Turkey: Data Management Officer (Local Hiring/ Syrian-Turkish Nationality)

Organization: Assistance Coordination Unit
Country: Turkey
Closing date: 25 Mar 2018

General Task:

To manage the Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) collected data and to ensure that it flows timely and securely to and from EWARN as well as within.

Job Description:

A.Key Responsibilities:

To design forms, surveys and line lists, and databases.
To train and guide field staff on using forms and templates.
To receive files of reported cases of AFP from the field and Follow up AFP cases reported along with the technical officer.
To troubleshoot data entry errors and clean data by dealing with missing, duplicates and outliers.
To apply different methods and procedures to ensure data quality standards.
To maintain line lists of reported cases.
To monitor AFP indicators regularly
To cross-reference active surveillance with passive reporting data and share findings.
To generate the weekly AFP bulletin based on the regular reported data.
To develop interactive data visualizations and interpretations using tableau or power BI.
To prepare training materials related to data and software usage.
To take part in training conducted to support field staff in regular meetings or sudden events.
To assure the regular AFP bulletin is published in time through coordination with other colleagues.
to maintain backups of all files and databases to avoid data loss.
To generate maps using ArcGIS or QGIS for better representation of data.
To generate ad-hoc summarization and reports on a weekly basis.
To support others in the daily use of data systems and ensure adherence to legal and EWARN standards.

B.Sub Responsibilities:

To attend Cluster meetings, present EWARN products there and engage with UN cluster co-leads
To present EWARN products in professional way in English/Arabic languages in meetings

Note: the above mentioned key responsibilities/accountabilities are illustrative ones. Another future responsibilities/accountabilities may be assigned to the job depending on the department organizational chart.

Qualification (Education/Work Experience)

A.Essential:

Bachelor Degree in IT, computer science or related field.
A minimum of 3 years of professional experience in information management and technical support.
Arabic language (four skills; listening, speaking, reading and writing)
English language (four skills; listening, speaking, reading and writing)
Decent knowledge in the work of INGO and LNGOs
Excellent understanding of data administration and management functions (collection, analysis, distribution and visualization)
Familiarity with non-profit organizations’ regulations

B.Desirable:

Master degree in IT, computer science, or related field.
5 years of professional experience in information management and technical support.
Experience in programming
Working knowledge of public health database applications

Core & Technical Competencies

C.Core Competencies:

Communication
Teamwork
Planning and Organizing
Accountability
Creativity
Client Orientation
Commitment to Continuous Learning
Technological Awareness.

D.Technical Competencies:

MS Excel: Familiarity in dealing with datasets, Filtering data, Sorting data, Ability to aggregate data, column expansion, adding headers to datasets, familiarity with Pivot tables.
MS Word: Organizing Word documents, Text formatting, Document layout, dealing with tables, Ability to prepare word documents with excellent formatting.
Power BI/Tableau: Decent knowledge of interactive visualization tools. Ability to produce online interactive reports and maps based on collected data.
PowerPoint: Displays familiarity in creating PowerPoint presentations
Skype/Skype for Business: Familiarity with advanced Skype options and tools, recording group video, Conducting group trainings
Kobo/ODK: Ability to build forms and program questionnaires on Kobo, familiarity with Basic options of Kobo, testing tools
Internet: Gmail, Google
Humanitarian Standards: Humanitarian standards awareness
Mapping programming: QGIS, Arc GIS
Sphere standards awareness
Software programming skills

If you applying to this job by Email please include the job code in the subject ( Co-EW-4 )
This position is open until 25-03-2018

How to apply:

HOW TO APPLY:

https://www.acu-sy.org/job-application/

To apply for this job by Email please send your details to: cv@acu-sy.org

Please include the job code in the subject ( Co-EW-4 )