Data Manager

Country: Türkiye

Organization: Al Ameen

Closing date: 3 Aug 2023

Job Title: Data Manager

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: Gaziantep ,Turkey

Length of Contract: 12 Months

About Us:

ALAMEEN for Humanitarian Support is a non -governmental organization established by a group of volunteers in Syria during the crisis in 2012 and registered in the USA, Sweden, and turkey.

ALAMEEN is implementing projects through regional offices in Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Yemen, Sudan, Iraq, Palestine, and Somalia.

Our work sectors are Health, Nutrition, Education, Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL), Protection, Shelter &Non-food items, Wash and Sanitation.

ALAMEEN also manages development projects, advocates to empower civil societies and local governance.

Job Description :

ALAMEEN is seeking a Data Manager who will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing data systems that meet the needs of an organization or a research team. He/She will review, analyze, and evaluate data sources and information for accuracy, quality, reliability, and usability. Also, will supervise or assist other data operators or colleagues in data-related tasks oversee the coordination of timely, efficient, effective, and innovative information management approaches to support decision-making at the department and management levels.

He/she will be fully dedicated to leading the establishment and oversight of information management system and manage the current data and information management.

Responsibilities:

Contribute to and support programming in the organization through the collection, processing, analysis, storage and sharing data according to the standards.
Manage and supervise the quality of data shared by the teams and facilitate the collection of data from the staff.
Ensure that sector data is available when needed, assure that data accurately reflect the activities and submitted reports.
Provide regular progress reports to line manager.
Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities.
Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills.
Setting up regular data meetings to coordinate the department activities.
Briefing on rolling out the task management tool.
Implantation of data collection and product tracking system.
Standardization of data collection and data sharing in a structured manner.
Being so closely involved in the project, the Data Manager is relied upon to identify any potential issues or risks that could affect the progression of the project.
He/she will oversee the application of data Systems will design, develop, and implement systems and databases to access and store data.
He/she will design digital maps using data and analyze spatial and non-spatial information.
He/she will Plan, organize, coordinate, supervise and evaluate complex program activities and diverse staff.
Creating and enforcing policies for effective data management
Formulating management techniques for quality data collection to ensure adequacy, accuracy and legitimacy of data.
Devising and implementing efficient and secure procedures for data management and analysis with attention to all technical aspects
Create and enforce policies for effective data management.
Devise and implement efficient and secure procedures for data handling and analysis with attention to all technical aspects.
Establish rules and procedures for data sharing with upper management, external stakeholders etc.
Support others in the daily use of data systems and ensure adherence to legal and company standards.
Assist with reports and data extraction when needed.
Monitor and analyze information and data systems and evaluate their performance to discover ways of enhancing them (new technologies, upgrades etc.)
Ensure digital databases and archives are protected from security breaches and data losses.
Troubleshoot data-related problems and authorize maintenance or modifications.

Ability to:

Ability to work in a stressful setting and adapt quickly to changing environments.
Ability to conduct work in a professional and mature manner.
Ability to mentor and train; experience in supervising staff desirable.
Ability to prioritize, manage time effectively, and work under pressure with deadlines.
Ability to travel.
Apply principles and techniques to problems and issues.
Ability to Build coalitions among groups with differing needs and objectives.
Ability to develop and maintain databases.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as data science, statistics, or a related discipline. A master's degree is preferred.
Proven experience in data collection, management, and analysis, preferably in a humanitarian or non-profit organization.
Proficiency in data analysis tools and software such as Excel, SPSS, R, or Python.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets.
Excellent attention to detail and ability to work with large volumes of data accurately.
Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
Knowledge of data privacy and protection regulations and experience in ensuring compliance.
Strong communication and presentation skills to effectively convey data insights and findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Very strong communications skills, both written and oral
Proven skills in negotiations and ability to manage a team.

Languages:

Fluent written and spoken English.

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS:

ALAMEEN and ALAMEEN Staff must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the ALAMEEN Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. By these values, the ALAMEEN enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons.

Compliance & Ethics

Promote and encourage a culture of compliance and ethics throughout ALAMEEN. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of ALAMEEN and donor compliance and ethics standards and adhere to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity. Communicate these values to staff and partners and require them to adhere to them.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within ALAMEEN and amongst beneficiaries served by ALAMEEN

NB: considering the purpose and values of the organisation, ALAMEEN requests its complete employee flexibility in terms of duties and commitment, as their job description and title can be adjusted throughout the year according to needs and priorities.