Database Officer at Mercy Corps

Database Officer Lviv/Dnipro/Kyiv/Odessa or Remote

About Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, we know our teams do their best work when they are diverse, and every team member feels that they belong. We welcome diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be stronger and have long term impact.

The Program Summary

Mercy Corps’ Ukraine crisis response seeks to meet the humanitarian needs of vulnerable Ukrainians and other conflict-affected people where they are: displaced inside Ukraine, refugees in Poland, Romania, and Moldova, or trapped behind frontlines. We aim to reach 500,000 vulnerable people with multi-purpose cash assistance, in-kind humanitarian support, and protection services across four countries. Almost all our impact will be delivered in partnership: with Ukrainian, Polish, Romanian and Moldovan civil society organizations through a granting program that matches humanitarian action with capacity strengthening, and with peer international NGOs through a consortium in Ukraine.

In the initial response to the war in Ukraine, Mercy Corps is focused on the emergency delivery of aid to the affected populations, primarily through Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) and in-kind food and non-food assistance. Mercy Corps will continue this life saving assistance for as long as it is needed but acknowledges that recovery and resilience requires access to steady income alongside functioning markets. Therefore, alongside ongoing emergency activities, Mercy Corps will launch early recovery activities, that will contribute to stabilization of livelihoods and improved resilience for IDPs and conflict-affected individuals. In line with direct investments to support self-employment opportunities, SME and agriculture sectors, this pilot will work as an adaptive response mechanism and will adapt programming according to ongoing analysis of the context and potentially changing needs.

The Position (General Position Summary)

Database Officer is responsible for creation and maintenance of online platform database of theprogram participants for Resilience Pilot Project. In close cooperation with the Project Manager and MEL Coordinator, he/she will ensure operational status of the online database, that will allow to collect and process applications from program participant, track the vetting stages of applicants and generate gender, age, location, etc. disaggregated data, as requested by the project management. He/She at the same time should promote Mercy Corps values through various entry points in the project and preserve staff moral and enthusiasm for the project work.

Essential Responsibilities

• Creation and maintenance of program participants online database platform;
• Responding to the daily requests on the software needs, analysis of errors, small improvements, identification of possible gaps and elaboration of the ways of filling them;
• Upgrading the software in order to add new components and functions as needed, making it more comprehensive and responsive to Resilience Pilot Project needs;
• Administer maintenance of the database including backup and recovery. Creation of functional responsibilities;
• Training of the project and local implementing partners teams to use the online database platform;
• Ensure protection of the personal data, stored in the online database;
• Perform other duties, as assigned by the project management.

Supervisory Responsibility

None

Accountability

Reports Directly To: Resilience Pilot Project Manager

Works Directly With: Resilience Pilot Project implementation team

Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders

Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in information technology system (IT); a relevant university degree in computer sciences is desirable;
• Computer programming and database development, language: HTML, CSS, Java script, ASP and PHP & MySQL;
• Experience of creating, testing and implementing various databases, including conducting regular maintenance, simplification and updates;
• Ability to create management methods and systems to efficiently access information stored in the database system.
• Ability to ensure strongly focusing on data conversation and data integration;
• Problem solving skills;
• Ability to troubleshoot, plan and design low maintenance systems is a must. Must understand, follow and implement existing policies on IT equipment use and best practices.
• A demonstrated attention to details, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members is required.
• Good communication, presentation and reporting skills;
• Full working proficiency in both oral and written English, Ukrainian and Russian (equally important);

Success Factors

To be successful in this role we expect you to have: Capability to creating, testing and implementing various databases, including conducting regular maintenance, simplification and updates. Proven experience of working as IT Engineer and knowledge on data architecture and data integration. Demonstrated understanding of the ethical and privacy issues and sensitiveness associated with collection and use of program participants data.

Ongoing Learning

In support of our belief that learning organizations are more effective, efficient, and relevant to the communities we serve, we empower all team members to dedicate 5% of their time to learning activities that further their personal and/or professional growth and development.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges. We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves, reaches their potential as individuals and teams, and collaborates to do the best work of their lives.

We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening, and evolving to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive than we are today.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have sustained global impact.

We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination based on race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.

Safeguarding & Ethics

Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC and have signed on to the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct eLearning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.

2022-12-08T13:06:32.000 2023-01-08T23:59:59.000 Full time / Повна зайнятість TELECOMMUTE Ukraine Mercy Corps