Senior Program Manager at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an International non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. CRS programs assist persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality. CRS works through local church and non-church partners to implement its programs, therefore, strengthening and building the capacity of these partner organizations is fundamental to programs in every country in which CRS operates. CRS re-established presence in Nigeria in 2000 and currently focuses on agriculture, HIV and health extractive and governance, and peace building programming.

We are recruiting to fill the position below

Job Title: Data Manager

Department: Feed the Future Nigeria Livelihood Project
Location: Abuja
Reports to: Monitoring and Evaluation Director
Band: E1
Duration: 2 years (with possibility of extension)

Primary Job Responsibilities

• The Data Manager is responsible for providing technical leadership in the design of ICT solutions, including mobile applications and the Nigerian Livelihoods Project database, and for ensuring efficient design, implementation, and maintenance of these components of the M&E system.
• The data manager will assume overall responsibility for the successful delivery of all ICT solutions, management of the database, and support a wide range of program support initiatives and research activities.
• S/he will also work closely with the project M&E Director and the C?S MEAL coordinator to integrate ICT tools across project activities.
• S/he will support all electronic data collection, management and mapping needs, proposing budgets for ICT projects, development and management of scopes of work for ICT4D contractors, and promoting ICT within the program.
• S/he will be the project point-of-contact for ICT readily available to provide technical support and mentorship to end users of ICT solution to progressively build skills in application of ICT solutions.

Qualification and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology/Computer Science
• Minimum three years relevant experience working with ICT4D solutions
• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, SharePoint, ARC GIS Desktop 10, ARC GIS Online, Web Matrix).
• Working familiarity with higher order languages such as Java, UML, JavaScript and PHP
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Experience working in an international environment
• Ability to coordinate effectively with other departments
• Ability to manage time, prioritize tasks and respond quickly to requests
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and problem solving skills
• Comfortable providing on the job training
• Knowledge of international development practices
• Ability to stay abreast of technological developments and the willingness to apply those to the job
• Ability to work effectively with donors and partner organizations and as part of multi-disciplinary team
• Computer skills inclusive of Microsoft Office and statistical packages such as SPSS, EPI-Info
• Self-guided, strong organizational and planning skills
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills; local language skills desirable
• Willingness to travel at least 50 percent of the time to project sites within the country and work long hours.

Application Closing Date
26th April, 2015.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should download the Application Form below and send with a detailed resume as attached MS word document to: [email protected] Application must explicitly state the position and location applied for in the application form and in the subject of the email e.g Data Manager Abuja. Only applications sent in the required format will be considered and only short listed candidates will be contacted.

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