Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Data collection tools and database design
- Assist the MEL team to clean, process, analyze, and interpret all MEL-related data across the five Strategic Objective program areas.
- Ensure all received data is accurately entered into OTL PowerBI databases in a timely manner.
- Ensure Programs submit monthly, quarterly, and annual data for inclusion in MEL reports.
- Take part in designing electronic data entry templates for mobile/tablet data collection.
- Partake in designing a strategy to collect filed level information required by OTL/USAID and/or stakeholders.
- Work with the MEL and program team in standardizing the project M&E tools.
Data collection and analysis
- Closely work with front-line staff and volunteers to make so that OTL data is collected on a timely fashion.
- Communicate and orient responsible partners or program staff on the use of the tools they are responsible for.
- Apply data cleaning techniques to ensure the quality of data collected from the field.
- Tabulate and cross-tabulate the field data for further analysis by M&E Officers and program staff.
- Identify the data quality issues and bring them to the attention of the MEL officer with proposed actions.
- Train and supervise survey enumerators.
- Take part in the Data Quality Audits, share with program staff, and document findings.
- Closely work with staff to ensure they follow the correct procedures and criteria during beneficiary registration.
- Responsible for archiving data and following up with state focal persons to ensure data are well documented and stored in a safe and confidential manner according to the IRC data privacy policy.
Capacity building and supervision
- Train enumerator hired for assessments.
- Support in organizing orientation for front-line staff, partners’ staff, and volunteers on the monitoring tools and train them how to use data for decision-making.
Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor.
- Perform other task-related assignments proposed by his/her supervisor/s
Key Internal Contacts:
- Program Lead, Reporting and Communication Lead, Consortium Leads, State, Education Officers
Key External Contacts:
- Teacher Mentors, Learning Facilitators, Enumerators, Data hub information officers, and consortium partners.
Qualifications
- Education: Degree/diploma in statistics, computer science/IT/or any sector or sub-sector-related field
Work Experience:
- At least 6 months of experience working in monitoring and evaluation, data collection, transcription, etc.
Demonstrated Technical Skills:
- Demonstrated the use of ICT4D such as Kobo collect, Ona, Commcare etc.
- Demonstrated report writing skill, facilitation, and communication skills.
- Strong data collection, and data documentation skills required.
- Familiarity with MEL tools and processes.
- Experience in supporting assessment.
- Most importantly, commitment to IRC values and principles.
- A strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with groups of diverse backgrounds.
Languages: English and Hausa is a must, Kanuri will be an advantage
Computer/Other Tech Requirements:
- Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.