Data Support Officer

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Location: United Kingdom

Salary: £29,376

Contract type: Fixed Term

Contract length: 11 months

Full Time: 35 hours per week

Application Closing Date: 23 Mar 2021

Interview date: 29th March 2021

Start date: ASAP

Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) is the world’s leading international development charity that works through volunteers to create a fair world for everyone. At VSO we pride ourselves on doing development differently. We fight poverty not by sending aid, but by working through volunteers and partners to create long-lasting change in some of the world’s poorest regions. We bring key stakeholders together to co-ordinate collective action, from local organisations to national governments. Our programmes in Africa and Asia focus on health, education and livelihoods, with an increasing emphasis on resilience, peace building, social accountability, gender and social inclusion. We’re not about delivering quick fixes, but instead we focus on long-lasting, sustainable change that will improve the lives of generations to come.

Role overview

Unspecified

You will implement data import processes taking supporter data from third party suppliers into Raiser’s Edge. You will also play a leading role in monitoring and improving the quality of data VSO holds and you will be expected to Support the Database Manager and contribute to the development of new processes and tools that will help drive VSO’s data strategy. You will work with colleagues in other teams to plan and implement new import processes. You must ensure that all data imported is in compliance with data protection laws and VSO data policies and clearly includes the communication preferences expressed by the supporters.

Skills, qualifications and experience

Competencies and Behaviour

This is a technical role and it is essential that you have the right work experience. You will need substantial experience importing supporter data using Raiser’s Edge, ImportOmatic and Crystal Reports. You should also have a working knowledge of UK data protection laws.

At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies:

• Ability to be open minded and respectful • Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations • Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships • Ability to seek and share knowledge

Equal Opportunities

VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.

VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

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