Senior Manager - MIS, Suchana

Job Context

Save the Children invites applications for the above mentioned position for a comprehensive and multi-sectoral programme to prevent chronic malnutrition in under-2 children in Bangladesh. The aim is to break the inter-generational transfer of malnutrition through economic and cultural determinants in two districts of Sylhet division. Recognising the importance of supporting nutrition well before a child is born, and before girls become mothers, the programme will adopt a lifecycle approach, with a focus on adolescents and newly-weds. It is driven by a catalytic coalition, comprising Save the Children (lead), IDE, HKI, WorldFish and icddr,b, who prioritise sustainability and scalability.

Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply. Minimum requirements will be flexible for the potential female candidates.

Contract length: Regular

Job Responsibilities

The Senior Manager-MIS is a focal person to lead development and operationalization of the MIS (web and android based application) across Suchana Consortium for monitoring, evaluation and research data management, analysis, and reporting. S/he will continuously perform back end scripting in SQL, android, web applications to prepare reporting for the Suchana management. The incumbent will work closely with MEAL team and take lead in developing strategies/guidelines for introducing MIS at the technical and implementing partners. S/he will also design capacity development plan for technical and implementing partners in operationalization of MIS and function as a help desk to assist them as per need. The Manager will continuously check performance of the system and recommend for necessary modification to the MIS development team and supervise MIS officer and upazilla-based IP team (MEKMOs) at Suchana program area (Sylhet and Moulvibazar).

Employment Status

Contractual

Educational Requirements

Master's Degree, preferably in Statistics/Computer Science/Mathematics or relevant discipline.

Experience Requirements

At least 7 year(s)

Additional Requirements

At least 7 years' experience in the field of large scale data management (experience in food security and nutrition project is an advantage), mobile/web based client server protocol, of which 3 years in management position

S/he is expected to have advanced knowledge on RDBMS tools and common techniques preferably on latest SQL Server 2005 or above

S/he should be highly conversant in integrating information requirements with validation rules in the MIS for data quality assurance and also be conversant to integrate GIS in MIS to assist in spatial analysis and produce GIS outputs (maps etc.).

Demonstrated capacity on developing mobile/web applications using ASP.Net, CSS, Ajax, Java Script, ArcGIS etc.

Experience on working with mobile devices and windows based mobile applications

Data analysis skills using SPSS/STATA & Excel, sufficient skills on software installation (SQL Server and .Net Framework etc.)

Job Location

Sylhet