Background:

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC works with people forced to flee from war, conflict and disaster and the host communities which support them, as well as those who remain within their homes and communities. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

Job Overview/Summary:

The MIS Officer will assist the MIS Manager in the implementation of software development related tasks for the development of tools for better collection and analysis of data. MIS Officer will also be responsible for the development of Country and program databases and applications and will also provide technical support to project MIS teams.

This role will work within the MEAL unit, but will have exposure to several different units within the IRC, and staff at different levels due to the nature of his/her work. This is a challenging position that requires strong analytical & problem-solving skills, excellent interpersonal and coordination skills, should be objective oriented, a high level of personal initiative, and the ability to work well in a distributed, fast-paced environment.

Major Responsibilities:

·         Development of site layouts/user interfaces for Country program databases and applications. Data entry and analysis using latest dot net technologies.

·         Development of different types of informative dashboards.

·         Development & deployment of user-friendly web applications using latest dot net technologies.

·         Arrange Orientation & Training sessions when required.

·         Strong analytical skills and able to work individually as well as part of the team.

·         Excellent communication & coordination skills to ensure timely collection of data from different programs.

·         Ensure maintenance of software tools on a regular basis.

·         Management of all the data of the project.

·         Following up with partners on monthly data, data cleaning and data completion.

·         Analysis of all the data to make it presentable for management when required

·         Assisting in designing format for field data Collection tools in COBO or Comcare.

·         Designing, updating, Cleaning, Maintenance and backing up of various databases.

·         Regular project data entry on specified formats and produce information, data and statistics for agreed and ad-hoc reports.

·         Timely submission of weekly, monthly reports of project with analysis with field staff and management

·         Ensure the programs’ databases meet the data management, protection and information guidelines.

·         Be flexible and adaptable with regards to the implementation of the daily work,

·         Any other task assigned by the supervisor.

Key Working Relationships:

·         Reports to: MIS Manager

·         Other internal contacts: Sr. Manager Measurement & Effectiveness, MIS officers/Assistants, MEAL officers/Assistants, IT department

Job Requirements:

Education:

·         Master’s degree or equivalent in the field of information technology or Computer Science.

Experience:

·         At least two years of work experience of working in latest dot net technologies

·         Demonstrated experience of data management and reporting using different data management tool

Required Skills:

·         Strong analytic skills and high-level understanding of data (for collection, analysis and dashboard design), ability to recognize, interpret and synthesize patterns in data

·         Willingness to work under pressure and stressful situations without compromising on deadlines or quality

·         Strongly resilient to unfavorable situations

·         Excellent computer skills and competency in MS Access, MS Project and Advanced Excel (developing/using macros).

·         Excellent software development skills specially in latest dot net technologie

The IRC Core Values:

·         The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity Anti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons.

Commitments:

·         IRC is committed to ensuring that IRC staff is suitable to work with children and have the knowledge s/he needs to uphold and abide by the IRC’s Child Safeguarding Policy.

o   Level of interaction with children: less frequent direct contact with children

Client responsiveness:

·         IRC ensures that its staff must actively practice the roles and responsibilities related to client responsiveness, accountability to people in affected communities and must have competencies to solicits and listens to feedback and other’s perspectives, responds to feedback with maturity and sensitivity and takes appropriate decisions and makes changes to behavior or actions in response to feedback.

Gender:

·         IRC recognizes that gender equality is fundamental to the achievement of our organizational mission. As such, IRC is committed to the promotion of gender equality in all aspects of our operations and programs. Our organizational policies, procedures and actions demonstrate this commitment.

Women, transgender candidates and persons with disability are highly encouraged to apply.