Background/IRC Summary:  The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a leading global relief and development organization, working in 42 countries worldwide. Established in Pakistan for over 30 years, IRC manages and delivers large, complex programs to meet needs in health, education, protection and livelihoods for displaced, poor and conflict-affected communities. IRC works in partnership with local government and non-governmental organizations and currently works in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces.

Job Overview/Summary:

Under the leadership and guidance of Senior Manager Measurement & Effectiveness, MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) Assistant will learn through practical exposure and perform basic tasks assigned by the supervisor. S/he bring new knowledge and innovation into IRC work and develop clear understanding of the IRC program and functioning of work in humanitarian sector.

To support the MEAL Officer and the BDRP project team in conducting MEAL activities, including database development and data analysis. Moreover, to strengthen accountability systems to ensure that support is extended to all project beneficiaries.

Place in the organization: The Database officer reports to the Senior Manager Measurement and Effectiveness with technically supporting the MEAL Officer on updating MEAL tool and data management and data entry.

Job Responsibilities

·         Responsible for maintaining the integrity and performance of project data and guarantee that data is stored securely and optimally.

·         Develop and maintain requirement analysis for mapping donor report tabulation, total reach, global indicator and requirements with project planning matrix based reports.

·         Design, review, test and develop project database and its dashboards in consultation with program team in the field and data management team in country office.

·         Verify data for completeness, correctness, and consistency and follow up on data quality checklist.

·         Conduct regular analysis and action planning meetings to compare data against project milestones, targets, and quality expectations across project sites and identify issues requiring further attention.

·         Work with M&E team on designing and/or updating the data collection tools and support in outcome monitoring and ensure data quality of action plan tracker.

·         Conduct field visits to sample sites to verify and assess the data management practices and coordinate with program teams in other district to assess their data requirements.

·         Any other task as assigned by supervisor

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to:  Senior Manager Measurement and Effectiveness Position directly supervises:  None

Indirect Reporting: N/A Other Internal and/or external contacts:

Internal: Head of Office, MEAL Officers, Program teams

External: None

 Job Requirements:

Education: Graduate preferably Post Graduation.

  Preference will be given to candidates with their degree in Database / computer sciences

Work Experience:  Overall one year of work experience in database development/data analysis.

Skills and Competencies:

·         Able to work independently with little supervision

·         Honest and hard working

·         Punctual

·         Flexible

·         Team player

Language Skills:

       Must be fluent in English and Urdu both written and spoken.

       Preference will be given to Locals of Ghotki / Dadu districts with fluency in Sindhi.

Working conditions;

Travel for work related assignment as needed.