Consultancy opportunity: Data Assistant

About the consultancy:
The consultant will provide administrative and technical support to STEP’s programs through data
entry, data management, data quality verification, data analysis and reporting.

Responsibilities:
Data management

• To conduct data entry and data quality checking for a range of projects
• To process camera trap and other photographic data according to existing protocols
• To ensure all data are stored and backed up appropriately according to storage protocols
• To prepare and format datasets and keys as required
• To complete Kiswahili to English and English to Kiswahili translations as required.

Data analysis

• To conduct analysis for a range of projects using a set list of indicators and outputs for analysis including monthly summary statistics

Reporting

• To prepare reports for a range of projects using outputs from analysis using existing templates and according to deadlines
• To hold regular communications with project manager to discuss progress
• To complete daily timesheet

General

• To develop and use workplans and calendars for activities
• To ensure all activities are implemented to a high standard and according to the workplan.
• To participate in training in data entry, management, processing and analysis.
• Dependent on experience, assist in development of mobile data collection tools

Terms:
Remuneration for the consultancy will be dependent on experience.
The consultant will be based in Iringa town.
The duration for the consultancy will be 6 months from 30th March 2020 – 25th September 2020

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Excellent computer skills
• Excellent and demonstrated Excel skills, including data entry, data quality checking, analysis, and production of figures and tables (Pivot tables; Count, sum, average functions; Conditional formulas; Production of figures and tables)
• Excellent report-writing skills
• Excellent spoken and written English and Kiswahili
• Attention to detail and high quality of work
• Database design management experience (preferred)
• Experience with tablet/phone-based collection and ODK (preferred)
• Experience with English to Swahili translation (preferred)
• Experience with spatial data and camera trap data (preferred)

Please send a cover letter and CV detailing your experience and skills as per the requirements of this
consultancy, with a detailed description of your Excel skills, to

applications@stzelephants.org with the subject Data Assistant