Data Collection Assistant

Work Conditions:

This position is based in Beirut and travelling on a daily basis Beirut, Mount Lebanon, and South. Office space is available but most of the work time (equivalent to four or more days a week) will be in the tented settlement communities. Tented settlement communities can be challenging environments to work in, both emotionally and physically.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Data Collection:

• Perform data collection and processing activities, using smart phone technology according to Mapping SOPs
• Perform data entry activities
• Input into data collection plan with GIS Manager

• Support logistics activities
• Ensure that equipment is fully charged and well maintained on a daily basis

Communication:

• Liaise with local communities, municipalities and refugees on site
• Communicate implementation problems or issues to GIS Manager, Project Manager, or Security Focal Point as appropriate
• Work in team with other data collection assistants, drivers, data entry assistants, GIS assistant and GIS Senior officer for project implementation

Other:

• Follow Medair security guidelines at all times and report any security incidents or concerns immediately
• Drive a Medair vehicle to and from project sites, following Medair vehicle policy and road regulations
• Represent Medair in informal settlements and communicate key messages as required
• Raise internal referrals for sites and individuals as appropriate, being sensitive to site and household needs
• Attend internal coordination meetings and trainings as required
• Be willing and able to visit the Medair Zahle office when necessary
• Participate in trainings with Medair mapping partners
• Adhere to the Medair Code of Ethics at all times
• Any other reasonable duties, as required by line manager

Person Specification:

• High School Education-Lebanese Baccalaureate Certificate
• Understanding of Data Collection Principles
• Knows the BML and South Areas (have worked in them)
• Work experience, preferrably in NGO
• Able ti use smart phone
• Technical aptitude to pick up digita data collection methods
• Basic working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Good working knowledge of other Windows packages
• Lebanese driving license
• 5 years+ driving experience
• Passionate about serving the poor
• Self-motivated
• Team-player with good intepersonal skills
• Willing to support others and share workloads
• Capacity to work under pressure
• Creative, open-minded, flexible, self-learner
• Strong communication, particularly verbal
• Good in mathematics
• Ability to translate between written arabic and english
• Ability to take initiative in data collection planning when on the field