Senior Officer - Data Quality Assurance

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Job TitleSenior Data Collection & Integrity Officer

Department/Group

Venn

Reporting To:

Technical Lead - Data Collection & Integrity

Years of Experience

4+ years

Location

Mbarara

Travel Required:

50%

Terms

Full Time

Job description

Abo ut Raising The Village

At Raising The Village (RTV), we are dedicated to eradicating ultra-poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. As a dynamic, rapidly growing international development organization, we’ve assembled a team of over 350+ passionate individuals in Uganda, Rwanda and DRC, alongside an additional 10+ professionals in North America. Together, we are committed to elevating communities out of ultra-poverty by implementing innovative solutions and leveraging advanced data analytics to drive impact.

To date, our holistic approach has positively impacted over 1,000,000 lives since 2012, and we’re poised to achieve even greater milestones, aiming to assist 1 million individuals annually by 2027. Our growth and success are fuelled by the invaluable support of global partners who share our vision of sustainable change. Learn more about our impactful programs at
www.raisingthevillage.org

Role Summary

Senior Officer for Data Quality Assurance works with the Data Quality Assurance (DQA) team under the Venn department, ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of data throughout its lifecycle, encompassing collection, storage, and usage through leading the coordination and development of efficient standard operating procedures that produce accurate, timely, and readily accessible data and maintenance of a data repository and provides leadership and technical expertise to the Data Collection & Integrity team.

He/She manages the end-to-end data collection lifecycle, upholding strict data integrity standards and compliance protocols. This includes reviewing and approving of resource plans, designing and

delivering comprehensive contractor training focused on ethical data handling, and implementing robust data quality assurance measures across all the RTV implementation areas and geographies.

Responsibilities

Lead and Oversee End-to-End Data Collection Processes:

• Provide technical expertise and leadership, ensuring data collection is efficient, effective, and compliant. This responsibility extends to developing and championing best practices for robust data management, consistent with organizational standards across the entire operation
• Support the automation of current manual data collection methodologies, thereby optimizing for efficiency and scalability.
• Design comprehensive wireframes for data aggregation, which incorporate multi-level data quality and assurance controls, ensuring data is validated and reliable for all stakeholders
• Contribute to the development and rigorous review of data collection instruments and associated workflows. This ensures their functionality and strict adherence to organizational standards before deployment and utilization.
• Design and maintain comprehensive standard operating procedures (SOPs) for data collection, storage, and usage, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and reliability across all Raising The Village’s areas of operation.
• Implement and uphold robust data integrity and assurance protocols, encompassing ethical handling, regular audits, and validation, to ensure collected data is consistently accurate and reliable.

Establish and maintain a centralized data system for quality, compliance, monitoring, and training