🇸🇱 Job Vacancy @ GIZ Sierra Leone – Junior PSD Data Management Specialist

Freetown | Sierra Leone Posted on Engineering / Technical

GIZ GmbH is supporting the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development of the Government of Sierra Leone in the implementation of the Employment Promotion Programme IV (EPP). The overall objective is to create employment for the younger generation through business development in the agricultural and other sectors (Private Sector Development (PSD) component) and to enhance the employability of young people (TVET component) in Falaba, Kailahun, Kono and Koinadugu districts. Our approach is gender and inclusion oriented.

Junior PSD Data Management Specialist

Duty Station is in Freetown with field missions to implementation districts

Women are strongly encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to women with equal experience, comparable education, and test scores.

As this is a position with important technical responsibilities, we only ask candidates to apply who meet, exceed, or come very close to the following requirements. Please read the job advertisement carefully. All applications must be written electronically and include a cover letter (1 page), a clearly chronologically structured CV (education first, then professional career starting with the last position), reference contacts and certificates. Non-compliance leads to exclusion from the application process. Such candidate will not be shortlisted for interview.

# Designation Requirements (max scoring in brackets) Description / tasks
1 PSD Data Management Specialist (PSD-DMS)
    • Diploma in Management Information System (MIS), Data Management and Analysis or closely related fields like computer science or information system (exclusion criterium).
    • Willingness and ability to work in remote areas of Sierra Leone (exclusion criterium).
  • At least 2 years of relevant professional experience in the field of private sector support and/or data management (max. 15 points)
    • Comprehensive knowledge and very good practical applicability of modern electronic data processing (max. 15 points).
  • Knowledge and practical experience of compiling, cleaning and analysing complex datasets (max 15 points).
    • Knowledge of effective methods to detect errors from raw data from enumerators (max. 15 points).
    • Understanding of resetting tablets and installation of data collection software (preferably experienced with Kobo Collect) for field enumerators (max 10 points).
    • Practical knowledge of designing a database management tool to be used on a regular basis (max 10 points).
    • Proven committed and goal-oriented self-starter especially on IT related issues (max. 10 points).
  • Knowledge and practical experience working on creating a service tailored for SMEs in Sierra Leone and interacting with such SMEs (max. 5 points).
  •  Experience working in rural communities (max. 5 points)
The staff member reports directly to the Senior PSD Officer and will be technically supervised by both the PSD Development Advisor and the Senior PSD Officer. 

They will be involved in the implementation of GIZ EPP private sector development activities but more particularly on Business Development Services including the “Agricultural market Information System (AMIS) and the Record-Keeping Application. The target groups are mainly farmers, rural small enterprises with growth potential and buyers of farm products.

They will develop/create, organize and maintain a database of all PSD beneficiaries under EPPIV.

They will be a member of the small team consisting of PSD Specialists in the districts and Line Managers in Freetown and will be involved in the planning and designing of PSD activities as well as compiling and documenting the final list of beneficiaries.

 

Expected starting date is the 01.06.2023. Suitable applicants are kindly asked to submit their complete application (cover sheet, cover letter, curriculum vitae and references) either as hardcopy to GIZ GmbH, Human Resources Department, 32D Wilkinson Road, Freetown (near Comium office) OR as softcopy in pdf format to recruitmentsl@giz.de.

Applications must be submitted not later than 19.05.2023 at 5.00pm. Hardcopy applications have to be submitted in a sealed and labelled envelope (Application for PSD Data Management Specialist). Again, only complete applications (meaningful cover letter, detailed structured CV, copies of official references and reference contacts) will be considered, and only shortlisted candidates will be notified and possibly invited for an interview.

Interviewees should be prepared to be tested for writing and data processing skills (the tasks include the application of Excel formulas, structured writing with word and the creation of meaningful PowerPoint presentations).

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GIZ Sierra Leone

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Status: Open No of vacancies: 1 Job type: Full Time Salary: Negotiable Publish date: 13 May 2023

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