Information Management Officer at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Information Management Officer

Job Identification: 15885
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Job Category: Monitoring and Evaluation
Job Type: Contract
Duration of contract: 4 months (Renewable)
Grade Level: Grade 5 in NRC's grading structure
Reporting line: MEL Coordinator

Responsibilities
Generic Responsibilities:

• Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines.
• Ensure compliance with NRC policies, guidelines and standards.
• Responsible for implementation of operational M&Eactivities in close collaboration with Core Competency technical officers and officers/assistants.
• Ensure project documentation of M&E activities of Core Competencies.
• Contribute to the implementation of M&E systems, including M&E tools.
• Ensure that NRC’s related activities are implemented within NRC’s SIP (Safe and Inclusive Programming) Guideline and report any breaches/concerns to the line manager and/or focal point for proper action.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Support in developing data collection methodology and tools, and in actual data collectin as needed.
• Support the digitalization of data collection tool and electronic warehousing of data
• Support data management in close collaboration with core competencies’ data assistants and the development of clear information flows between program and M&E staff, as needed.
• Ensure that monitoring data are reportedin a timely manner to the technical M&E Coordinator for quality checks and submission to the Program Managers and relevant program staff.
• Support the targeting and the registration of beneficiaries as needed.
• Supervise distributions in collaboration with programme staff.
• Support post distribution monitoring and related activities.

Requirements
Generic professional competencies:

• At least 3 years’ experience in an international NGO preferably in an emergency or post-conflict setting.
• University Degree in Statistics, Mathematics or any Social Sciences 
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite, including MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with and knowledge of principles and current approaches to monitoring and evaluation in relief and development programs, using both quantitative and qualitative methods.
• Knowledge of the NRC’s operations is a plus.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• English language proficiency (speaking, reading, writing).
• Strong organisational and team working skills.
• Good cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Approachable, trustworthy and confidential.

Context / Specific skills, knowledge, and experience:

• Advanced proficiency in Data Collection and Management using Kobo Toolbox, commcare or ODK or similar mobile platforms.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Statistical Analysis using advanced MS Excel, SPSS, Stata, R or Python.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Geospatial Analysis using ArcGIS or QGIS.
• Advanced proficiency in Data Visualization using Power BI.
• Skilled in digitalizing data collection tools and integrating diverse data streams into a unified framework.
• Proficiency in Database Management using SQL, and related systems is an added advantage.
• Experienced in developing real-time monitoring systems for actionable insights and program adjustments.

Application Closing Date
11th September, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online