The Database Officer supports the Core Competency team under the supervision of the Project manager. The Database Officer will work closely with the members of the Core Competency team, MEL Unit, and other NRC Ukraine departments. The overall objective of the Database Officer is to be responsible for managing CC data and support the operation of the CC team with data management and compliance, but also to support any other CC related activity as requested by the PM and as necessary. The Database Officer also contributes to the development and execution of programs' need in terms of data to control, protect, deliver and enhance the value of data and information products. Data processing and analysis practices being used ensure consistency, comparability and privacy of the data shared. S/he will also ensure that data processing and analysis steps are fully documented and replicable.

Generic responsibilities:

  • Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines.
  • Adhere to National legislation and NRC policies regarding the administration, protection of private information, data protection and data-sharing.
  • Implement delegated portfolio according to a plan of action.
  • Prepare and develop status reports as required by management.
  • Develop, implement, manage and administer databases, data collection, presentation and storage tools and related procedures.
  • Carry out periodic audits for inventory obtained and used in the LFS project.
  • Ensure proper filing of documents.
  • Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need and explore and assess new and better ways to assist.
  • Promote and share ideas for technical improvement.
  • Contribute to the development, implementation, management and administration of databases and related procedures.
  • Ensure efficient working relationships with a wide range of different interlocutors (Core Competency teams, MEL Unit, other NRC Ukraine departments, NGOs and other agencies, civil and military representatives).

    Specific responsibilities:

    • Act as a focal point for the collection, analysis and dissemination of information relevant to the project activities. 
    • Maintain beneficiary registries as required by the area and country team.
    • Maintain accurate documentation of project activities project-relevant documents and data in compliance with NRC and donor requirements. Ensure maintenance and filing of the documents.
    • Ensure regular backups and data protection procedures of collected data, maintaining proper filing structures to maintain data integrity and availability.
    • Ensure accurate, timely, and consistent data entry, and maintenance of clear and complete databases.
    • Ensure data processing, cleaning, and verification according to NRC standards.
    • Contribute to development, upgrade, management, and maintenance of project and program-specific databases, spreadsheets and other data tools ensuring continuous development of internal systems, and improvement of reporting capacity, in close coordination with programme team and MEL team.
    • Provide support to programme teams by conducting analysis presenting and communicating data to improve quality of assistance, understanding the context, assess the needs, target beneficiaries that are most in need, and assess the outcomes and impact of the assistance
    • Contribute to donor and project/program reports, including (but not limited to) analysis of monitoring data (e.g. output and outcome), GORS, ITT, data on needs, gaps analysis, assessments, field reports, statistical, Power BI reports, etc.
    • Contribute to mobile data collection (MDC) system: development of forms required and their integration into data processing systems. Ensure technical coordination of the process and deliver training on MDC.
    • Support the Project manager in training the members of the LFS team, other NRC staff, as well as partner NGO staff in data entry, data collection, and use of data as needed.
    • Contribute to analysis of protection risks and needs.
    • Contribute to the design of protection response to identified risks and needs.
    • Assist and implement all the activities in all LFS programming according to established plans of action
    • Other job-related duties as assigned by the Project manager.
    • Contribute to the development and support of a standardized approaches to data management and information flows in NRC.

      Generic professional competencies:

    • To act as one unified and inclusive team;
  • To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible;

    We invite applications from all qualified and interested candidates. Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as applications will be screened on a rolling basis and interviews will be assigned instantly until a suitable candidate is selected.

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