What we do
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works worldwide to provide protection and humanitarian assistance to people affected by conflict and armed violence. We take action in response to emergencies and, at the same time, promote respect for international humanitarian law. We are an independent and neutral organization, and our mandate stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. We work closely with National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and with their International Federation in order to ensure a concerted, rational and rapid humanitarian response to the needs of the victims of armed conflict or any other situation of internal violence. We direct and coordinate the international activities conducted in these situations.
Purpose
The Regional Protection Data Manager provides specific technical guidance and support with regards to data management to Protection Teams across the region. The incumbent checks and ensures homogeneity in the Protection data management considering ICRC standards as well as context, regional and global procedures. They prepare regional statistics as well as analytical reports to support – with evidence-based analysis the strategies of the Delegations
Accountabilities & Functional Responsibilities
- Acts as a vector for the overall strategy at regional level by actively partaking and getting involved in relevant regional fora or meetings;
- Presenting contextualized results of the survey and promoting the implementation of the recommendations made;
- Promotes and disseminates policies, rules and procedures related to data management;
- Monitors and/or ultimately ensures the coherence and consistency of the Protection data and data management in the field;
- Provides analytical reporting related to data management;
- Contributes to the strengthening of the Evidence Based Approach to Protection;
- Ensures that data management and literacy is integrated in various courses and organizes ad-hoc sessions;
- Contributes to the development of networking related to the domain of protection data management;
What we offer
- Diverse and humanitarian-minded workforce;
- An opportunity to contribute to institutional efforts to protect and assist conflict victims worldwide;
- Training opportunities ;
- Flexible work schedule.
Our Values
- At the ICRC, we value impact, collaboration, respect, and compassion. We seek candidates who demonstrate behaviors based on these shared values. For more information on the ICRC values, please visit this page.
Certifications / Education required
- University degree or equivalent;
- Good knowledge of data management and analytics, experience in visualization tools such as Power BI or tableau and programming tools (SQL) is an asset;
Professional Experience Required
- Minimum, 6-9 years overall professional experience with 2 to 3 years work experience in humanitarian or promotion of International Humanitarian Law sector, specifically in Protection field is an asset;
- Minimum 4 years of direct experience in data management & analytics;
- Previous experience working in information management, archiving or training is an asset;
- Availability & flexibility for short (up to 6 weeks) support missions International
Additional information
- Location: Kenyan National Position.
- Application deadline: 31/12/2024
- Type of Contract: 1 year Fixed Term Contract.
