Data Entry Operator Full Time NEW

Program: Community Service as a Pathway to Work (CSPW)
Organization: Youth Network for Sustainable Development (YNSD)
Reports to: Program Coordinator

About YNSD and the CSPW Program

Youth Network for Sustainable Development (YNSD) is a non-governmental, non-profit making indigenous organization which was founded in 2003 by four school clubs and fifteen youth associations. Currently, YNSD is an umbrella Network for more than 1000 youth organizations/associations at national level.

Its mission is to contribute for the sustainable development through promoting partnerships, networking, and building the capacity of its member organizations while its vision is to see Ethiopian youth holistically empowered and meaningfully engaged in the country’s all-rounded and sustainable development.

It has been implementing programs and projects including youth and women empowerment, Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH) & HIV/AIDS, Information & Communication Technology, environment sustainability, advocacy, WASH and new emerging issues.

Currently it is running a five-year program (2023 – 2027) implemented in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and JHU-CCP. The program is running in six regions, 14+ zones, 150+ woredas, and 1800+ kebeles of the country. Where YNSD covers 60% of the target.

The program, as referred to as Community Service as a pathway to Work (CSPW) is primarily aimed at engaging the youth in community services on voluntary basis and help them acquire skills to be employed/create self-employment opportunities in dignified and fulfilling work reaching 500K Youth (70% women) and 10% vulnerable Groups in community services and expected to support 200K youth (18-35 years of age) transition to work.

Job Summary

The data entry operator is responsible for entering data into the database system/any other data site, and ensure data quality and type per the data capturing tools. The data entry operator will be working closely with the MEL team and will be guided by the tools and procedures developed for managing the data at the cluster level. The operator will guide the cluster team in using appropriate and updated data capturing tools per the agreed templates and formats endorsed for the various data types. In addition to this, the data entry operator will manage the data base at the cluster level and will liaise with the team at the national level for sharing different raw data for analysis and reporting. S/he will make sure that data are disaggregated into sex, geographic area, region, disability and other disaggregation variables needed by the program. S/he will follow up on whether the data collected is up to the required quality and quantity, and suggest improvements for gaps reflected in the cluster area concerning data quality and quantity. The officer will also participate in the planning and implementation process of data collection activities. The data entry operator will work with the cluster team in the overall data collection and data entry process.

1. Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Transfer data from paper formats into database systems
• Type in data provided directly from customers or other parties
• Create and manage spreadsheets with large numbers of figures
• Verify data by comparing it to source documents
• Update existing data
• Produce reports
• Retrieve data as requested
• Perform regular backups to ensure data preservation
• Sort, organize, and store paperwork after entering data
• Work closely with the cluster team and the MEL team to ensure data quality and management
• Do other assignments given by the cluster manager

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, Information technology,mathematics, or computer science or other related fields.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience in capacity building, training, or community development programs.
• Proven experience in data entry, familiarity to analytical tools and data entry and compilation
• Strong communication, coordination, and partnership management skills.
• Excellent analytical skills and ability in managing high volume of data
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team.

Skills and Competencies

• Familiarity to data entry tools
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Results-oriented with a proactive approach
• Speedy data entry and interpretation.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines