Switzerland: Intern, Federation-wide Databank and Reporting System

Job Purpose

As part of the global FDRS team, support data collection and analysis efforts with and work with FDRS focal points in 190 National Societies and IFRC regional and county offices to improve data accuracy.

Job Duties & Responsibilities 1

1. Data collection, cleaning and quality assurance: Working with the National Society FDRS focal persons to ensure that the quality and coverage of annual data collection is an improvement from previous years and meets the targets established – with emphasis on improving disaggregated reporting (sex and age). Provide guidance and support to NS counterparts on key proxy indicator (KPI) definitions and triangulate data with secondary internal and external data sets.

2. Data analysis, visualization and reporting: Prepare regular analysis reports such as weekly progress reports, regional reports, and KPI longitudinal analysis. Support the development and production of the annual FDRS report by analyzing annual data, soliciting content and stories, supporting drafting/editing, and preparing visualizations (maps, charts).

3. Communication/Coordination: Liaise with colleagues within the IFRC secretariat in Geneva and in Regional offices to update National Society information. Monitor the fdrs@ifrc.org email account and action/ direct queries in timely manner. Respond to any other FDRS related queries.

Job Duties & Responsibilities 2

Education

Advanced university degree in economics, statistics, data science, or other social sciences required

Experience

· Experience in (big) data analysis, statistics, or research methods;

· Demonstrated experience of working on data collection for large projects/ organizations, and delivering on targets successfully;

· Familiar with the Red Cross and Red Crescent network and have experience in international humanitarian and development work.

Knowledge, Skills and Languages

· Highly developed research and analytical skills. Specifically, a very high level of drafting skills e.g. analytical reports;

· Technical skills: Confident in using advanced functions of Excel, as well as data analysis, visualization, and mapping tools (e.g. Tableau, Power BI, Stata, R, Python, D3, CARTO, QGIS);

· Frontend/Web development: Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, Javascript and React.js is an asset;

· Language skills: Excellent written and oral communication, organizational and presentation skills in English AND French. Other IFRC languages (Spanish or Arabic) being an advantage.

An intern must meet the following criteria: - Be currently-enrolled in a university or equivalent level, or have graduated recently (normally within 1 year from the date of hiring) in an area that is compatible with the IFRC activities.

If you are interested, please apply on IFRC.org before Sunday 12 May.