IM Officer (Information and Data Management)

About Solidarités International 

SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian NGO which, for more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their vital needs for food, water and shelter. Particularly involved in the fight against diseases linked to unsafe water, the first cause of death in the world, SI's interventions provide expertise in the field of access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene promotion, but also in the essential area of food security and livelihoods. Present in around twenty countries, SI's teams - 2000 people in total made up of expatriates, national staff, permanent staff at headquarters, and a few volunteers - work with professionalism and commitment while respecting cultures. 

Solidarités International (SI) is determined to prevent and fight all type of abuse – all act of exploitation, abuse and/or sexual harassment (SEAH) against members of beneficiary communities or collaborators, fraud, corruption, violation of persons and/or property, funding of activities harmful to human rights – that could be perpetrated in the frame of its interventions. SI implements a zero-tolerance policy regarding acts of SEAH. 

Solidarités International is an equitable employer committed to find all forms of discrimination. SI will ever ask for any remuneration to take part in a recruitment process. 

About the position 

Job title: IM Officer (Information Management)

Post location: Deir El Balah 

Starting date: ASAP 

Contract duration:  6 months renewable according to fundings

MISSION 

He/She supports the Program and MEAL teams in creating, implementing and monitoring IM tools. He/she: 

• Supports Team Leaders/Activity Managers in the creation of specific tools to each program for the collection, processing, analysis, visualization and sharing of data 

• Contributes to ensuring the quality of the data collected in the field 

• Communicate with each department to assess their needs, then communicate the needs to their line manager 

• Support the Program team in the development of emergency data management tools 

• Autonomously ensures the maintenance and updates of existing tools on a rolling basis (daily, weekly, monthly) or upon request. 

GENERAL FUNCTIONS  

Reporting & Communication 

• Participates in data quality assurance through immediate reporting to the line manager any problem or information having an impact on the activities or reporting 

• Supports the Team Leaders/Activity Managers on the analysis and creation of products based on other program and support data 

• Ensures the confidentiality of data 

• Ensures proper archiving and back-up of tools and data managed or created by the Program and MEAL teams, and advises Team Leaders/Activity Managers on how to best organize their own folders 

TECHNICAL FUNCTIONS 

Information, Data Management and program tools 

• Apply the procedures associated with the proper management and security of program data 

• Supports the team leaders in the development of data management or data visualization tools 

• Creates the first version of survey tools (XLS Form) before review by the team leaders 

• Ensures that all forms are updated and deployed on the server and phones (in link with the Program and MEAL teams) before data collection starts 

• Participates in the careful review and testing of forms and tools developed by the teams to ensure that products are delivered to Program and MEAL teams without coding mistakes 

• Cross check and support on cleaning data collected from the field, ensure regular updates of spreadsheets 

• Alert Team Leaders about data discrepancies 

• Supports the Team Leaders in the harmonization of databases/templates and in the sharing of information between the different departments 

Data visualization and mapping  

• Participate in the production of visualisation from data collected in the field or from other sources to support the Team Leaders/Activity Managers 

• Participate in the production and updating of maps for all departments 

Technical support 

• Contribute to conducting IM capacity building trainings to relevant staff (data entry, mobile data collection, GPS use, use of data visualization tool) 

• Provides technical and methodological support to program teams in the creation and use of tools for data collection, monitoring, export, management, and storage  
• Supports in the training of enumerators for primary data collection 
• Supports in data collection in the field when needed 

Line manager: MEAL Team Leader  

جميع الحقوق محفوظة لموقع جوبس.

Studies: Higher education certificate or equivalent, in monitoring and evaluation, data management, social sciences or any relevant field
Experience: 1 year experience in similar position is an asset, preferably in the humanitarian or development sector
Languages: English professional working, fluent in Arabic
IT: demonstrated expertise in Excel, Kobo/ODK. Experience in PowerBI and QGIS are an asset.
Skills:
- Knowledge of data analysis techniques and data collection tool design, including XLS coding
- Capacity to visualize data for presentations and activity tracking
- Experience managing large volumes of incoming data, ensuring data protection, and training other department teams on how to access and input data
- Ability to clean and organize a wide variety of data from different sources in a way that is accessible, intelligible and useful to different departments
- Capacity to manage document archiving, including communicating with different departments and field teams to ensure that records are complete and that anomalies are documented
- Strong record of teamwork and ability to work effectively under pressure

Interested candidates are invited to submit their application, composed of a CV and a cover letter, preferably in English, before 23rd June 2025 to the mail address [email protected]. Please indicate the position title in the subject line of your e-mail. 

Due to the urgency to fill this role, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Kindly note that the position might be filled before the vacancy announcement is closed; therefore, early applications are encouraged. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.