MONITORING & EVALUATION DATABASE MANAGER
Overview:
Nuru International Kenya is a reputable organization with a mission of ending extreme poverty in rural communities of Kenya. With programs in agriculture, health, education, and community economic development, Nuru’s Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Program aims to measure all programs so that Nuru can be effective, sustainable and scalable. The Monitoring & Evaluation Database Manager is a newly created role to be initially filled in before April 2013. The position will report to the District Manager of Monitoring & Evaluation.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Please send your CV, references and a cover letter outlining (1) how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position, (2) specific interest in working with Nuru International Kenya and (3) your salary history to MandEJobs@nuru.co.ke or to the Human Resources department at Nuru International Kenya, P.O. BOX 176, Isibania. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications are due March 15th.
Applicants must currently live in Kuria West District, or be willing to relocate for this position. Do not expect any of the following: relocation pay, monetary support for family relocation, housing or housing allowance, food allowance.
About Nuru International Kenya:
Nuru International Kenya is different from most other NGOs. Our organization has a holistic approach whereby all our programs work together for a common goal of ending extreme poverty in our community in a sustainable and scalable way. What that means is that we are committed to sustaining our work without the outside contribution of other countries’ funding. This affects the way we run our organization. We also are committed to scaling our programs, which means we are constantly expanding to serve more and more people.
Read more at: www.nuruinternational.org
Overview:
Nuru International Kenya is a reputable organization with a mission of ending extreme poverty in rural communities of Kenya. With programs in agriculture, health, education, and community economic development, Nuru’s Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Program aims to measure all programs so that Nuru can be effective, sustainable and scalable. The Monitoring & Evaluation Database Manager is a newly created role to be initially filled in before April 2013. The position will report to the District Manager of Monitoring & Evaluation.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Train staff on the use of relational database
- Research and resolve technical issues of database users from all program areas (Agriculture, CED, Education, Healthcare, and M&E)
- Take steps to ensure quality of data by managing data access permissions and editing as needed
- Creation and interpretation of trends in graphs and charts for use in decision making
- Summarize and analyze samples of data, including construction of confidence intervals and statistical tests of significance
- Communicating regularly with technical and operational staff to ensure data integrity and security
- Monitoring database performance and communicating regularly with M&E District Manager and Data Scientist
- Degree in Mathematics, IT, Statistics, or other quantitative area
- Desire to help others understand technology and use metrics to focus and improve programs
- Understanding and ability to summarize various data types (continuous, binomial, categorical)
- Understanding of descriptive and inferential statistics, specifically measuring mean, standard deviation, confidence intervals, and tests of significance
- Experience writing formulas to manipulate large datasets in Excel or other statistical program
- Experience using relational databases, Microsoft Access, and/or SQL
- Experience using STATA or other statistical software, such as SPSS or SAS
- Fluent in Swahili and English
- Long-term commitment to ending extreme poverty in rural areas of Kuria, Kenya
- Should be an effective team member
- Should demonstrate servant leadership skills
Please send your CV, references and a cover letter outlining (1) how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position, (2) specific interest in working with Nuru International Kenya and (3) your salary history to MandEJobs@nuru.co.ke or to the Human Resources department at Nuru International Kenya, P.O. BOX 176, Isibania. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications are due March 15th.
Applicants must currently live in Kuria West District, or be willing to relocate for this position. Do not expect any of the following: relocation pay, monetary support for family relocation, housing or housing allowance, food allowance.
About Nuru International Kenya:
Nuru International Kenya is different from most other NGOs. Our organization has a holistic approach whereby all our programs work together for a common goal of ending extreme poverty in our community in a sustainable and scalable way. What that means is that we are committed to sustaining our work without the outside contribution of other countries’ funding. This affects the way we run our organization. We also are committed to scaling our programs, which means we are constantly expanding to serve more and more people.
Read more at: www.nuruinternational.org