DACAAR is a non governmental, humanitarian organization that supports sustainable development in Afghanistan through promoting the ability of local communities to decide upon and manage their own development process. The organisation employs around 900 staff of whom 05 are expatriates. Core thematic areas are: Water, Sanitation & Hygiene; Natural Resource Management; Small Scale Enterprise Development; Women’s Empowerment.

The position will support the Field Officer to ensure the availability of reliable, high-quality data to monitor and report on the programme. In strong collaboration with the team and project team, the Data Management Assistant will play an important role in improving data quality and information management to strengthen analytical processes and facilitate knowledge sharing and learning across the project. The Data Management Assistant will report to the Field Officer

Position Description:

The position will support the Field Officer to ensure the availability of reliable, high-quality data to monitor and report on the programme. In strong collaboration with the team and project team, the Data Management Assistant will play an important role in improving data quality and information management to strengthen analytical processes and facilitate knowledge sharing and learning across the project. The Data Management Assistant will report to the Field Officer

Responsibilities:

• Develop open data kit and excel database.
• Develop virtual MIS filing systems.
• Analyze the project data to contribute to evaluation reports.
• Input collected information into databases through smart phones and/or PCs in a timely manner.
• Review and clean data to ensure quality, accuracy, completeness.
• Translate interviews and survey responses.
• Provide weekly and monthly reports to the relevant project staff, tasks completed, challenges encountered and possible solutions.
• Participate in trainings on data collection techniques and data analysis.
• When requires assist the Project Coordinator in project monitoring evaluation and data analysis.
• Demonstrate a high level of professionalism, ethics, integrity, confidentiality, and respect for the respondents.
• When requires travel in the project coverage areas.
• The holder of this position must strictly follow the organization's existing security policies, procedures, and daily instructions of the safety personnel.
• Any other duties assigned by the line manager.

Education/ Qualification and Employment Benefits                                               

Education: Bachelor degree in computer Science a higher degree is preferred.

Experience: At least three (3) years’ relevant experience in data collection, processing, and analysis through MIS to support project monitoring, reporting and decision-making. 

Other qualifications’ an advantage:

• Familiarity with MIS software, data management tools
• Ensuring proper handling and protection of project data.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective community engagement and report writing.
• Ability in team working, Good Interpersonal Skills, Good Organizational Skills

Languages: Oral and written fluency in (English, Dari, Pashto)

Employment benefits:

• Good training opportunities to enhance employees’ skills
• Eid bonus on both Eids (after the completion of three months’ service)
• 36 days of paid annual leave per year
• 10 days of paid sick leave per year
• 30 days of paid Hajj leave (after the completion of one-year service)
• 90 days of paid maternity leave for female employees (after the completion of three months service)
• 5 days of paid paternity leave for male employees (after the completion of three months service)
• Public holidays (According to the approved public holiday’s list)

Procedure for submission of applications:                                                                                      

Interested and qualified candidates should submit an updated DACAAR Job Application Form along with introduction letter and CV online to jobs@dacaar.org or a Hard copy to HR Department in DACAAR main office Kabul.

Important Note:

• Applications without DACAAR’s UPDATED Job Application Form will not be considered.
• Application without Vacancy Number will not be considered.
• UPDATED DACAAR job application form can be obtained from; DACAAR website www.dacaar.org/, acbar website www.acbar.org/; jobs.af websites, and DACAAR Main Office kabul.
• Applications submitted as .RAR file or if the size exceeds 2MB, will not be accepted by the system
• Only Short-listed candidates will be contacted and called for the written test/ interview.
• The salary would be paid in AFN according to the actual exchange rate.

DACAAR is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the society. While all applicants will be strictly assessed on their individual merit, qualified women, people with disabilities and members of minority communities are especially encouraged to apply.

Kabul Office Address:
DACAAR, Main Office, Paikob-e-Naswar, Wazirabad, Kabul, Afghanistan

Postal address: Central P.O. Box 208, Kabul, Afghanistan
Phone: (+93) 0202230752/ (+93) 0202230753
E-mail: jobs@dacaar.org
Web site: www.dacaar.org