GOAL
General Description of the Programe:
GOAL has been working in Syria since 2013, responding to the acute needs of conflict-affected communities. GOAL is working in Idleb Governate, both through direct implementation and through partners, delivering food, non-food programming to highly vulnerable populations, and provision of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) through support to Water units, as well as emergency support to recently displaced households.
GOAL has been working in North Aleppo Governate since 2019, through direct implementation and through partners, delivering food, non-food programming to highly vulnerable populations, as well as emergency support for recently displaced household.
Job purpose:
The MIS Senior Officer will support design and implementation of information systems intended to facilitate the flow of programme-related data for improved information management, reporting, and progress tracking purposes, and provide the support to the MIS and other departments in Turkey and Syria.
Duties, objectives and competencies
Reporting, Analysis and Information Dissemination
- Ensure regular and consistent updating of programme beneficiary and assistance delivery via appropriate reporting software/platform.
- Generate summary statistics, and rapid and initial analysis and findings from Programme databases, M&E datasets and/or other sources of data to support data requests from Programmes and Grants teams.
- Verify beneficiary reporting figures for quarterly and final donor reports, ensuring that reported figures best match with sources of information.
- Design maps using GIS applications.
Data Quality Control
- Carry out quality checks on Programme and MEAL-related databases (including beneficiary databases, delivery of assistance databases and reporting figures) of GOAL and Partner organizations.
Record findings of discrepancies or issues in a data quality log, and coordinate with relevant teams to identify and carry out appropriate plan of action/follow-up.
Coordination, Representation and Other
- Attend relevant meetings on information and data management.
- Ensure back-up and organization of all data and information sources (hard copy, soft copy)
- Other tasks assigned by the line manager.
Requirements (essential)
- BA in computer science, or related field.
- 3-5 years’ experience and knowledge of Relational Database Management System (RDBMS), especially SQL Server and SQL Azure
- 3-5 years’ experience in system analyses and software engineering.
- Prior 3-5 year of relevant work experience.
- Prior 1-3 years’ experience in web programming especially C#.
- At least 1-year Prior work experience in humanitarian organization.
- Prior 1-3 experience in M&E principles, methodologies, data collection, analysis, and interpretation.
- 1-3 years’ experience in CommCare and KoBo, digital data gathering platforms/software.
- Fluency in English (written and spoken).
Requirements (desired)
- Excellent knowledge of computer applications including Microsoft Excel and Access, Data visualization (Power BI, QGIS).
How to apply
Interested? Then apply for this position via clicking on the “apply now” button and fill out the application form. All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
GOAL has the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with GOAL at the same grade level and with similar job descriptions, experience, and educational requirements.
Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
The application deadline is 25 December 2023 , however, you are encouraged to apply immediately as we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, therefore we may withdraw the position before the advertisement’s closing date if a suitable candidate/s is identified
Please note that GOAL does not charge a fee of any kind or any other financial obligation at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, processing, training, induction) or other fees, or request information on applicants’ bank accounts. GOAL does not work with intermediary institutions and individuals or employment agencies during the recruitment process. If any fee or payment requested from you at the application or any stage of the recruitment process, please do not respond .
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General terms and conditions
Safeguarding
Children and vulnerable adults a must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.
Accountability within GOAL
Alongside our safeguarding policy, GOAL is an equal opportunities employer and has a set of integrity policies. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability:
- Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, Code of Conduct, health and safety, data protection and confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behavior protocols.
- Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area.
- Report any concerns about inappropriate behavior of a GOAL staff or partner.
This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document. Any published closing dates are estimated. Due to the nature of GOAL’s work we aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will close adverts as soon as we have found the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date. We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.
Thank you.