Information Manager and Data Analyst- German Red Cross at Kenya Red Cross Society

• The purpose of the Information Manager and Data Analyst is to give IM support to the GRC in the region and to the Anticipation Hub at regional and global levels.

• Main regional with focus in the Greater Horn of Africa, and secondary focus on specific countries as needed and agreed.

• Overall IM/Data support to the office and the region
• Support the development of a regional database (IGAD region) on anticipatory action, documenting, inter alia, activations, triggers/thresholds, frameworks, and roadmaps established by humanitarian and governmental actors across the region
• Identify, collect, harmonize, validate, analyze, update and visualize relevant data
• Ensure scientific rigor and quality control during the review process. Define and standardize key variables such as action typologies
• Ensure the structure of the database supports interoperability with other databases, regional or global knowledge platforms (e.g. East Africa Hazard Watch, AH, IGAD/ICPAC IM system) and ease for future expansion or modification
• Develop procedures for updates, validation and maintenance of the database
• Create dashboards, data visualizations and user-friendly interfaces
• Development of a user guide manual
• Present functionalities to stakeholders and integrate feedback
• Contribute to reports, summaries, analyses etc. deriver from the database content
• Explore and integrate, as far as possible, use of AI-enabled tools and processes for semi-automated data collection
• GIS and Disaster Risk Data Analysis in coordination with the GRC global IM and digitalization unit and Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies in the field.
• Support general project/program development if required.
• Support the Anticipation Hub in other IM related task as required
• Liaise and work with the Anticipation Hub regional coordinator based in the IFRC regional office in Nairobi

• University Degree in Information Management, Data Science, GIS, Social Sciences, or a related field
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in in IM, data analysis, or digital systems in the international humanitarian/ NGO/Non-profit sector or Government related to DRM, Climate Science, Hydromet Science, Disaster Risk Financing and/or AA.
• Good understanding of anticipatory action (e.g. concept, actors).
• Demonstrated experience in designing and managing databases or knowledge platforms.
• Proven capacity to work with diverse data sources and ensure scientific rigor.
• Advanced skills in Excel, Power BI, QGIS and/or ArcGIS, and at least one mobile data tool (KOBO, ODK, including xlsForms). familiarity with Python and/or R programming is a plus.
• Experience with AI/machine learning tools for information extraction, classification or natural language processing (desirable).
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Strong training, facilitation, and mentoring skills.
• Fluency in English is a requirement. Work proficiency in another regional language is an asset.

• Abide by and work in accordance with the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement principles.
• Adaptable and able to work in dynamic multi-actor environment in support to the existing program and country set-ups.
• Good team player.
• Very good ability to work towards achieving objectives and results.
• High level of financial discipline and integrity.
• Attention to details and accuracy.
• Ability to meet deadlines with the minimum supervision.
• Very good ability to be solution oriented.
• Collaborates well with others and supports others in the pursuit of team goals.

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