Position Title: Management Information System (MIS) Assistant – Yemen USAID Projects (Part-time consultancy)
Reports to: MEAL Manager (administrative reporting line) and MIS Senior Officer (technical reporting line)
Direct reports: None
Location: Aden, Yemen
Dotted line reports: N/A
Department: MEAL
Authored by: Laurence Hargreaves, MEL Manager
Purpose of the Department:
ARK’s MEAL Department plays a key role in the evidence-based design and delivery of ARK’s portfolio of programmes and projects, ranging from conflict prevention and mitigation, stabilisation and development, to security sector capacity building and the climate/conflict nexus, among other areas.
Purpose of the Role:
The MIS Assistant will support ARK’s USAID projects in Yemen by supporting the capture of high-quality and timely indicator and accountability data into ActivityInfo. The Management Information System (MIS) Assistant will also support on other monitoring tasks as required, including administering surveys with project beneficiaries or conducting monitoring missions.
Key Accountabilities and Deliverables
MIS Support
- Take responsibility for ensuring ARK and its local partners in Yemen submit high-quality and timely data into the ARK MIS ActivityInfo. This will be done with oversight from the MIS Senior Officer and the MEAL Manager.
- Take responsibly for ensuring accountability-related data is entered into the MIS.
- Take responsibility for training local partner focal points in how to use ActivityInfo and the specific forms in line with ARK MEAL requirements.
- Support the MIS Senior Officer to develop and operationalize specific data capture forms.
- Check all incoming data for accuracy and completeness and liaise with field teams and local partner focal points to clarify queries relating to the data.
- Make project and accountability data available to the project team in the form of tables, charts, and maps and support learning activities based around this data.
Delivery of other MEAL-related tasks
- As required, support other MEAL colleagues with their tasks, including supporting field monitoring visits, Key Informant Interviews, Focus Group Discussions, supporting mini-surveys, etc.
Core Competencies/Behaviours and Levels Refer to Competency Framework for guidance
- Communication – Level 3
- Commitment and Interest in the Topic – Level 3
- Attention to Detail – Level 4
- Adaptability – Level 2
- Planning and Organisation – Level2
- Influencing – Level 2
- Teamwork – Level 3
Key Relationships:
Which positions will this role work with on a regular basis? Please do not write names, only titles
INTERNAL: MEAL Manager, MIS Senior Officer, MEAL Officer, MEAL Assistant
EXTERNAL: Local partners
EDUCATIONAL/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Consider whether a degree is absolutely necessary here or can be considered ‘desirable’. A 2018 report by the UK Government found that “Students from disadvantaged backgrounds, low-income households, care-leavers, mature students, disabled students and students from some ethnic minority groups have a much lower participation in higher education than students from other groups”. Research shows that young people from the UK’s most disadvantaged postcode districts are nearly four times less likely to go to university than those in the most advantaged areas. By prioritising graduates over everyone else, employers are at risk of inheriting these inclusion and diversity challenges from the higher education sector.
Essential:
N/A
Desirable:
- Master’s degree in a relevant subject e.g. Computer Science
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE & EXPERIENCE
Essential:
- Interest in data management and data integrity
- Prior experience using MIS such as ActivityInfo, ODK, DHIS, DevResults, etc.
- Experience using common data collection platforms e.g., KoBo Toolbox, including developing data collection forms
- Awareness of monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning principles
- Advanced computer literacy/skills.
- Full professional fluency in Arabic and English.
Desirable:
- Experience working on aid and development projects in Yemen.
- Experience working with local partners.
- Experience of data visualisation tools.
- Experience in data analysis software.
Any Other Relevant Information – please add in any information regarding activities related to this role that potentially could be ‘risky’:
The role will require occasional travel to Amman, Jordan.
This role profile sets out the current duties of the post that may vary from time to time without changing the character of the job or the level of responsibility entailed. However, all role profiles are regularly reviewed and updated accordingly in line with organisational needs.