MEL Information Management Officer Palestine Jerusalem
Assist with monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities
Overview
Assist with monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities
You have:
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems Management, Computer science, Business or any related social science field
- 3 years of relevant experience, preferably in designing information management systems, Power BI dashboards, Monitoring and Evaluation in INGOs/NGOs
- Experience with information management techniques and establishing information management dashboards.
- Fluency in English and Arabic, both written and verbal
- Knowledge of the NGO operations and the dynamics of the humanitarian sector
- Good level of proficiency in MS Windows Excel and quantitative analysis (SPSS preferred) and qualitative methods.
- Experience with SQL and coding would be an advantage.
Contract
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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.
Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.
At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.
Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:
• treat everyone with respect and dignity
• contribute to building a safe environment for all
• never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)
• always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH
Role and responsibilities
The roles and responsibilities of the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Information Management officer can be summarized in implementing monitoring, evaluation and learning activities according to the MEL unit action plan and identified priorities, support in data extraction and building Dashboards, visualization and build IM capacity as needed in the area offices, in addition to validating the data and the means of verification on a rolling basis, supporting the programme teams in data analysis, presentation and supporting the learning process.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems Management, Computer science, Business or any related social science field
- Experience with information management techniques and establishing information management dashboards.
- Experience working in Monitoring and Evaluation in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Fluency in English and Arabic, both written and verbal
- 3 years’ relevant experience, preferably in designing information management systems, Power BI dashboards, Monitoring and Evaluation in INGOs/NGOs
- Knowledge of the NGO operations and the dynamics of the humanitarian sector
- Good level of proficiency in MS Windows Excel and quantitative analysis (SPSS preferred) and qualitative methods.
- Experience with SQL and coding would be an advantage.
What we Offer?
You will be working in an international and diverse organization with a dynamic atmosphere.
You will receive support and opportunities to expand your skills and enhance your expertise.
You will be working in our Office in Jerusalem,
This position is Grade (05) Step (01). Salary & Benefits are based on Jerusalem Duty Station.
Reports to: MEL Manager.
Recruiter: Judeh Hussein
Contract Duration: Open-ended.
E-mail: PS.Recruitment@nrc.no
If you are interested to apply for this position, please check the full Job Description: MEL Information Management officer JD V1.docx
Applications are only accepted if submitted through NRC website.
Applications won't be considered without a Resume and a Cover Letter in English.
For more information about NRC's work in Palestine, please check: https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/fact-sheets/2024/factsheet-palestine-nrc_202405.pdf
NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.
Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities
- Support the unit in implementing MEL activities across various core competencies at the Country Office.
- Create regular dashboards and visualizations from the collected data on project progress and achievements using Power BI
- Ensure timely and accurate data reporting on NRC Global Output & Outcome (GoRs), including creating an entry (Data Configuration) for new projects, while ensuring the data is collected ethically.
- Support mobile data collection designs, utilization, analysis, data entry and reporting efforts through introducing digital processes/automatization.
- Create geographical maps to analyse and visualize project implementation across areas and sites.
- Validate the program data and the means of verifications on a rolling basis.
- Provide necessary and accurate MEL data and analysis for internal and external reporting in a timely manner.
- Support the MEL unit in leading the learning activities along with the programme’s teams.
- Conduct regular spot checks to the projects’ activities and report on main observations.
- Support in analyzing project information to provide recommendations for research and trends or gaps relevant programs.
- Support the head of unit in any related MEL task.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a situation where you had to analyze data for a project? | This question assesses your analytical skills and ability to apply them in real situations. | Provide specific examples, focusing on the data sources, your analysis process, and the impact of your findings. |
| How do you ensure that the data you work with is accurate and ethical? | The interviewer wants to understand your integrity and methods for maintaining data quality. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a challenge you faced during a monitoring and evaluation process and how you addressed it. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |