, age, marital status, or disability.

CVs will be reviewed on rolling bases Due to the large numbers of expected applicants ACTED will only inform shortlisted candidates. We apologies for the inconvenience. Only short-listed applicants will be invited for a written test and oral interview.

For general information about ACTED, please consult: www.acted.org

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