Job Description

Title: Data Assistant (Teknaf Base)

Company Name: Terre des hommes

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor of Arts (BA), Master of Arts (MA)
∎ Skills Required: Data Design, KoBo SPSS, MS Office, QGIS, Tool Box

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Data Analysis, Data Collection

Job Context:
∎ About Terre des hommes:
∎ Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh) is the leading Swiss INGO focusing on child rights. It is active in more than 30 countries with development and emergency projects. Tdh interventions are focused on the three programs: Health, Migration and Access to Justice particularly for vulnerable children. Tdh Foundation has a transversal approach towards Child Protection programming and it cuts across all the thematic areas while also has been considered as one of the key value propositions in its business model. The Child Protection expertise within Tdh Foundation aims to develop high quality, evidence-based knowledge and know-how adapted to fragile contexts, conflict zones, and development to improve the protection of children`s rights and their right to protection from all forms of violence (art 19, 34 CRC) in collaboration with and in support of the three core programs. The Tdh Foundation global strategy 2021-2024 specifies that the will have demonstrated that rights-based participation, empowerment, and active involvement of children and communities in defining and implementing responses are essential to improve child protection.
∎ Context:
∎ Tdh is working in Bangladesh since 1974, with operations in Kurigram district, Dhaka district and Cox Bazaar district. Currently, Tdh is implementing programs on Health, Access to Justice (social cohesion and conflict resolution) and Migration, integrated by the transversal expertise WASH and Child protection. Tdh interventions in Bangladesh are both in development and emergency context.
∎ Following the massive displacement of more than 800,000 people into Bangladesh since the end of August 2017, Tdh has put in place an important emergency response plan to provide relief to the Rohingya refugees, notably on Health, WASH, Child Protection and Social cohesion. Alongside, Tdh is implementing the CLARISSA project in Dhaka slums aiming to build a strong evidence base and generate innovative solutions to the worst forms of child labour (WFCL) and will explore how to take these solutions to scale.
∎ Tdh in Bangladesh has started the process of integration of emergency and development approaches and aims to capitalize its institutional learning for further programme expansion and to create critical pathways for evidence-based advocacy.
∎ General Objective:
∎ The Data Assistant provides support to project teams and programme teams during the entering, processing and saving of programme information collected in the field. The Data Assistant also helps collect data in the field (by filling in investigation forms, collecting data from registers and performing interviews) to support monitoring activites.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Enters data provided by project teams and programme teams using the appropriate software
∎ Provide high-quality, complete and timely data to management on a periodic basis or when required
∎ Helps collect data in the field as required by programme teams by performing household or individual surveys, using registers or secondary data and performing interviews
∎ Ensure daily entry of records into the KOBO toolbox for effective storage and backup for effective monitoring and assessment of the performance of the project at the field level
∎ Helps teams process collected data (by cleaning data, performing initial calculations, etc.) in line with instructions from superiors
∎ Transfer data from paper formats into computer files or database with a high sense of thoroughness
∎ Create spreadsheets with large numbers of data, charts and figures
∎ Verify data by comparing it to source documents
∎ Updates project and programme databases using the appropriate software and other information management tools
∎ Retrieve data from the database or electronic files as requested
∎ Archives and saves data in conformity with data confidentiality and security rules
∎ Sort and organize paperwork after entering data to ensure optimal archiving
∎ Reports any unresolvable processing or quality problems or errors to superiors in a timely and constructive manner
∎ Informs the Programme Manager of any unmet targets, contextual changes (risks and opportunities and negative effects on beneficiaries.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 25 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Previous experience with the following software tools (depending on the program
∎ activity): Excel, Stata, SPSS, EpiData, QGIS, etc. If the applicant lacks this experience, he/she must have worked with similar software and be able to quickly master new tools
∎ Working knowledge of office equipment and computer hardware and peripheral devices
∎ Fluency in written and spoken English
∎ Fluency in the local language will be considered as a plus
∎ Organization skills, attention to detail and thoroughness
∎ Quick typing skills
∎ Confidentiality
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply

Salary: Tk. 39750 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Health Insurance

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 25 Feb 2023

Company Information:
∎ 20 Feb 2023
∎ Terre des hommes
∎ Business : Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh) is an International Non-Profit Private Organization operating in Bangladesh since 1974 in the fields of Child Protection, Healthcare, Nutrition, Emergency Relief, Water/Sanitation and Hygiene.

Category: NGO/Development

: Tdh is committed to Gender balance & inclusion and these will be important selection criteria. We strongly encourage applicants from the Teknaf sub-district and Cox's Bazar district.Tdh and Tdh employees are required to abide by the values and principles outlined in Tdh Global Code of Conduct and Risk Management Policies.Fully complies with Tdh's Global Code of Conduct and systematically reports any breach to the Code through the whistle-blowing procedure: raises awareness within the Foundation on abuse and violence and the rights deriving therefrom, respecting the rights and dignity of children, members of the communities and our own Staff.Commits to respecting Risk Management Policies including:Safeguarding Policies (Child Safeguarding Policy, Policy on the Protection against Sexual Exploitation and the Directive on Staff Misconduct at the Workplace), Safety and Security Policy and Anti-Fraud/Corruption and Prevention of the Financing of Criminal Activities Policies.Commits to reducing the risk of abuse and harm by developing a culture of open and informed leadership within the organization and in our work with children and the communities in which we intervene.Gender Equality & Equal OpportunityWe are committed to narrowing the gender gap in all positions. We welcome and strongly encourage qualified female professionals to apply.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.We offer exciting and varied work, useful and meaningful, in a team that wants to make a difference for vulnerable children. Are you interested to join our committed team to face this challenge? Please note that this position will close on 25 February 2023, Bangladesh Standard Time. However, Tdh reserves the right to fill the role prior to the advertisement end date. As such, candidates are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience.

Source: bdjobs.com

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