ABOUT RI: 

Relief International is an international non-profit organization committed to partnering with communities impacted by conflict, climate change, and disasters. Our core mission is to save lives, strengthen resilience, and promote sustained health and well-being in affected regions. Our team, comprising over 7,000 staff and local volunteers, operates in 15 countries across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. We focus on providing comprehensive Health and Nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), Education, and Livelihoods programs, all aimed at fostering community resilience. Our strategy centers on collaborating with local partners to develop programs that are safe, inclusive, and precisely tailored to local needs. These programs are designed to be evidence-based, sensitive to conflicts, and adaptable to changing climates, thereby effectively addressing the needs of the most vulnerable populations.

ROLE PURPOSE:  

The Information Management Officer is responsible for supporting the collection, organization, analysis, and reporting of data for all projects in RI Sudan; where a technological solution is established the IMO is responsible for maintaining the database and ensuring capacities are developed in its usage.

Design and Planning:

• Support the Data Management and Analytics Coordinator in establishing data management related systems and processes; including data verification, compilation, documentation; and contribute to ideas and discussions in relation to data management.
• Identify capacity or staff gaps in data entry/management across the states and flag these to the PS MEAL team. Undertake trainings and capacity building initiatives where necessary.

Data Management

• Enable and organize staff to collect and store routine monitoring data for project(s) assigned.
• Maintain the database as and when it is made available – ensuring access and training for all staff and timely and accurate entry of information; be prepared to enter data from source materials as and when required where staff are not available.
• Participate in project(s) data review and oversee routine data quality assurance processes in health facilities and communities where projects are implemented; ensure means of verification are established on a regular basis to establish data accuracy and quality. 
• Work closely with HIS and other Data Officers to ensure that technical data management is undertaken effectively for the project indicators; indicator definitions, calculation formulas and latest tools are available and understood.
• Work with the PS Accountability Officer and the Data Management and Analytics Coordinator to ensure the Global FCRM database is updated on a monthly basis.
• Undertake the compilation of sector specific databases to be used for development of the CO dashboards utilizing the data collected from routine HF data and CMAM records. 
• Support the development of dashboards or preparatory source data received through routine monitoring and accountability related data, as well as evaluations and assessments where required.
• Maintain all technological aspects of the department and liaise with information technology to procure the most relevant and applicable software and tools for the organization.

Learning

• Support the Project team and/or Data Management and Analytics Coordinator in developing reports and analysis pieces as and when required, and when contributing to project progress and other reports.
• Build online/offline tools to facilitate and capture lessons learned in coordination with the PS MEAL Team.

Other Tasks

• Attending relevant internal and external meetings and representing the MEAL unit within the state as required by the MEAL Manager.
• Any other tasks given by the line manager.

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Data/Information Management, Analytics or other related field
• At-least 4 years of experience in MEAL for humanitarian or development settings; experience in data management, indicators, logical frameworks, and managing organizational level databases is a must.
• Experience working with multi-sectoral projects data, specifically focused on health and nutrition. 
• Experience and ability to train other staff in utilizing databases and/or other data management processes, including partner staff as and when required.
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating during difficult working conditions
• Ability and willingness to frequently travel to intervention locations and examine data collected.
• Demonstrable experience in at least one analytics platform (Power BI preferred), and data collection tools (KOBO preferred). Experience in statistical software advantageous.
• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic