Information Management Officer

Job Description

Title: Information Management Officer

Company Name: Relief International

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Cox's Bazar Sadar)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master degree (Information/ Data management, relevant degree).

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Reporting to YES Program Manager, the Information Management Officer`s role is to ensure that information required to support YES program implementation is collected, organized, and distributed to all stakeholders and partners. Additionally, she/he will work closely with the RI Global MEL department and program`s MEL focal to make better use of all the information analysis for ensuring effective program implementation and evaluation.
∎ Duty Station: Cox`s Bazar, Bangladesh
∎ Report To: Program Manager - USAID`s YES Activity Program
∎ Expected Start Date: At Earliest
∎ Contract length: Up to 31st December 2022 (With the possibility of extension subject to funding, program needs, and performance of incumbent)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Specific responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
∎ Coordination:
∎ Establish and maintain an information management network internally and with the consortium partners, in accordance with RI guidance to facilitate information exchange and the promotion of data and information standards.
∎ Work with RI Regional MEL team and program's MEL focal on creating information tools and services to ensure a smooth transition of information between RI, partners, and donors.
∎ Engage with the consortium partners to ensure that information activity are coordinated and consistent with USAID and RI standards and practices.
∎ Provide training and expertise on the use and development of information management tools and platforms to the consortium partners.
∎ Work closely with partners to monitor and maintain the quality of data gathered through the program data platform.
∎ Data Management
∎ Design, develop and manage databases, spreadsheets, and other data tools.
∎ Understand, document, and ensure the quality of data for accuracy, consistency, and comparability.
∎ Consolidate operational information on a regular schedule to support analysis.
∎ Maintain an up-to-date database of activities, and data on the online Training Management Platform including all other online data management tools.
∎ Need to give training on Information Management to consortium upon requirement.
∎ Data Analysis
∎ Organize, design, and carry out the evaluation and analysis of location-specific datasets through meaningful statistical techniques, as requested by the Program Manager.
∎ Participate in the development, implementation, and management of the project donor and internal indicators.
∎ Assessment Analysis
∎ Support RI MEL department in any assessment and needs analysis activities, including project needs overviews, secondary data reviews, preliminary scenario definitions, and multi-cluster initial rapid assessments.
∎ Assist in conducting any survey or assessment.
∎ Support in developing MEL and developing information development-related tools.
∎ Manage platforms and tools that support data collection and analysis such as Kobo Toolbox.
∎ Visualization
∎ Produce and update information products such as reports, charts, and infographics by turning data into graphical products to convey messages and a storyline.
∎ Develop advocacy materials including posters, presentations, and other visual materials.
∎ Prepare monthly or quarterly basis (ad hoc) one-pager on program achievement.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ 5 years of experience working in a similar job with INGO/NGO in Cox's Bazar is preferable.
∎ Experience working in data and information management.
∎ Experience in developing data collection tools, information products, and advocacy materials.
∎ Strong background and skills in managing data and data collection, besides facilitating training and coaching to partners.
∎ Excellent coordination skills.
∎ Excellent Competency in Microsoft Office Package, and Advance Excel.
∎ Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels, taking into account cultural and language difficulties.
∎ Writing reports.
∎ Enthusiasm to learn.
∎ Optimistic and friendly.
∎ Flexibility.
∎ Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken in Bengali and English.

Salary:
∎ As per RI National Pay Scale Policy in Bangladesh.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance
∎ Two festival bonuses in a year equivalent to one Gross salary.
∎ Severance (8.33% of the monthly Gross salary) goes with the monthly release of the salary.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 21 Jan 2022

Company Information:
∎ 12 Jan 2022
∎ Relief International
∎ Address : Bangladesh Country Office: Apt- D2, House- 39 (Sheltech Sunshine), Road-37, Gulshan-2, Dhaka- 1212 I Bangladesh.
∎ Web : www.ri.org
∎ Business : Relief International, headquartered in USA, is a leading international non-government organization working in 16 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty.

Relief International (RI) has been working in Bangladesh since 2004, implementing programs covering emergency response, health, economic opportunity, trafficking in persons, gender equality and youth empowerment. RI has been present in Cox’s Bazar since 2014 where it was implementing a trafficking in persons project in Ukhiya and Teknaf supporting old caseload refugees as well as host communities prior to the large-scale influx. Since 2017, RI has scaled up its operations in Cox’s Bazar to support the emergency response by providing integrated, multi-sectoral programming for refugee and host communities, covering health services, including a 132 bed COVID-19 Isolation and Treatment Center in Ukhiya, child protection, SGBV, complimentary food and livelihoods opportunities to support social cohesion. Relief International is currently implementing a large scale refugee response program in Cox`s Bazar in Bangladesh in collaboration with multiple partners including UNHCR, WFP, USAID.RI maintains a country office in Dhaka with multiple field offices in Cox`s Bazar.

Relief International combines humanitarian and development approaches to provide immediate services while laying the groundwork for long-term impact. Our signature approach which we call the RI Way emphasizes local participation, an integration of services, strategic partnerships, and a focus on civic skills. In this way, we empower communities to find, design and implement the solutions that work best for them.


Category: NGO/Development

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