Data Administrator Job Vacancy – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Organization: The
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Project Name:
Accompaniment Program for families of Missing persons in Northern Uganda.”
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: ICRC
Protection Coordinator
          
About ICRC:
The International Committee of
the Red Cross (ICRC) is a neutral and independent international humanitarian
organisation, which assists and protects victims of armed conflicts and other
situations of violence.
Job Summary: The Data
Administrator is responsible for the good management of individual (personal)
data resulting from the activities of the Tracing and Protection department in
favour of persons deprived of freedom, persons separated from their families,
missing persons and their families, as well as activities in favour of the
civilian population.
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Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
1. Data Management:
  • Inputs
    data, verifies procedures and analyses Protection data in an ICRC
    customized database.
  • Ensures
    compliance with procedures and quality of the data management related to
    Protection and Tracing activities
  • Ensures
    follow-up and updates of files or databases
  • In
    charge of troubleshooting, upgrading and backing up customized data
    management systems
  • Produces
    relevant reports, working lists and reminders to ensure follow-up of
    individual cases by the Protection team
  • Actively
    participates in establishing & implementing procedures for Data base
    management
  • Trains
    Protection staff in data entry procedures and new systems
2. Protection Activities:
  • Receives
    clients (ICRC targeted beneficiaries) and handles their cases in
    coordination with relevant colleagues
  • Translates
    (upon requests) in individual interviews/debriefings
  • Responsible
    for receiving, checking and dispatching of Red Cross messages in
    coordination with the Uganda Red Cross Society and other ICRC delegations
    in the region
  • Maintains
    and updates statistics related to material assistance delivered to
    beneficiaries by the Protection teams and generates relevant reports.
  • Carries
    out general secretarial duties independently
  • Carries
    out daily monitoring of newspapers on issues related to Protection
    activities
  • Ensures
    mail management & efficient information flow within the department
  • Monitors
    the Restoring Family Links (RFL) budget of activities carried out jointly
    with Uganda Red Cross Society
  • Occasionally
    participates in Tracing activities in support to the Tracing team
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The
    ideal candidate for the Data Administrator vacancy should possess a good
    University degree in Information technology or Degree in the Humanities
    with experience or training in Data management systems.
  • Three
    or more years’ work experience in similar field, preferably in an
    international organization
  • The
    jobholder should have a solid data management background combined with a
    strong interest in humanitarian work.
  • The
    ideal candidate combines a passion for data management and analysis,
    enjoys teamwork and has an interest and capacity to interact with people
    in need of assistance and protection
  • Past
    exposure and experience with data management, analysis and troubleshooting
  • Good
    working knowledge of SQL language, Query Builder and Report Builder is an
    asset
  • Excellent
    command of written and spoken English, French an asset.
  • Possess
    a Valid driving license is an asset.
  • Highly
    proficient communication and interpersonal skills
  • Sense
    of responsibility and ability to take initiative and to work independently
  • Excellent
    planning, organizational and assessment skills
  • High
    respect for confidentiality
  • Ability
    to work in a diverse, multicultural environment.
How to Apply: 
All interested candidates
should send their handwritten application with a detailed CV indicating email
and phone contacts, copies (not originals) of academic and work certificates, indicating
a minimum of two professional referees. The applications should clearly be
marked “Data Administrator” and addressed to the Administrator in a sealed
envelope should be at the following address: ICRC Kampala office on Plot 8,
John Babiiha Avenue, Kololo, P.O. Box 4442, Kampala. Uganda
Note:
  • Register
    your application with the Receptionist (or Security guard, during out of
    office hours) and receive a reference number for tracking your
    application,
  • Only
    applications that fulfill the criteria stated above will be considered.
  • Applicants
    who are not contacted by 21st November 2014 should consider
    their application unsuccessful,
  • No
    payments are required or accepted for this process and any canvassing will
    lead to disqualification.
Deadline: Friday, 14th November, 2014
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