Lebanon: Data Administrator (Lebanon)

Position:

Data Administrator (Lebanon)

Location:

Beirut, Lebanon

Application Deadline:

3^rd of September 2017

Duration:

Full-time for 12 months with possibility of extension

Preferred Start Date:

ASAP

SPARK develops higher education and entrepreneurship, so that young ambitious people are empowered to lead their post-conflict society into prosperity. SPARK is a dynamic and growing not-for-profit development organization with over 80 staff members that helps young entrepreneurs to start or grow their own businesses.SPARK is achieving its mission by offering access to higher education and supports entrepreneurship development in fragile states so that young, ambitious people can lead their societies into stability and prosperity.

SPARK is currently looking to fill the position of:

Data Administrator

The Data Administrator will be assigned to work on the Higher Education for Syrians (HES) Programme. This programme is implemented in Turkey, Syria, Iraq (Kurdistan), Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine. The programme offers scholarships to Syrian refugees and supports them to become influential leaders and successful entrepreneurs within their host communities. For more information on the HES Programme, please visit its website at http://spark-syria.eu/home/.

The position of Data Administrator will collect, maintain, analyse and report data relevant to the awarding of scholarships, enrolment of students in higher education institutions and participation of students in post-enrolment activities. The Data Administrator will be based in SPARK’s office in Beirut.

Main tasks and Responsibilities:

· Liaise with local offices to collect data relevant to scholarship applications, student selection, enrolment and participation in post-enrolment activities

· Follow up with local offices to verify and acquire means of verification for the collected data

· Enter collected data in the Programme’s Student Information System (SIS)

· Report to the Regional Programme Coordinator and liaise with SPARK’s M&E Team for analysing collected data;

· Provide input to and draft narrative and M&E reports to the Programme’s donors

· Liaise with SPARK’s ICT team for supporting the (further) development, troubleshooting and maintenance of the SIS

· Diverse administrative and logistical tasks.

• Other tasks as required.

Requirements and Skills:

• 1-3 years of experience in working with databases, including testing and providing troubleshooting support an advantage;
• Educational background in IT will be considered an advantage;
• Proven track in donor report writing programs/projects will be considered an advantage;
• Proven track records of writing donor reports is essential;
• Excellent English writing skills is essential
• Fluency in Arabic
• Strong (inter-cultural) communication skills
• Strong attention to details
• Pro-active and independent work-mindset
• Knowledge of Statistics
• Lebanese nationality or in the possession of work permit

SPARK Offers:

· Remuneration based on experience between 1.400 USD - 1.800 USD gross per month;

· International and dynamic working experience;

· Training opportunities;

· Full-time contract for 12 months (3 months’ probation period), with the possibility for extension.

To apply:

If you are interested, please send your letter of motivation and your CV (in English) to vacancy@spark-online.org with Reference: Data Administrator. For further information about the vacancy, contact Islam Elghazouly i.elghazouly@spark-online.org. Deadline for application is the 3rd of September 2017. Due to a large volume of applications, we cannot respond to every applicant. After the deadline for application we will screen all applications and will invite selected applicants for the first round of interviews. There may be a delay between the deadline and the moment we contact selected applicants.