Database Officer

Job Title: Database Officer

Job Grade Level: II

Reports to: Project Coordinator

Location: South Sindh

Contract Duration: 01 Year,(extendable)

Number of Positions: 02 (01 Female & 01 Male)

Role and Responsibilities:

Under the guidance and supervision of the Project Coordinator, the Database Officer will be responsible for the following key deliverables, ensuring accurate data management, reporting, and support for informed decision-making throughout the project lifecycle:

• Maintain a robust and comprehensive database management system, in coordination with the Project Coordinator and Senior MEAL officer, to ensure the availability of accurate data to meet project and donor deadlines and inform critical decision-making.
• Record, analyze, interpret, consolidate, and report data related to ongoing project activities/interventions.
• Assist MEAL and project teams in data collection and data entry, as needed.
• Support the development of regular technical progress reports based on the results framework.
• Collect and consolidate monthly data reports and data on progress against project indicators.
• Produce infographics, dashboards, and presentations, the interpretation and visualization of key indicator data for internal and external stakeholders, including donors, government, and technical working groups.
• Support the planning and development of monitoring activities, including but not limited to needs assessment, baseline, and end-line surveys.
• Assist MEAL Coordinator in the development of appropriate monitoring and data management strategies, data collection tools, and reporting templates.
• Ensure compliance with data protection policies and protocols across the organization and projects, in line with Cesvi and donor guidelines.
• Respond to any internal and external data-related queries.
• Support in troubleshooting IT-related issues of the office.
• Any other job-related task assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications:

a. Education

A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or equivalent. Training in monitoring & evaluation will be an added advantage.

Excellent IT knowledge and expertise in hardware and software are mandatory.

b. Experience:

Minimum of 04 years of relevant professional experience in a similar place in the humanitarian sector, preferably in NGOs/INGOs.

c. Competencies:

Superior organizational skills and ability to multitask, work under pressure, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, fluid environment.

Excellent interpersonal communication skills to build links with staff, partners, government officials, donors, and other relevant stakeholders.

Creative and flexible with problem-solving skills.

Strategic planning & Leadership skills.

Ability to confidently represent oneself to high-level officials.

People management, particularly coaching and influence management

d. Technical Skills:

Confident and proficient in the use of MS Office and database management software, proficiency in the English language (written and spoken) is mandatory. Local language will be an added advantage.

Highly skilled in data management, qualitative and quantitative data analysis, and data reporting.

Excellent typing speed in English and Sindhi is desired.