Alfanar Data Officer (Full-Time)

Salary: Competitive based on experience

Reporting to: Investment Officer (London)

Location: Cairo, Egypt or Beirut, Lebanon

Starting Date: As soon as possible

Duration of contract: 1 year (extendable)

Language: Fluent in English and Arabic (written and spoken)

Application deadline: 20 August 2019 (midnight GMT)

About Alfanar

Begun in 2004, Alfanar, a UK-based charity with offices in Cairo and Beirut, improves lives in disadvantaged communities across the Arab world. We do this by investing in and strengthening ambitious social enterprises responding to pressing needs, espcially around children's education and women's economic empowerment. Alfanar provides grants and technical assistance to social enterprises, enabling them to achieve greater financial sustainability, and to scale their impact for their beneficiaries. Alfanar's high-engagement ventrue philanthropy approach applies the principles of private sector investment to charitable giving. Alfanar's small, but dedicated team, strive to deliver social returns that are sustainable, scalable, and game-changing. 

Scope of the Job

We are looking for an experienced and passionate candidate to build on Alfanar's successes to date. The Alfanar Data Officer will work with Alfanar's London based Investment Officer to further develop and streamline Alfanar's monitoring & evaluation tools and policies; develop Qlik dashboards for Alfanar and social enterprises; and support both Alfanar's and social enterprise's decision making. The Alfanar Data Officer will act as a subject matter expert, providing coaching, guidance, and support on all matters regarding data governance. Alfanar provides a rare opportunity to help identify, scale and promote the work of truly inspiring social enterpreneurs in the Arab world.

Main Responsibilities

Develop & Maintain dashboards

• Participate in data review workshops with newly onboarded social enterprises
• Link exisiting stakeholder data gathering tools to Qlik or design new templates
• Provide support in developing and testing stakeholder financial and social dashboards on Qlik
• Provide support in developing Alfanar organisational dashboards on Qlik
• Automate dashboards (schedule frequent data updates from management console)
• Perform ongoing adjustments - as per request - on the dashboards

Data Quality & Data Assurance

• Perform frequent data assurance checks on stakeholder and Alfanar data
• Work with Alfanar and stakeholders to improve data quality across all data types
• Initiate data improvement and data automation strategies based on regular assessment

Ensure that storage, backup, and archiving procedures are functioning correctly

Alfanar Website Maintenance & Development

• Update content - as per request - on Alfanar's website
• Create new pages - as per request - on Alfanar's website
• Integrate real-time Qlik infographics into Alfanar's website

Develop Alfanar Data Governance Framework

• Provide support in developing Alfanar's data governance framework encompassing storage, data quality, security, data use, regulatory & compliance, and master data management policies.

Experience and Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years relevant work experience
• Experience in project management, work plans and implementing them effectively
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience
• Strong database design and development skills
• A detailed level of knowledge of the tools, technologies, skills, and processes required to deliver data analytics
• Experience working with Qlik
• Experience working with Business Intelligence software
• Strong knowledge of data quality
• Data governance experience
• Experience in website maintenance & development
• Knowledge of HTML/CSS
• Good problem-solving and analytical skills
• Experience in training or coaching is a plus
• Strong communication skills in both English and Arabic
• Ability to explain complicated issues in non-technical terms
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build rapport with diverse stakeholders ranging from marginalised populations, social enterpreneurs (client interface) to international teams
• Passionate about Alfanar's mission and values, venture philanthropy, sustainable development, social enterprise and the Arab world
• Self-motivated and highly organised with a passion for working in a fast-paced environement where proactivity, initiative and leadership are encouraged.