The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity, and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
The IRC opened the country program in Afghanistan in 1988. Our programs span the range from humanitarian relief to early recovery and development activities, focusing on child protection, education, economic wellbeing, health, and power. The IRC works in 10 provinces throughout Afghanistan, among which some of the most security volatile, and employs over 1000 staff.

Compliance with Policies:

• Compliance with the IRC WAY (our standards for professional conduct) is a responsibility shared by all involved in delivering on the IRC’s mission. We must abide by the IRC Way and Safeguarding Policies all the time. 
• The IRC has zero tolerance approach to the IRC Code of Conduct including safeguarding violations being committed by its staff, consultants, contractors, volunteers, interns, suppliers, vendors, sub-grantees/partners, implementing partners or any other associate.

Program design and systems development

• Support the design and implementation of AQBE information management system -ensuring that systems and procedures are in place for digitization of data collection, analysis, reporting and storage.
• In close collaboration with the Senior M&E Manager and partner M&E staff, provide technical support to implementation teams to use mobile based applications to carry out regular monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Ensure utilization of standardized information management tools, manuals, guidelines, regulations and protocols.
• Set up systems for and develop beneficiary tracking tools and orient project staff on the tools.
• Participate in program/ project design specifically to ensure accurate information is used to inform program design.
• In collaboration with the Senior M&E Manager, develop country office data management SOP.
• Ensure that information management systems follow ethical guidelines, principles and protocols set out by the IRC and AQBE.

Database Management and Reporting

• Collate data across AQBE activities, analyze, identify and address information gaps.
• Coordinate updates to AQBE-based information to ensure consistency and coherence, including assisting the M&E Manager to collect, generate and present relevant data.
• Develop information products that include customized dashboards and statistical abstracts as required.
• In close collaboration with the Senior M&E Manager and partner M&E staff, prepare monthly, quarterly and annual statistical monitoring reports.
• In collaboration with the Senior M&E Manager, support data analysis and visualization of data.
• In close collaboration with the Senior M&E Manager, update program and project MEAL frameworks
• In collaboration with the Senior M&E Manager and partner M&E staff, ensure appropriate update of program and project databases and/or tracking sheets, and/or data platforms on a regular basis.
• Closely follow up information management and flag data management issues to the Senior M&E Manager and Director of MERL.
• Conduct data quality audits to identify and resolve systemic problems affecting data quality.
• Regularly updating CommCare user profile and comply with IRC’s data protection protocol.

Accountability systems

• In close collaboration with the Senior M&E Manager, develop an information management system to track complaints and feedback from clients.
• Support in developing data collection tools, analysis and support visualization of feedback reports.
• Provide technical support on engagement with clients and collection of feedback.

Staff and partner’s capacity building

• Train program and partner staff on using mobile based applications, Commcare and tools for data collection, management and analysis.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to staff to ensure consistent and accurate utilisation of the information management system.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, master’s degree is preferable in data management and data sciences.
• Minimum of 3-4 years’ experience developing and implementing management information systems, including design of systems and tools, data analysis and reporting.
• At least three years’ experience working on large scale, complex, multi-sector programs in both emergency and/ fragile contexts and developing information management systems for a range of different donors.
• Proven skills to analyse statistical information.
• Possesses Advanced Excel skills (e.g. pivot tables, functions, etc.).
• Ability to compile and holistically analyse diverse datasets.
• Demonstrated ability to develop information management systems.
• Experience in web design and software development and programming is an asset.
• Experience with mobile based applications such as CommCare and KOBO.
• Excellent data visualization skills.
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills.
• Strong commitment to IRC’s mission, purpose and values.
• Demonstrated ability to train and build capacity of others.
• Comprehensive knowledge of humanitarian accountability principles and their translation into practice
• Strong planning, organizational and interpersonal skill
• USAID-specific data management experience (preferred);
• Excellent communication skills in Pashto, Dari
• Wiling to travel and conduct partner visits.

For IRC- Afghanistan Internal Candidates:

(“ The IRC encourages employees to remain in a position for at least one year and be in good standing before applying for another position within the organization. if an employee is interested in a vacant position within the organization, he/she must inform his/her supervisor in advance before applying for a new position”)

(However, 1 year is a must to complete but to encourage IRCA employees somehow we are flexible who work in the current IRC position for at least 6 months or above and are given chance to compete for an opportunity in the organization)

All qualified candidates are requested to open the given link and follow the instructions:

https://rescue.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/46082?c=rescue

All the applicants who recently applied/interviewed for the above mentioned role will not be considered again. 

applications received without a given link and/or online system will be disqualified and removed from the entire process. 

Shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for a written test and after that for interviews. If you are not contacted TWO or FOUR WEEKS after the closing date .please know that your application has not been successful for the post. IRC Afghanistan Country Office, Qala-e-Fathullah, Street # 3, District 10, Old UNOCHA Office, Beside Fatemia Mosque.