I. TechnoServe Background:
TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses and industries. We are a nonprofit organization that develops business solutions to poverty by linking people to information, capital and markets. Our work is rooted in the idea that given the opportunity, hardworking men and women in even the poorest places can generate income, jobs and wealth for their families and communities. With more than four decades of proven results, we believe in the power of private enterprise to transform lives.
II. Program Description:
The program will help farmers boost productivity and expand trade. Specifically, the Regrow Yirga program seeks to serve 42,000+ farmers, 45+ processing businesses, and coffee industry service providers. The project will launch an innovative Farmer Stumping Fund which will facilitate direct incentive (tools or cash) transfers to farmers to encourage tree rejuvination which has the potential to be scaled up to over 1 million coffee farmers nation-wide.
This USD 15 million project finds its roots in TechnoServe’s 10+ years of experience working with the coffee farmers in Ethiopia. Our work was recently honored as the “Origin Charity of the Year” by the National Coffee Association – the leading trade organization for the coffee industry in the United States.
III. Position Description:
The Data Encoders will be responsible for entering data related to the monitoring and evaluation of the Regrow Yirga program in Ethiopia.
IV. Duties & Responsibilities
· Enter all data related to agronomy training, surveys or others as indicated by the MEL Manager
· Follow up on the first three months’ farmers’ attendance sheet, collect and arrange photocopies at the field, file them in an orderly manner and bring or send the copies to Addis office.
· Complete Data Entry back check for all data entered
· Filing and organizing the hard copies of all the data gathered
· Creating a data inventory of entered data
· Reporting on progress of data entry and expected completion times.
· Assure the accuracy of all data entered
· Printing attendance or other M&E materials and stapling.
· Updating Attendance tracker forms and printing
· Support in translation or review translated M&E materials in local languages
· Organizing transportation for sending documents or arranging other means like DHL and delivering to the postal office.
· Facilitate/deliver data collection tools, Agronomy attendance sheets or other materials as requested by the MEL Manager
· Any other duties assigned by the MEL Manager
V. Required Skills & Experience:
· Diploma in IT, Computer Science and or other fields with a minimum of 1-year experience in performing data entry.
· Familiarity with Excel and Word software.
· Perform basic Excel functions such as custom sort, filter, copy, paste, freeze rows/columns and can conduct search find and replace in Excel.
· Ability to touch type at 35 words a minute, minimum.
· Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
· Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
· Oral and written communication skills that is clear and concise in both English and Amharic.
· Keen attention to detail.
· Excellent computer skills.
· Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural skills.