Senior MIS / Information Analyst Manager

Background/IRC Summary:  Established in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is working in more than 40 countries, responding to the world’s worst humanitarian situations. In Pakistan, IRC has been offering comprehensive emergency rehabilitation services such as supporting health systems, environmental health, education, child and women services, and livelihoods.

Since 1980, IRC Pakistan has effectively responded to all major humanitarian situations emanating from earthquakes, catastrophic floods, and temporary displacements. Currently, IRC has an average annual portfolio of around $40 million implementing projects in all the four provinces of Pakistan. With support of the federal and provincial governments, and generous donors like DFID, ECHO, USAID, and Australian Aid Agencies, IRC has reached 1.8 million people in Pakistan in the year 2018-19.

Recently, IRC has launched a 5 years  “Women’s Economic  Empowerment (WEE) Project   primarily in five selected districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with the objective  to promote women’s social and economic empowerment through safe and dignified access to livelihoods opportunities, information, resources and services.

Cognizant of the fact that lack of Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) is a key barrier to Pakistani women’s economic empowerment preventing millions of women from opening bank accounts, registering as voters, accessing credit, inheriting and owning property and accessing social protection benefits, the  project will facilitate CNIC registration of 1.25 million women across Pakistan in two years starting July 2020. With the objective  to facilitate CNIC registration,  the project  will follow two pronged approach by : (1) linking /bringing beneficiaries women at NADRA Registration Centers (NRCs) and (2) facilitating Mobile Registration Vans (MRVs) through respective Regional Headquarters of NADRA in the far flung locations at the doorsteps of women for CNIC registration.

Job Overview/Summary:  

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking a dynamic and self-motivated individual for the positions of Sr. MIS/ Information Analyst Manger for CNIC Registration  The main objective of this component is to facilitate Women CNIC registration which will enable them increased Access to Financial Services, Institutions, Property Ownership, and Social Protection in Pakistan. This initiative will address the gender gap and enable women’s full participation in the economy.

Sr. MIS/ Information Analyst Manger will mange  huge data base of reaching to the target of 1.25 million women  for CNIC  registration . He has to keep track record of  various stages including:  listing at village/UC level by Mobilizers, submitting cases to NRCs, obtaining Tracking numbers and finally obtaining CNICs.   

Job Responsibilities:

Major responsibilities of Sr. MIS/ Information Analyst Manger are included but not limited to :

·         Develop Management Information System (MIS)  for Women CNIC Registration being a component of WEE project.

·         Install on line  MIS for CNIC throughout the net work of WEE team from top level of CoP down through Specialist, Sr Manger, Zonal manger and  district based Social Organizers

·         Train WEE staff  and Coordinators (NADRA and ECP)   for using MIS  including dash board information and necessary processing at various stages and levels of reporting

·         Maintain data bases province wise, district wise and national level with built in analytical syntax for generating periodical and special purpose reporting

·         Monitoring on line data collection system and reporting variations ofr management to take necessary steps

·         Report and track  progress of the target of 1.25 million women CNICs registration based on Social Organizers all over the country,  listing,  deployment of  Mobile Vans by NADRA, issuing of CNICs etc

·         Maintain data at UCs  level, submitting cases to NRCs, obtaining Tracking numbers and finally obtaining CNICs. 

·         Validate accuracy of data developing interface with NADRA to monitor women CNIC registration under WEE project.

·         Ensure real time data transfer mechanism in consultation with field staff so that all necessary information can be consolidated/generated with necessary analysis for reporting on monthly basis to USAID based on indicators  outlined in the Concept Note  of USAID.

·        Perform any other assign task related to job by Supervisor.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to: Specialist Institutional Strengthening and Coordination based in PSU, Islamabad.

Position directly supervises :  Sr Reporting Officer

Job Requirements:

a)      Education:

·         Master’s degree in Computer Sciences, Development studies, Social Sciences,  Diploma in MIS/ Communication or equivalent, Diploma  in  data processing and  management

b)      Work Experience:

·         Work experience of 7- 8  years having considerable command over designing standard formats with required parameters for data collection, analysis and reporting. Analytical skills in data compilation, data collation/integration, data processing on defined indicators and report generations. Strong interpersonal skills.

c)      Skills & competencies:

·         MIS Skills for developing dash board information with real time updating data bases

·         Skills in software development for data collection interface, speedy flow of data at various stages of CNIC registration

·         Technical skills for organizing and imparting trainings in MIS modules.     

·         Strong networking skills with relevant stake holders of WEE project

·         Demonstrated experience in handling nationwide data collection and analysis

·         Ability to handle the culturally sensitive issues of the society and guide  field staff.

·         Excellent facilitation, communication and interpersonal skills

·         Strong skills of report writing and presentations

·         Good computer skills (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

Language Skills:  English and Urdu

Others: 

The IRC Core Values and Commitments.

·         The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Adult Safeguarding, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity Anti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons.

·         IRC is committed to ensuring that IRC staff is suitable to work with children and have the knowledge s/he needs to uphold and abide by the IRC’s Child Safeguarding Policy.

• Level of interaction with children (Under 18): Frequent direct contact with children especially adolescent girls (15-18 years old)

·         IRC ensures that its staff must actively practice the roles and responsibilities related to client responsiveness, accountability to people in affected communities and must have competencies to solicits and listens to feedback and other’s perspectives, responds to feedback with maturity and sensitivity and takes appropriate decisions and makes changes to behavior or actions in response to feedback.

·         IRC recognizes that gender equality is fundamental to the achievement of our organizational mission. As such, IRC is committed to the promotion of gender equality in all aspects of our operations and programs. Our organizational policies, procedures and actions demonstrate this commitment.

Women candidates and differently-abled persons are highly encouraged to apply.