Senior Data Base Officer – ACTED Retour vers les opportunités

Department: REACH, ACTED  

Location: Tunis 

Starting Date: June 2021 

Duration: 6 months (renewable pending funding) 

Interested candidates should send their CVs to tunis.jobs@acted.org with data officer in the job title.

ASSIGNMENT: In coordination with the REACH Assessment Manager and Data Unit, the Senior  Data Officer is responsible for the production of IMPACT’s analysis products in Libya, including  the preparation of research design, support in designing sampling methods, data analysis plans,  data collection tools, data cleaning scripts and processes, analysis scripts, analysis outputs and  (as relevant) production of web maps and information management systems. The REACH Senior  Data Officer will liaise with the Data Unit & Assessment Officer to ensure timely and quality collection of data from local partners based in Libya during the assessment period. The REACH  Senior Data Officer will support the development of more junior Data Officers. Furthermore, the  Senior Data Officer will fulfill other duties when requested by the Country Focal Point or  Assessment Manager. 

We are currently looking for a Data Officer to support our Libya team based in Tunis,  Tunisia. No travel to Libya required.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

The REACH Senior Data Officer is responsible for completing the following tasks: 

∙ Support data collection in the field 

∙ Development of assessment Kobo forms based on templates/translations provided  by the Assessment Officer  

∙ Train enumerators on the use of data collection methods, tools, and processes ∙ Follow-up on data technical issues pertaining to data collection in Libya 

∙ Provide timely and accurate updates to the REACH GIS Officer and REACH  Assessment Officer of any changes or challenges in data collection

∙ Provide support to other REACH team members as required in data aspects.

∙ Data quality assurance 

∙ Creation of validation and cleaning processes on incoming data  

∙ General maintenance of (relational) databases 

∙ Develop training materials on data collection techniques, data safety and security,  among other topics 

∙ In coordination with the REACH Country Focal point, under the direct supervision of  the REACH Data/GIS Officer, participate in coordination platforms based in Tunis as  needed and relevant 

∙ Data Analysis 

∙ Develop and validate R scripts to implement technical data analysis plans developed,  ensuring that these are in line with IMPACT data analysis guidelines for probability  samples. 

∙ Coordinate with Assessment staff to develop detailed technical data analysis plans  (DAP) for quantitative data collected through REACH/IMPACT assessment cycles ∙ With the support of Assessment teams, work to develop automated data pipelines for quality checking during data collection processes.  

∙ With the support of Assessment teams, work to develop and implement data cleaning  protocols for each assessment cycle, and review data cleaning outputs prior to  validation 

∙ Develop and maintain existing data engineering pipelines using alternative data  sources (web scraping, social media, etc.) 

∙ Coordination 

∙ Coordinate work across different assessment cycles within the data unit ∙ Contribute towards the identification and implementation of effective and adapted  data management and analysis solutions for research in Libya 

∙ Implement and conceptualize operational processes and controls to help ensure that  data management services are of the highest quality by providing appropriate  support to enumerators; 

∙ Assist in the recruitment, training and on-going support of data collectors and data  entry personnel, where appropriate. 

∙ Support the development of more junior Data Officers 

∙ Data Confidentiality and Protection  

∙ The Senior Data Officer will maintain the strictest confidentiality on all data collected  and related processes, ensuring full compliance with IMPACT’s data protection policy  and SOPs. He/she will actively take measures to prevent the unauthorized sharing  of any information and data belonging to IMPACT and its partners, or collected during  his/her assignment with IMPACT.