Job by The Forum for African Women Educationalists
1.Position: Database Associate
Job description
The Database Associate is responsible for developing, maintaining, and upgrading the central and project-specific databases, data gathering, data encoding, conducting data analysis, and supporting the design of various database tools and strategies. The database officer is also responsible for IT-related tasks in the organization such as computer maintenance, system updates, and managing the information communication system.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintain the CP project-specific databases;
- Ensure all data is entered and updated in the databases and other systems available
- Support the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, the program coordinator, and the project officer in ensuring that data is collected, entered, and stored in a timely and accurate manner according to the reporting and monitoring requirements
- Check the quality of the data submitted by field staff
- Check, mentor & monitor the quality of the data submitted by all the field staff
- Liaise with field staff regarding missing data, eventual mistakes, data discrepancies, and/or inconsistencies;
- Perform “clean data” when needed;
- Ensure proper filing of hard and soft copies of survey questionnaires, lists of beneficiaries, or other data collection tools or documents
- Maintain and further develop the structure or format of the databases as required
- Implement proper backup, restore, data validation, and security procedures to ensure data integrity and availability
- Computer maintenance
- Database system management and development
Data Analysis:
- Support the improvements of the data collection tools
- Verify the accuracy of the data collected during assessments
- Clean data collected during assessments and any issues to the relevant departments
- Extract queries, figures, and reports from the database
- Generate data visualization such as charts, graphs, and tables to be included in communication tools, reports, assessments, and any other documents as per needs
- In collaboration with the M and E Officer, provide data analysis of projects’ activities and assessment data
Others:
- Provide regular and timely updates on progress and challenges to supervisors and other team members
- Capacity building: Provide database-related and IT skills-related workshops and participate in meetings as required
- Perform any other related activities as assigned by the immediate supervisor.
Qualifications & Skills Required:
- A Bachelor’s degree in computer sciences, MIS, or other related field, graduate degree preferred. ∙ Possesses Advanced Excel skills (e.g. pivot tables, functions, etc.).
- Demonstrated information management skills.
- Demonstrated basic skills in Microsoft Excel, and use of online platforms for data Collection ∙ Strong organizational, data collection, and IT skills.
- Functional oral and written English communication skills required (working ability); ∙ Excellent relationship management skills (both professional and personal relationships) ∙ Proven ability to multi-task calmly and professionally.
- 0-2 years
About FAWE
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) is a membership-based pan-African Non-Governmental Organisation that operates through 34 National Chapters in sub-Saharan Africa to promote girls’ and women’s education.
FAWE’s vision, mission, and goal are all resolute on the well-being of girls’ education. To accomplish its mission of ‘promoting gender equity and equality in education in Africa’ FAWE uses a holistic four-pronged approach.
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) is a membership-based pan-African Non-Governmental Organisation that operates through 34 National Chapters in sub-Saharan Africa to promote girls’ and women’s education. FAWE’s vision, mission, and goal are all resolute on the well-being of girls’ education. To accomplish its mission of ‘promoting gender equity and equality in education in Africa’ FAWE uses a holistic four-pronged approach.
We believe that through the education of women and girls, livelihoods are improved for entire communities, and civic education and liberties are enhanced. Educated girls become educated women who have the knowledge, skills, and opportunity to play a role in governance and democratic processes and to influence the direction of their societies.
We work hand-in-hand with communities, schools, civil society, Non-Governmental Organizations, and ministries to achieve gender equity and equality in education through targeted programs. We encourage our partners to enact policies and provide positive learning environments that treat girls and boys equally.
2.Position: Administrative Associate
Job description
ROLE PROFILE
The Administrative Associate will support effective day-to-day administrative functioning issues offering. This position will need an individual who is extremely organized and proficient at communicating both verbally and in writing. The position will entail writing and drafting of reports and documents.
KEY RESULT AREAS
- Support the Human Resource and Administration Office function with drafting of documents and policies and report writing.
- The Administrative Associate will support the Human Resource Function in maintaining data and being the HRIS system manager in the ERP system.
Key Activities/Roles
- Responsible for drafting and writing various administrative reports and policies as may be assigned from time to time.
- Support procurement of inventory including documenting all equipment assigned to staff members.
- Supporting and maintaining filing systems in the HRIS, and developing administrative process improvements in the ERP System
- Support Coordinating contracts with vendors and suppliers, including managing invoicing, and payment processes.
- Support administration tasks within the Administration section including recording minutes, arranging schedules of events, proof-read documents, etc.
- Booking air tickets for the teams and another travel itinerary as per instructions from the Supervisor.
- Coordinate reservations, catering for meetings, and other internal meeting venues.
- Manage the requisition of office utilities, like kitchen provisions, water, power, rentals, garbage, etc.
Competencies Required
- A university degree in Secretarial, Business Administration, Human Resources, or any other relevant field
- 0-2 years
- Computer literacy
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Must have well-developed written and verbal communication skills. Organisational Structure (Working Relations)
Reports to: WASRO Coordinator
Person Specification
- Smart, presentable, confident, and well-spoken.
- Team player and self-driven
- An organized approach and excellent time management skills
- Excellent communication skills
3.Position: FAWE – Communication Associate
Main Duties include the following but are not limited to:
- Undertake day-to-day communication activity of the organization and communicate through the organizational website, Facebook and other media pages
- Form a communication and public-relations Technical Working Group (TWG) from members, and establish a communication and media unit
- Functions as communication instrument to communicate the works of the organization
- Facilitate the networking, partnership building and fundraising efforts
- Creating and maintaining a robust relationship with the media to promote the organization’s image
- Produces periodically newsletters, and other printed and audiovisual materials like case studies and success stories and produces reviews for mass media consumption
- Actively participates in field visits, prepares field visit reports and documents stories,
- Manages an organization’s internal and external communications.
- Monitoring and responding to feedback from the media and the public about the organization on traditional and digital channels
- Recording media coverage and measuring the impact of publicity campaigns on audience engagement
- Developing and disseminating public relations materials that increase visibility among stakeholders and lawmakers
- Develop/ review/ communication and public relations strategy/guideline
- Form a communication and public-relations Technical Working Group (TWG) from members, and establish a communication and media unit
- Undertake day-to-day communication activity of the organization and communicate through the organizational website, Facebook, and other media pages
- Monitor the media, including newspapers, magazines, journals, broadcasts, newswires, social media sites, and blogs, for opportunities for clients
- Prepare and supervise the production of publicity brochures, handouts, direct mail leaflets, promotional videos, photographs, films, and multimedia programs.
- Maintain and update information on the organization’s website
- Maintain and update information on the organization’s website
- Perform any other duties appropriate to the role, as required by the Supervisor.
- Produce project-based communication packages for lobby and advocacy purposes
Job Requirement
Education Requirement:
- BA degree in Communications, Public Information, International Relations, computer science, English Language and Literature, Journalism/Mass media/communications or related fields.
- 0-2 years