Protection Data Technical Assistant - Maiduguri

About the role

NRC Nigeria is recruiting a Protection Data Technical Assistant in Maiduguri (Borno State) to support the Protection from Violence programme's data management. The post covers receiving, registering, digitising and validating monitoring and activity data from the four project LGAs, keeping approved databases and dashboards up to date, and preparing routine data quality and submission reports. It is a non-line-management role working under technical guidance.

Key responsibilities

• Receive, register and consolidate protection monitoring and activity datasets from Bama, Gwoza, Monguno and Madagali, and follow up on missing or late field returns.
• Digitise approved hard-copy monitoring forms and records, then carry out data entry, cleaning, de-duplication and basic validation.
• Maintain indicator tracking tables (ITTs), activity databases, submission trackers and dashboard source datasets under PDM and MEAL guidance, and update the Protection Monitoring Dashboard.
• Keep separate, access-controlled records for protection monitoring, referrals, IPA and case management, and maintain a data quality and correction log.
• Support MEAL and IMO colleagues with reconciliations, data review meetings and reporting extracts, and prepare weekly submission updates.
• Follow NRC data protection, confidentiality and safeguarding protocols, and escalate suspected data breaches through official channels.

Required profile

• Diploma or degree in information management, statistics, computer science, social sciences or a related field.
• At least two years of experience in data entry, database administration, monitoring data management or programme information support, preferably in humanitarian programming.
• Basic understanding of protection information management, data minimization, informed consent and confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, handle sensitive protection data and adapt to the humanitarian context of Borno and Adamawa.

Required skills

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Power BI, email and digital data collection platforms such as Kobo/ODK.
• Accuracy in data entry, reconciliation, data cleaning and document control.
• Ability to compile and update ITTs, monitoring databases and dashboard source datasets.