Data Management and IT Officer

Data Management and IT Officer

Egerton University is the oldest institution of higher learning in Kenya. It was founded as a Farm School in 1939 by Lord Maurice Egerton of Tatton, a British national who settled in Kenya in the 1920s. It is established through the Universities Act No. 42 of 2012. Egerton University has partnered with Michigan State University (MSU), United States International University-Africa (USIU), National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA CLUSA) and the National Youth Bunge Association (NYBA) to implement the USAID Empowered Youth Program. This is a 5-year program that will be implemented by CoELIB at Egerton University. CoELIB builds on existing knowledge and capacity to foster innovation and business-oriented actions and recognizes that a collection of individuals, assets and other resources do not yet constitute a potent organization that can make an impact on livelihoods. Therefore, they harness capabilities into a sustainable organizational form that can contribute to the well-being of people for inclusive socio-economic development.


The Program aims to connect youth through social and economic opportunities. The program builds on existing evidence of youth social and economic challenges and opportunities from previous, and current USAID investments; key stakeholder engagement, including Kenyan youth and youth-serving organizations. MSU, EGU, USIU, NCBA CLUSA, and NYBA present a sustainable model of youth empowerment to achieve the Program goal. The USAID Empowered Youth Program will use a macro-level approach to strengthen the capacity of youth-serving systems and HEIs to support youth empowerment initiatives.


The Data Management and IT Officer shall be charged with leading the data management team and guiding the data-oriented activities within the program. He/she will also collaborate with other units and teams within the program to ensure that data quality is maintained and enhanced across disparate data sources, leading the development of any data-oriented guidance. He/she shall be instrumental in assisting staff to deliver on youth empowerment through Management of Collection, Analysis, and Reporting of Performance Data, Ensuring the effective running and maintenance of Data Collection Tools, Data Reporting, and quality control audits of Activity data. He/she shall work with the Project Lead at EGU, and with all the other partners at MSU, USIU, NCBA CLUSA, and NYBA to attain efficiency in running the project.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Manage routine data, including data cleaning and entry and ensure completeness and quality.
  • Ensure that all project websites are functional and updated.
  • Work with business development officer to support innovations around ICT.
  • Report any errors identified during data review to appropriate team members and assist in resolving issues
  • Conduct data reviews and Routine Data Quality Assessments (RDQA)
  • With guidance from appropriate team leads, build new components of database data collection and aggregation tools
  • Run basic, descriptive data analyses
  • Propose, develop and support others developing content for dissemination including blogs, other social media, technical manuals, academic papers, etc.
  • Maintain master copies of data collection forms (ensuring accurate updating as needed) and supporting documentation for data management system in electronic venue accessible to relevant teams
  • Perform any other relevant duties assigned to her/him.

Key Performance Indicators:

  • Data Efficiently Managed
  • Innovations and collaborations around IT fostered
  • Data handled with ethical considerations as per USAID’s guidelines

Competencies/Skills:

  • Ability to work in a pressurised environment and meet targets and deadlines.
  • Effective oral and written communication skills.
  • A positive nature and be a self-starter.
  • Demonstrates an international outlook, appreciates differences in values and learns from cultural diversity.
  • Works collaboratively with colleagues to allow the achievement of common goals and shared objectives.
  • Strives to achieve high personal standard of excellence.

Duty Station

CoELIB, Egerton University

Duration

Initially 2 months and renewable based on meeting of set performance targets and duration of the assignment.

CoELIB

Data Management and IT Officer
  • Deadline 12th Oct 2023
  • Duty Station Egerton University
  • Experience Years
  • Qualification University degree