INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

 Data/ Management Information System (MIS) Officer

CARE is an international NGO with local staff and community partners in more than 90 countries. We create local solutions to poverty and inequality, and we seek dignity for everyone every day and during times of crisis.  These solutions have a broad range, from clean water to access to education; from microfinance to ensuring that everyone has nutritious food; from agriculture and climate change to disaster response. CARE puts women and girls at the center of everything we do because they have proven to be the best hope for creating lasting change in the world.  Our staff live where they work, which makes us effective at understanding the challenges they face. We’ve been doing this for over 70 years since World War II. It started with the world’s first CARE Package® of food for the post-war hungry in Europe.  Our work today is as important as ever, we believe that poverty and inequality are historic injustices that we can end within a generation, for good. If you share our core beliefs: poverty is an injustice; poverty is solvable; and together, we have the power to end it, join us.

Date of Announcement: August 18, 2022

Vacancy No.117/22

 Salary: 816

No of positions:1                          

Contract Duration: Definite

Duty Base: Addis Ababa

Closing Date: August 22, 2022

 I.        JOB SUMMARY

The purpose of the Data/Information Management Officer position is to ensure the project/program data are properly stored, managed and documented in the database management systems.  The officer monitors data and information quality and partner input data. The position supports the sector unit/portfolio of projects/programs in project planning, monitoring and reporting. This position reports into either-to-either Senior MEL or the DB/MIS Advisor position. This position is responsible for activity and output level data.

II.      RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

 Job responsibility #1: Data/Information Management (40% of time)

        Assist, supports the DB/MIS Advisor in the development of data base systems

·       Ensures effectiveness and adequacy of systems to track flow of information on inputs utilization and project participation

·       Provides information management support to program/project design, learnings, etc

·       Submits updated data set to the required parties at all levels on project database on quarterly basis;

·       Assists/supports program LDM/MEL, MIS specialist in data management information systems

·       Updates the program information system, Dashboards, etc on regular basis.

Responsibility #2: Program/project Registering and Tracking (30% of time)

  Properly registered, update and analysed project/program portfolio

·       Ensure projects/programs are entered/registered in the PMIS, dashboard, CARE share system

·       Supports the production of regular update of the project/portfolio of projects/programs  

·       Analyze plan versus achievements of the project progress from the PMIS, Dashboard, Share point/ systems

Job Responsibility #3: Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (15% of time)

        Assists program DB/MIS Advisor, program MEL/LDM staffs particularly front-line staff in developing regular data collection format, data base maintaining, analyzing and interpreting data and ensuring forward accountability to the community and learning;

·       Assists the project staff in understanding activity/output project level data;

·       Organizes participatory monitoring events along with the DB/MIS Advisor and MEL Advisor, partners and communities;

·       Participates on project performance review meeting at Woreda level as required and evaluation exercises

·       Collects and provides information and technical support in the preparation of quarterly or biannual reports and participate in panel monitoring

·       Ensure the implementation of project M&E plans/framework

·       Ensures consistency of information in different reports

·       Participates in the formulation and revision of database management systems/dashboards

Job Responsibility #4: Capacity Building (10% of time) 

        Assists the LDM/MEL/MIS staff in organizing DB/MIS, M&E related capacity building workshops/trainings to staff/implementing partners;

·       Compile and share project related data management systems;

·       Support, coach and mentor, the front-line staff on how to handle project database

Job Responsibility #5: Performs other duties as assigned ((% of time 5%)

IV.    QUALIFICATIONS (KNOW HOW)

Job Requirements

A.  EDUCATION/TRAINING

Required:

·       Bachelor degree in information technology, Statistics or other related fields.

·       Knowledge of statistical software.

Desired:

·       Job related experience and maintaining program data base, generation of data and qualitative and quantitative data analysis skills.

 B.  EXPERIENCE:

Required:

§  1-2 years of relevant experience with the first degree.                                                                              

Desired:

§  NGO experience

C.   TECHNICAL SKILLS

Required:

§  Well organized, which gives attention to details and have some analytical skill;

§  Software skills

§  Computer skill particularly Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point;

§  Good oral and written communication and interpersonal skill;

§  Firm belief in teamwork, gender equality, sensitivity to HIV/AIDS, participatory approach and sustainability;

§  Proficiency in English and local language, both verbal and written.

Desired:

§  Utilizing programming and statistical software (such as SPSS) to compile data and information for various systems, and knowledge of basic monitoring and evaluation and research tools;

D.  COMPETENCIES

Respect, accountability, courage, excellence, analytical ability, initiating action, interpersonal skills, developing teams, decision making, information monitoring, facilitating change, proactive problem solving, planning and organizing.

 How to Apply

If you are interested to be part of our dynamic team, exciting work environment and contribute to CARE Ethiopia’s mission and vision, please send your CV (not more than 3 pages) and cover letter (not more than one page) through THISLINK

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Passionate and dedicated candidates who meet the requirement are strongly encouraged to apply, especially women!

CARE seeks to improve the lives of the most marginalized, particularly women and girls. Our diversity is our strength. We encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.

CARE Ethiopia is committed to preventing all unwanted behavior at work. This includes sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and child abuse. We expect everyone who works for us to share this commitment by understanding and working within the CARE Safeguarding Policy and related framework. CARE Ethiopia has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives, or partners.

CARE Ethiopia reserves the right to seek information from job applicants’ current and/or previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer.

By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms that s/he has no objection to CARE Ethiopia requesting the information specified above. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks.