Overview
The Senior MEAL Technology Officer leads the delivery of MEAL technology for the IRC Kenya country programme, focusing on the design, integration, and improvement of data systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead MEAL technology delivery for the country programme and TeachWell project.
- Provide technical leadership for digital and technology work, including data systems design, delivery, and integration.
- Manage database development, electronic data collection in CommCare, Power Apps configuration, and Power BI dashboard development.
- Administer the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system and ensure systems integration.
- Develop and maintain CommCare-based logframe tracking platforms and spatial/GIS visualizations.
- Align EMR to Taifa Care and national digital health ecosystems.
- Ensure EMR data practices comply with confidentiality requirements and data protection laws.
- Undertake data analysis, quality assurance, and reviews to inform programming.
- Provide system training and end-user support on databases, tools, and dashboards.
- Provide technical enablement for AI pilots.
Required Experience
- Minimum 5 years' experience in project database development, systems integration and data management, with a substantial portion in MEAL functions of humanitarian or development programmes.
- Demonstrable CommCare competence is essential.
- Advanced Power BI skills.
- Working experience in tool development related to research, MEAL and other development utilities.
- Demonstrated understanding of health information systems.
- Strong proficiency with mobile data collection and data analysis software.
- Working knowledge of data protection and responsible data practices in humanitarian settings.
- Experience administering an EMR or comparable facility-based health information system is desirable.
- Experience standardizing tools across a multi-sector portfolio is desirable.
- Experience taking over, documenting and improving systems built by third-party consultants or departing staff is desirable.
- Experience digitizing client feedback / accountability mechanisms is desirable.
Qualifications
- University degree in Information Technology, Database Development, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Statistics, Health Informatics or a related field.
- Relevant professional certification (e.g., CommCare, Microsoft Power BI, DHIS2 fundamentals/implementation, data engineering and other related quantitative field) is an added advantage.
