Scope of the work:

The Project Assistant/data analyst will have the following duties and responsibilities:

• Provide support and participate in planning, budgeting and review of programme reports.
• Participate in community mobilization activities
• Participate in measurement and tracking project performance using appropriate tools and techniques specifically to analyse the successful completion of short and long-term goals
• Participate, creating and maintaining comprehensive project documentation
• Assure that the daily activities of information/data, are carried out according to laid down procedures
• Provide logistical support for the organization, capacity development workshops, meetings and other forums.
• Assure the constant and good working relationship with all stakeholders for the monitoring and updating of information
• Participate in the learning, monitoring and evaluation activities of the organization in liaison with the Project lead officer and Meal Officer
• Uphold the highest standard of confidentiality in assigned tasks
• Ensure all project activities and materials meet with relevant organisational and statutory policies, including health and safety, employment and equality laws.
• Gather data at school and community level and use a dataset to track the changes
• Perform any other duty connected to the function that might be assigned by the Country representative
• Prepare reports on workshops and field visits, minutes of meetings, and others.
• Performing other relevant duties as required.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Degree or Diploma in a relevant discipline e.g. Statistics, Education, development studies or social studies
• Excellent communication (writing and oral) skills and reporting skills in English
• Computer skills, in particular good skills in Microsoft Office.
• Monitoring and evaluation skills
• Demonstrates integrity concerning NGO values and ethical standards
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
• Professional Experience: at least 2 years of experience working in a similar position with local/international organizations, government or relevant organizations in development projects
• Strong problem-solving skills

Assets

• Previous experience in gathering and maintaining data in a database
• Previous experience in the target region
• Previous experience in educational projects and supporting child protection activities
• Ability to adapt to changing project priorities that may arise
• Ability to communicate in local language
• Valid driving licence (type B).

Desirable/Added value

• Demonstrated interest and experience in gathering and maintaining data in a database.
• Experience with data analysis tools like Excel, Tableau, or Power BI
• A keen eye for detail and accuracy
• Working knowledge of statistics and probability