Senior Data Management Associate

The Senior Data Management Associate supports coherent, coordinated, and efficient collection, analysis, and utilization of data across the Region, adhering to IOM and UN Data standards and technical tools. The role involves data collection, management, analysis, reporting, capacity building, coordination, and innovation in data technologies.

Responsibilities

• Support the roll out and implementation of standardized data collection tools and protocols with Country Office data focal points and ensure alignment with IOM data standards, policy technical tools.
• Oversee and support the setup and configuration of data collection systems for Country Office data collection activities.
• Ensure data quality through rigorous data collection monitoring, cleaning and validation processes, in coordination with MDDRAD.
• Consolidate data from various sources into the central data warehouse (and when relevant into a regional data warehouse), in line with DTM systems.
• Provide surge data support capacities when needed by Country Offices.
• Provide clean and usable datasets to support in-depth data analysis for reports, dashboards, and visualizations aligned with IOM strategic priorities.
• Support the development and maintenance of data dictionaries and metadata of various data collection activities ongoing in the Region.
• Support data visualization work of the Regional Data Hub by bringing mapping and/or coding capacities.
• Conduct training sessions for national staff on data management, analysis, and visualization techniques.
• Support the development of training materials and user guides.
• Collaborate with Regional and Country Offices to ensure data consistency and comparability.
• Explore and implement new data technologies and methodologies to improve data management practices.
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, computer science, information systems, or a related field with four years of relevant professional experience; or, High School diploma with six years of relevant experience.
• Professional experience in data management, mapping, and data systems in the humanitarian or development sector is required, experience working with data engineers is desirable.
• Technology proficiency in data-relevant tools (Excel, Azure, Fabric), SQL, Python or R, GIS (i.e. ArcGIS), data warehousing, statistical software is required.
• Thematic (migration, displacement,…) and operational field experience including data collection is required.
• Experience in project management, monitoring and evaluation, and other relevant technical experience is desirable.
• External and internal communication skills that foster strong teamwork and cross-unit collaboration (required, ability to work independently and as part of a team).

Skills

• Data Management
• Data Mapping
• Data Systems
• Humanitarian Data Management
• Development Sector Data
• Data Engineering
• Excel
• Azure
• Fabric
• SQL
• Python
• GIS
• ArcGIS
• Data Warehouse
• Statistical Software Stata
• Data Collection
• Project Management
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Capacity Building

Languages

English, Thai