Data Management Assistant at International Potato Center

Job Description

The Data Assistant will be based in Nairobi and will report to the Data Management Research Assistant. The Data Management Assistant will help manage beneficiary related data to ensure a smooth and clean upload and update of the project database.
The principal tasks and responsibilities will include, but not limited to the following:

Duties and Accountabilities:

• Designing and coding of data collection templates into data entry software;
• Data entry and export to various data management software;
• Data cleaning and verification;
• Printing beneficiary household identification cards for the AVCD project
• Any other duty as requested by the supervisor.

Selection Criteria:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer science or related field.
• One year experience required at least at internship level.
• Certificate in IT
• Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Excel and Word;
• Knowledge in CSPro (for designing data entry applications);
• Basic data management skills using STATA and/or SPSS;
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English required