Data Manager

Project Background:

The USAID Uganda Feed the Future Water and Food Systems (WSF) Activity is a five year activity (2023-2028) that aims to inclusively and equitably improve food and water security in the Kyoga Basin in northeastern Uganda, specifically three watersheds – Lokok, Awoja, and Lokere, by empowering individuals and communities to mitigate and adapt to shocks and stressors in order to improve livelihoods, maintain nutrition and health wellbeing, address drivers of conflict, and reduce reliance on humanitarian assistance. This area is home to nomadic pastoralists whose livelihoods are at risk due to violent cattle raiding and the effects of climate change (drought and flooding). This part of Uganda also suffers from fragmented markets, chronic underinvestment in public services, and a lack of private sector investment. This Activity is aligned with the Water and Development II (WADI II) scope to access critical technical services in support of the U.S. Government’s Global Water Strategy, Global Food Security and Strategy Refresh, Agency Climate Strategy, and the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience; and is a cornerstone of the USAID Uganda (2022) Country Development Cooperation Strategy Development Objective (DO) 2, Resilient Growth Enhanced. The activity aims therefore aims to achieve results under the following development objectives:

Improve water supply and integrated water resource management.

Increase equitable access to sanitation and hygiene services for households and schools.

Improved agriculture-based livelihoods.

Increased consumption of nutritious foods among women and children.

Expanded access to financial resources for women, men, youth, indigenous people, and marginalized groups.

Improve local capacity to manage shocks and stressors.

FtF WFS will enhance market systems, strengthen relevant institutions, expand access to climate-resilient services, and—in two of the most vulnerable of the 21 districts covered by the activity—employ “graduation” approaches to assist the ultra-poor. These initiatives will incorporate conflict sensitivity, local leadership, climate change adaptation, and approaches inclusive of women, youth, the elderly, persons with disabilities, and indigenous groups.

Role’s Purpose:

The Data Manager will support WFS performance information. He/she will be responsible for managing data, preforming data analytics, and visualizing data. This support will also include the creation and maintenance of databases and websites. The Data Manager will also assist project stakeholders in reporting and aggregating indicator data and in using new online software to report performance results.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with project staff and project stakeholders to ensure that ongoing M&E data are compiled and made available to WFS staff as required.
• Gather, synthesize, and create systems for maintaining and disseminating key information.
• Support project staff and grantees as required to program data collection tools for field surveys and any other periodic surveys required by WFS Activity.
• Design and carry out project staff and stakeholder training on databases and support WFS data entry requirements to USAID’s databases.
• Manage and manipulate data for results-based performance analysis and performance reports.
• Work with MEL team and meet regularly with project staff to ensure accurate and timely data analysis and reporting.
• Ensure that all indicators are calculated correctly and ensure that the narrative provides necessary justification and explanations.
• Assist WFS team in adopting and strengthening knowledge management systems and processes.
• Oversee development and presentation of data for evidence-based learning and decision-making.
• Conduct GIS mapping, data analytics, and produce data visualizations as deemed useful by WFS technical teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in a field related to information technology; data analytics; development economics, statistics, business or development administration; political science; economics or development studies.
• At least 9 years of experience in knowledge management, database management, and data visualization.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience working with USAID funded projects and information systems.
• Proven proficiency in statistical (e.g., ArcGIS, STATA, SAS, SPSS, and/or R,) and Microsoft packages (particularly Excel and Access).
• Ability to generate data tables, charts, graphs will be a key requirement.
• Excellent communication, writing, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Demonstrated ability to manage high-level relationships with partner organizations and implementing partners/grantees.

Skills

• Excellent communication, writing, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Fluency in English is required.
• An extremely well organized and self-directed individual with sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment, and a strong focus.
• Detail-oriented and solutions oriented.

Reporting

The Data Manager will report to the MEL Director.