{"id":16673,"date":"2011-03-29T09:54:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-29T08:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dutable.com\/2011\/03\/29\/database-assistant-job-vacancy-in\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:35:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:35:37","slug":"database-assistant-job-vacancy-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dutable.com\/database-assistant-job-vacancy-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Database Assistant Job Vacancy in Nairobi Kenya &#8211; International Organization for Migration (IOM)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vacancy No: IOM<br \/>\nFunctional Title: Database Assistant<br \/>\nGrade: G4\/01<br \/>\nDuty Station: Nairobi (Kenya)<br \/>\nDuration of Assignment: 6 months special-all inclusive contract<\/p>\n<h3>General functions:<\/h3>\n<p>under the overall supervision of the Regional Representative of MRF Nairobi and under the direct supervision of the Project Manager &#8211; Capacity Building for Somalia (CBS) the successful candidate will produce and disseminate various information classified into a database.<\/p>\n<p>The Database Assistant is responsible for collecting, analyzing, investigating, managing and distributing composite information associated with the CBS project in Somalia within the context of the overall efforts of capacity building and management of migration for Somalia.<\/p>\n<p>He\/she is also responsible for analyzing baseline and monitoring data and creating new measurements into IOM work-plans and systems.<\/p>\n<h3>Essential functions<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 In consultation with Public Information Unit and project staff, assist drafting of the following documents for CBS -responses to inquiries from the general public, Japanese Embassy\/Government of Japan, and the media on the IOM CBMM program, practices, and any other general information requests.<br \/>\n\u2022 Assist or prepare periodical updates on CBS project activities throughout Somalia for dissemination to the Government of Japan and IOM internally. Reports will be based on the analysis of information collected from meetings, reports and other sources.<br \/>\n\u2022 Assist in the review of program implementation and contribute to prepare and formulate quarterly reports.<br \/>\n\u2022 In cooperation with project staff, ensure grant monitoring information is included in the Access Database, and that accurate reporting of all grants is carried out.<br \/>\n\u2022 Analyze baseline and monitoring data to determine which further assessments may be needed.<br \/>\n\u2022 Design and coordinate data collection, analyze the results, and present clear findings to implementers, beneficiaries, counterparts, the management of IOM and the Government of Japan.<br \/>\n\u2022 Oversee data collection and manage system to store and analyze data<br \/>\n\u2022 Assist in developing program strategies and direction by providing relevant information status<br \/>\n\u2022 Develop project maps based on the projects within the database<br \/>\n\u2022 Perform other duties as may be required from time to time.<\/p>\n<p>Desirable Qualifications (Educational experience and competencies):-<br \/>\n\u2022 Higher Diploma in Information Technology, Mathematics or business related field<br \/>\n\u2022 At least three years professional work experience in database development and database management<br \/>\n\u2022 Demonstrated communication and writing skills; keen attention to detail<br \/>\n\u2022 GPS experience is an advantage<br \/>\n\u2022 Self-driven and able to deliver results with minimum supervision<br \/>\n\u2022 Willingness to travel extensively within the region, work extended periods in the field and interact effectively with partners<br \/>\n\u2022 Required IOM functional competencies: effective communicator, successful negotiator, creative and analytical thinker, active learner, team player, and cross cultural facilitator.<br \/>\n\u2022 Highly proficient in Ms Word, Excel, Access, Power-point and the use of Internet for research<br \/>\n\u2022 Kenyan National with valid passport<br \/>\n\u2022 Fluency in both English and Kiswahili. Ability to speak and write Somali is an advantage<\/p>\n<h2>How to apply:<\/h2>\n<p>Submit cover Letter and CV including daytime telephone and email address to:<\/p>\n<p>International Organization for Migration (IOM),<br \/>\nHuman Resources Department,<br \/>\nP.O Box 55040-00200<br \/>\nNairobi<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 or \u2013<\/p>\n<p>send by email to hrnairobi@iom.int<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vacancy No: IOM Functional Title: Database Assistant Grade: G4\/01 Duty Station: Nairobi (Kenya) Duration of Assignment: 6 months special-all inclusive contract General functions: under the overall supervision of the Regional Representative of MRF Nairobi and under the direct supervision of the Project Manager &#8211; Capacity Building for Somalia (CBS) the successful candidate will produce and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":436240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9948],"tags":[43440,43438,43441],"class_list":["post-16673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jobs","tag-database-assistant-vacancy-kenya","tag-international-organization-for-migration","tag-un-migration-jobs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16673"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dutable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":436242,"href":"https:\/\/dutable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16673\/revisions\/436242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}