Vacancy Announcement

Nutrition Database Officer

Organization GREDO- Gargaar Relief and Development Organization

Position Title Nutrition Database Officer

Reports to Nutrition Project Manager
Location/Duty Station Baidoa, Bay
Announcing Date 5/4/2017
Closing Date 11/4/2017
Commitment to Diversity GREDO is an equal opportunities employer.
Submission Email: hr.gredo@yahoo.com

Organizational Background

GREDO is an indigenous local NGO. Non-profit non-partial, non- political and voluntary organization
based in Baidoa. To reach the most affected grass-root communities in Bay and Bakool regions and
lower Shebelle effectively and efficiently, the necessity of local partnership in relief program appeared.
Responding to the partnership need, a group of Somali intellectuals and well-wishers initiated in
December 1992 a local non-governmental organization called Gargaar Relief and Development
Organization (GREDO) the organization has implemented during these period different projects
including relief and emergency programs and later improved into rehabilitation and developmental
programs.
Nutrition Database Officer Job Duties:
Maintains database results by setting and enforcing standards and controls
Prepares for database expansion by studying plans and requirements; advising senior
technical management; coordinating design and programming
Keeps senior technical management informed by preparing reports on system performance
and problems.
Upgrades hardware and software by assessing transaction processing and database
production options
Maintains database performance by troubleshooting problems
Accomplishes platform upgrades and improvements by supervising system programming.
Secures database by developing policies, procedures, and controls
Accomplishes information systems and organization mission by completing related results as
needed.
Required Skills.
Data Maintenance, Database Management, Promoting Process Improvement, Presenting.

Qualifications/Preferred Competence
University degree in one of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: Public Health &
Nutrition, Health Sciences, International Health & Nutrition, Public Health & Nutrition Policy
and Management, Health & Nutrition Promotion and Disease Prevention, Public Health
Preparedness, Health Emergency Preparedness, or other relevant discipline(s).
Good English communication both in written and verbal
Team building skills
Detail oriented
Motivational skills
At least 3 years experience of in Database Management

Integrity: Honest, encourages openness, transparency and sincere. All applicants should drop a letter
of application and updated CV (including 3 referees) to hr.gredo@yahoo.com and
indicate the position applied for in the subject. The deadline for application deadline is 11/4/2017.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

GREDO is an equal opportunities employer