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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC works with people forced to flee from war, conflict, and disaster and the host communities which support them, as well as those who remain within their homes and communities. At work today in over 40 countries and 25 U.S. cities, we improve outcomes in the areas of health, safety, economic wellbeing, education and power.
Job Overview :
We are growing our team to improve the of technology in MEAL. Together we will develop and deploy new data tools, transition from paper to electronic data collection, and improve our data flows. In this role, you will lead MEAL technology planning and implementation for an IRC region of 6-7 country offices, overseeing the preparation for, deployment, and ongoing of data collection, management, and visualization tools, most frequently applications in Power BI and CommCare.
Main responsibilities :
Deployment of technologies for data collection
Lead MEAL technology readiness and needs assessments for IRC country programs. Co-design (with country teams) and provide technical support for ongoing improvements in MEAL technology maturity.
Design and implement project plans for the uptake of new Data Toolkits and the Program Indicator Dashboard
Ensure the high-quality technical setup of new tools in country, including the configuration of indicators, location and other metadata setup, data validation, and role-based access management.
Work with regional and country IT, MEAL, and Supply Chain teams to ensure that Country Programs have the necessary infrastructure including tablets, connectivity, etc. to support the implementation of technology products.
Establish and drive common strategies and approaches across IRC country programs for system training and ongoing end-user support for IRC staff and partners.
Support country teams to administer technology platforms and products consistent with IRC’s data security policies.
Support data management, analysis, and visualization
Using standard templates and tools, setting up Program Indicator Dashboard for visualizing MEAL data.
Establish and drive common strategies and approaches across IRC country programs for training MEAL staff on indicator databases and dashboards. |
