Nuru International Kenya NGO Jobs 2013

Data Entry Jobs Kenya 2013. 

Job Title: Data Manager
Job Category: Contract
Department / Group: Monitoring and Evaluation (ME)
Location: Isibania, Kuria West, Kenya
Travel Required: Local travel required
Level: Managerial
Position Type: Full-time

Overview 
Nuru International Kenya is an NGO dedicated to ending extreme poverty in remote, rural areas by offering locally- led training in Agriculture, Personal Finance, Health care and Education.

Nuru focuses on cultivating service- minded leaders and equipping people with necessary knowledge and skills to be able to lead their communities out of extreme poverty.

Using local income-generating activities.

See www.nuruinternational.org for more details

Nuru Kenya’s Monitoring and Evaluation Team is actively seeking a highly qualified and energetic team player for its Data Entry and Analysis Team.

The Data Manager may be staffed internally from Nuru Kenya staff or externally as determined by the ME District Manager in coordination with the hiring panel consisting of the ME Project Facilitator, Research and Advising Manager and the Director of Nuru Kenya. Contract specification will be in accordance with those established in the employment contract.

This job description is a complement to the employment contract and serves as a baseline for performance evaluations conducted every 6 months.

The employee is responsible for acknowledging and understanding the duties bestowed.

Roles and Responsibilities 
Performs preliminary analysis of data including: creation of tables, charts, graphs, etc., using Excel, STATA or SPSS.
Creation of data entry templates, etc. using Excel.
Works with Research and Advising Manager, Database Manager, Data Entry Specialist, Data Analysis Manager and Data Entry Clerks to create feedback loop on internal ME processes
Manages casual workers assisting in data entry.
Assists in survey implementation and data collection as needed
Performs data entry and data quality control checks (data cleaning).
Ensures data storage through creation of backup folders.
Reports to Data Analysis Manager.
Additional roles as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications and Education Requirements
Has completed a diploma in Computer Science or IT related course.
At least 2 years’ experience managing large amount of data.
Fluent in written and spoken English (mandatory), Kiswahili (mandatory) and Kikuria (preferred)
Has effective project management and communications skills
Can work in office or field setting
Long-term commitment to ending extreme poverty in rural Kenya

Preferred Skills
Can work for long periods of time
At least 1 year experience surveying households or individuals

Additional Notes
Applicants must currently live in Kuria West District or be willing to relocate for this position.
Relocation pay, monetary support for family relocation, housing and housing allowance, food allowance and commuter transport allowance will not be provided.

Compensation: commensurate with experience

Equal Opportunity Employer: Nuru International is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume/CV with at least two professional references by January 24, 2014 at 4PM EAT.

Please submit all documents in English. Be sure to include your contact information.

All applications can be submitted to our HR Manager in Keborui, or Email: Data@nuru.co.ke.

HR Contact: Francis Kizito

Applications Accepted By: E-mail: Data@nuru.coke

Subject Line:Attention: HR Manager, Job: Data Manager, M & E

Mail:
HR ManagerNuru Kenya
P.O. Box 176
Isibania, Kuria West, Kenya 40414

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.