Senior Information Management (IM) Officer.
Job Description
Title: Senior Information Management (IM) Officer.
Company Name: The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters Degree in relevant discipline.
Experience Requirements:
∎ 5 to 7 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Job nature:Contractual
∎ Duration of contract :1 year (with possibility of extension).
∎ Age limit :40 years (age limit will be relaxed in case of potential candidate).
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Strengthen IM systems and processes across the organization:
∎ Support the National Society in its Information Management systems and processes, including but not limited to data collection, storage, analysis and reporting.
∎ Assist the OD Director to ensure effective implementation and localization of IM strategies, policies, and services.
∎ Support needs assessment efforts in the field as required together with the National Society.
∎ Strengthen information management flows, including the processing of data, conducting quality checks, analysis, and presentation of data to inform to inform evidence-based decision making.
∎ Provide technical support and guidance to operations and program leads on data collection, data entry and use of standardized systems to support humanitarian operations and long-term programs.
∎ Facilitate data literacy trainings and across the organization.
∎ Facilitate collaborative IM initiatives:
∎ Strengthen BDRCS integration and institutionalization of information flows by building cross-department collaboration and harmonizing data collection and reporting structures.
∎ Liaise across Movement partners and departments to ensure all relevant stakeholders are up to date on key information.
∎ Take part in the IM working group and support inter-cluster IM initiatives including contact directories, meeting schedules, Who, What, Where (3W) and When (4W) databases.
∎ Compile and maintain datasets relevant to disaster preparedness and response, including Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets (CODs/FODs) such as geographic data on administrative units, demographic profiles etc.
∎ Provide technical support:
∎ Support the Cox's Bazar Population Movement operation by providing remote IM support.
∎ Support all program departments by providing mapping services as required using GIS.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 40 years
∎ Professional experience collecting, compiling, interpreting, and analyzing data (5+ years expected).
∎ Professional experience in the development and use of GIS, database systems, data visualization and other information management tools and mechanisms (2+ years expected).
∎ Experience formulating IM-related technical requirements and procedures.
∎ Experience using and designing on mobile data collection tools, such as Kobo or ODK.
∎ Experience in networking and communicating with different stakeholders such as government, UN, NGOs and other organizations (preferred).
∎ Experience working in an international humanitarian environment (preferred).
∎ An understanding of the RC/RC movement is required.
∎ Strong organizational skills, methodological and logical approach to tasks and problem solving.
∎ Good presentation, facilitation and note-taking skills.
∎ Ability to organize, analyze and synthesize large amounts of information.
∎ Demonstrated ability to promote collaboration.
∎ Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
∎ Advanced Excel skills (e.g. pivot tables, functions, data cleaning).
∎ Sound knowledge of data collecting tools (e.g. Kobo, ODK, Magpie), reporting tools (e.g. PowerBI, Tableau) and GIS software (QGIS).
Salary: Negotiable
Application Deadline: November 16, 2019
Company Information:
∎ The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society
Category: NGO/Development
Read Before Apply: If you think you are competent enough for the position, please submit your application with complete resume with a cover letter, two references, a recent passport size photograph and mentioning the name of the position in subject line to [email protected]
