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Organization Name  : RET International

Position Name          : Data Management Specialist

Reports to                 : Programme Manager

Background Information:

RET International, www.theRET.org, headquartered in Geneva Switzerland,with offices around the world, is an independent, impartial, non-partisan organisation, with no religious or political affiliation. RET International wasf ounded in 2000 to address the dire need for education in emergencies infragile contexts for vulnerable young people affected by displacement,violence, armed conflict and disasters.

Mission: What does RET do?

At RET we are committed to assisting communities to meet the educational needs, in the broadest sense, of YOUNG PEOPLE made vulnerable by displacement, violence,armed conflict and disasters.

RET International Values:

·        Adaptability

·        Dynamism

·        Dedication

·        Pragmatism

Job Description:

Duties and Responsibilities :

General Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Programme Manager, the Data Management Specialist is responsible for 

·        Determining which data entries and/or variables set in the M&E plan are to be captured(and at what frequency), in order to monitor and report on activities to the donor

·         Providing a global view of all tables needed to be sent to the project’s Big Querydatabase as well as their characteristics and the source tables needed to create them

·         Ensure that the flows are reliable by the means of a separate individual and external verification of the recipes formulated by the “Data Preparation” role.

·         Filtering the questions coming from the Project Team before they are sent to the “SQLQuery Guru” role, making sure that the question is relevant and that the person asking has the authority to have the information

·        Creating,easy to use and pre-tested forms (and their associated google sheets) that willenable the capture of data for each parameter determined by the three “Data Parameter” roles

·    Ensuring that teams members responsible for inputting data (registering beneficiaries,listing beneficiary presence to activities, etc.) understand how to use the forms and apply the data capture procedures

·         Formulating recipes to produce complete flows (based on the instructions of the “Creationof Flow & Jobs” role), starting the verification phase once a flow is complete and informing the “Creation of Flows & jobs” role of the completion of the formulation and verification, so that the job may be run

·       Providing quantitative replies to ad hoc questions asked by the Team and filtered by the“Question Gatekeeper” role, through the formulation of SQL queries in Google Big Query

·       Creating,owning and maintaining the core project donor reports (as defined at thebeginning of the project), guaranteeing that core reports are “human friendly”and frequently updated

Technical Competencies

·        A technical background in Computer Sciences, Management Information Systems or Engineering is a plus

·        Excellent word processing and IT skills, including knowledge of a range of software packages and comprehensive capabilities in Microsoft Office

·        Flexibility to manage different tasks effectively and willingness to put in extra hours when required

·        Excellent written and verbal communication skills

         Fluency in English required

Specific Responsibilities :

Project Management :

·    Data Management Specialist has to understand what the needs and preoccupations of the project/programme manager are in order to effectively assist her/him.

·        Experience in project management will be assests (Has already managed a team will be plus)

·        Data Management Specialist will have a reporting person who will one way or another prepare the data

·        Having certification in project management (such as one from PMI) is an an advantage.

Data Management:

·         Dealing with numbers and computers.

·        Should know how to ask the questions to databases, how to cross check to be sure our responses are correct, how to organise the tables in addition to SQL recipes,etc.

·        Having good SQL and Trifecta skills will be assets.

·        Experiences on Database Design and Planning as well as Data Integrity.

IT Skills

·        Experience in Google Cloud Platform and its derivative applications will be an advantage.

Duty Station: Ankara (with frequent travels to the locations where RET works) and also depending on the condition, home based work can be considered

NOTE: Please note that only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We thank you for your interest in our organisation and wish you all the best in your career.