Location: Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal
Apply by: 19 Jul 2023
Data Field Officer
Location: We need DFOs for different states/ Locations:
Location 1 - Rajasthan (Alwar, Bhiwadi, Bharatpur) OR
Location 2 - Bihar (Patna) OR
Location 3 - Jharkhand (Pakur) OR
Location 4 - Kolkata (North and South 24 Parganas)
Our Vision:
To make child protection everyone's business, so that every child is safe everywhere, everyday.
Our Mission:
We build and strengthen child protection systems to ensure that the most vulnerable children are safe, supported, in school, and assured of a childhood free from trafficking, child marriage, hazardous work, violence and exploitation
Background
Aangan works with children in dangerous situations like child trafficking, child marriage, hazardous work and abuse. Our prevention model targets - hotspots- across the country where children are most at risk, either because these are sites of hazardous child labor or are associated with harmful traditions like child marriage, trafficking and girl child discrimination. In such locations, we work with parents, children and government officials to build strong care and protection systems that keep children safe.
II. Position Summary
The Data Field Officer plays a key role in leveraging the power of data to push forth organizational and policy goals for the state. S/he will ensure the accuracy and authenticity of child protection data reports generated and presented to government officials and community influencers. His/her work will have a significant impact on the kind of systemic and policy-level change brought about through Aangan within the child protection sphere at the local district level
The Data Field Officer will ensure that all on-field collected quantitative data from various locations is gathered regularly (and where possible-automatically) and fed into a comprehensive database.
Additionally, the Data Field Officer will support the data collection, research, on-ground mobile app training (if required), and staff coordination activities related to the creation of periodical internal reports, as well as reports to external stakeholders such as the government, partners, funders etc.
III. Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:
o Engage in quantitative and qualitative data analysis
o Set up offline and online database systems to ensure that data is regularly and efficiently captured for analysis so as to in turn generate child protection statistics for various governmental departments and to systematically evaluate the effectiveness of Aangan's interventions.
o Collate multiple data sets across themes and locations: coordinate with staff on data collection activities, and for the periodical update of database entries.
o Assist in identifying data trends for insight analysis
o Engage in research activities
IV. Knowledge and Technical Skills
o Proficiency in working with large and multiple data sets
o Technology-savvy
o Fluency in both English and Bengali is essential
o Knowledge of Microsoft Office is mandatory (specially Excel)
V. Competencies and Abilities:
o Communicating effectively: Simple and clear written and oral communication
o Critical Thinking & Problem solving
o Ability to multi-task
o Mindset to work in team
o Adept at meeting deadlines
o Open to learning and using new products
o Willing to travel
VI. Education and Experience:
o A Bachelors degree
o Experience in data management
o 2-3 years work experience, preferably in the development sector
