In February 2019, UNESCO and the European Union signed the project “Reviving Mosul and Basra Old Cities”, recognizing the power of culture as a driver of social and economic development. This project aims to support urban recovery and reconstruction through a participatory approach to skills development and job creation to foster social cohesion and community reconciliation through restoration and critical reconstruction of Mosul’s historic urban landscape and urban conservation in Basra.
In the framework of this project, and under the overall authority of the Director of the Office for Iraq and the direct supervision of the Head of Culture Unit, and in close collaboration and consultation with the Project Officers from Education Unit and the Construction Manager and other relevant colleagues, the Data Management Specialist shall support in terms of organizing scoping of the project activities regarding the skills development and job creation, oversee work undertaken in both Mosul and Basra, conduct in-depth research, generate job employability data and analytic, share data/research results with key stakeholders and identify ideas to increase job creation and cross-regional issues related to job creation and employability.
These should reflect the nature of the function to be performed, guided by the project time-lines. The main duties responsibilities are but not limited:
Responsible for producing and managing standardized, cross-nationally comparable datasets according to recognized standards of practice
Support and assist fieldworkers, field supervisors, and in-country data managers to use the online database system-based data collection systems
Contact project contractors and partners to retrieve the needed information/data.
Building capacity in implementing partners via workshops and meeting on data use
Coordinating technical support for data users
Ability to design, implement and analyze online survey data.
Proficient in resolving data and analytics related to field research
Audit data on a regular basis and ensure data integrity.
Manage the regular report running schedule and process.
Perform data management activities in accordance with customer, company, contract, and regulatory requirements.
Develop process improvements for data management activities.
Perform data analysis using statistical tools.
Generate data reports on periodic basis for management and customers.
Identify and correct data entry errors.
Record completed data entry forms and requests as needed.
Present data management updates at internal and customer meetings.
Address any issues, questions and problems in accurate and timely manner.
Create a database for storing data dictionaries and troubleshooting problems.
Undertake missions as necessary and requested for project implementation in Iraq and elsewhere;
Participate in the relevant meetings and take note of the main points and follow-up to implementation of decisions made.
Performing any other duties as required by UNESCO Management
Required Qualifications:
Academic qualifications:
A University degree (Bachelors or equivalent) in economics, public/business administration, social sciences, Engineering or related fields.
Professional experience:
Minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible relevant work experience in data management or related fields, with a preference given to Job creation and employability data bases.
Extensive experience working on education and or skills projects.
Language:
Excellent command of English and Arabic (both written and spoken) are required.
