Database Manager at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Department: Emergency Programs
Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria
Position Band: D-2
Reports To: MEAL Coordinator
Job Description Link: https://goo.gl/pA3l7o

Primary Function:
The Database Manager (DM) is responsible for the organization, maintenance and updating of existing emergency project databases and management information systems (MIS) and providing support to projects’ MEAL staff. As may be required from time to time, she/he will develop computer programs and troubleshoot databases to generate data, data tables and reports in order to respond to program and donor reporting requirements, on schedule and as the need arises.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in social science with emphasis in rural development, public health, statistics or a development related fields.
• Demonstrated skills in MEAL, data management and quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in implementing M&E for emergency programs related to food and nutrition security programming, WASH, and/or shelter of which at least two years with a NGOs.
• Experience in creating and managing M&E databases.
• Demonstrable computer literacy in MS Office - Excel, Power Point and Word.
• Demonstrable experience working with Information and Communication Technologies (software and hardware)
• Experience in data analysis in Access and at least one of the following: CSPro, SPSS, EpiInfo or STATA.
• Ability to work effectively with government and civil society partners and communities as well as transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through workshops, training and meetings using participatory methods and adult learning principles.
• Ability to support partners working at a distance to achieve results against program objectives/targets.