Job Title: Data Officer
Organisation: African Initiatives for Relief and Development (AIRD)
Duty Station: Kiryandongo. Uganda
About US:
The African Initiatives for Relief and Development (AIRD) is a non-governmental, non-political, non-religious and non-profit making organization with the main aim of protecting and seeking durable solutions for Refugees and IDPs in Africa in partnership with UNHCR the UN refugee agency.
Job Summary: The Data Officer will be in charge of the management of all warehouse receipt and dispatch information.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Daily entry of all stock movements in and out of the warehouse for generation of daily reports and culminating in a print out of current stock balances.
- Ensuring that no entry is made unless the appropriate supporting documents have been submitted, and following up where necessary.
- Filing of daily reports in appropriate file.
- Weekly spot checks of stock balances in the warehouse, comparing physical count against bin and stock card entries and the latest stock report and reporting any variations.
- Monthly stock taking in co-operation with, but independently from, the warehouse support staff and reporting variations, if any.
- Preparing any reports as requested by UNHCR Logistics Section or the project management.
- Ensuring that all data files are kept in good order and that historical files are stored facilitating easy reference.
- Make daily back-ups of data, so that no failure in the system would result in the loss of more than current entries.
- Keeps track of received data and source documents.
- Prepares and sorts source documents, and identifies and interprets data to be entered into the warehouse information system.
- Liaise with preparers of source documents to resolve questions, inconsistencies, or missing data.
- Analyse captured data to confirm accuracy i.e serial numbers, days, dates, times and locations etc.
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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a University Degree in Statistics, Economics, Development studies, Social Sciences or any other related degree
- At least three years of experience is required
- Experience in the use of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and knowledge of spread sheet and database packages
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- High level of honesty and Integrity
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Advanced computer skills in Ms Word, Excel, PowerPoint presentation
- Ability to work under pressure with minimum supervision.
- Willingness to work in any part of the country
How to Apply:
All candidates should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 27th October 2022
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