Deadline: 22 May, 2024
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has announced a vacancy for the role of Regional Information Management Specialist.
DRC provides direct assistance to conflict-affected populations, including refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain displacement prediction models using relevant tools and techniques
- Conduct data pre-processing and data wrangling using R Programme or Python
- Develop and produce regular reports on displacement trends, necessary visualisations, maps and other visual aids
- Attend relevant meetings and conferences to stay abreast with the latest developments in protection information monitoring and displacement prediction modelling
- Participate in the organisation’s emergency response efforts as needed
- Establish and continuously enhance an information management system tailored to the regional office’s specific needs
- Support country offices to establish/strengthen their information management systems
- Build capacity within the organisation by conducting training and workshops on information management best practices
- Collaborate with programme managers and technical teams to integrate information management into project design and implementation
- Monitor, organise and manage data collected and analyse trends and relevant indicators that will inform decision-making
- Produce information products such as monitoring reports, dashboards and infographics for use by both internal and external stakeholders
- Implement monitoring and evaluation frameworks for projects to track progress against objectives and indicators
- Support the dissemination of learning products internally and externally
- Provide technical assistance and capacity-building support to field staff on data collection, analysis, and management
- Monitor utilisation of community feedback mechanisms to ensure beneficiary participation, accountability, and responsiveness
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field
- Certification in R Programme or Python or a relevant data analytics course
- Fully conversant with a programming language
- Experience in developing predictive models
- Three years, minimum, of experience in information management, data management, statistics, or a related field
- Knowledge of establishing and maintaining information management or data management systems
- Experience working in humanitarian contexts and fieldwork in South Sudan will be a plus
- Demonstrated experience with electronic data collection procedures and solutions
- Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
- Dashboard development, preferably using PowerBI
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Knowledge of SQL and GIS software is an added advantage
- Excellent communication skills in English
- Fluency in French language will be an advantage
To apply and for more information, click here.
Photo source: DRC
