Data Systems and Statistics Consultant

About the Role

IIRR is hiring a Data Systems and Statistics Consultant to bolster its global rural development programs. The consultant will be tasked with architecting and sustaining a cohesive Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) digital framework designed to assist marginalized groups, specifically forest-dependent communities and smallholder farmers. By constructing resilient data infrastructures, the consultant will help measure project impacts across agricultural, economic, and nutritional sectors. Collaborating with the IIRR MEL department, the consultant will ensure secure, efficient data management to facilitate data-driven decision-making and contribute to long-term humanitarian capacity building.

Requirements

• The successful candidate should possess either a degree in computer science, information technology, statistics, or a relevant field, alongside at least five years of experience building mobile data collection systems such as KoboToolbox or ODK.
• Proficiency in relational databases like SQL and experience with dashboard tools such as Power BI or Looker Studio is required.
• For the statistical component, a Master's degree in statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, or a related discipline is necessary, supplemented by at least five years of experience in survey sampling and analysis of household, school, or farm surveys using R, Stata, or SPSS.
• Candidates must demonstrate knowledge of secure data management practices and the Data Privacy Act of 2012.
• Experience supporting MEL systems in agricultural, nutritional, or educational projects is preferred, and familiarity with anthropometric and dietary data analysis is considered an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• The consultant will be responsible for designing and maintaining an integrated digital MEL system, including the development of mobile data collection forms with advanced logic, validation, and offline synchronization capabilities.
• Primary duties include building a comprehensive project database, linking procurement transactions to a verified supplier registry, and creating interactive dashboards for monitoring operations, income, and gender equality indicators.
• The role involves mapping indicators with project partners, creating reference sheets and data dictionaries, and providing extensive training to field technicians and data stewards.
• Furthermore, the consultant will oversee data quality through quarterly validation checks, prepare sampling designs, draft statistical analysis plans, and clean and merge data to compute complex derived variables.
• Final responsibilities include conducting comparative baseline to endline analysis, generating reports, archiving datasets securely, and delivering full system documentation and training to the organization.

Benefits & Perks

• This role offers a flexible home-based work arrangement with opportunities for fieldwork in Guinayangan, Quezon.
• The consultant will engage in meaningful work supporting research and MEL activities for a humanitarian development project, including direct collaboration with IIRR and its partners through training, handover, and documentation efforts.