Data Processing / Data Management Assistant

Join Sustainable Research and Development Center as a Data Processing / Data Management Assistant to manage and analyze large-scale survey data in Iraq.

• Monitor and organise incoming survey datasets.
• Check survey submissions for completeness and consistency.
• Identify missing information, duplicate records, outliers, and unusual response patterns.
• Conduct data validation according to established quality-control procedures.
• Communicate identified data issues to the relevant research or field staff.
• Clean and structure survey data for analysis.
• Support coding and categorisation of variables and open-ended responses.
• Maintain clear variable names, labels, codes, and documentation.
• Support preparation of data dictionaries and codebooks.
• Merge, restructure, and prepare datasets where necessary.
• Maintain appropriate version control for datasets.
• Assist with statistical data processing using Excel, SPSS, STATA, or equivalent software.
• Support preparation of frequencies, descriptive statistics, tables, and cross-tabulations.
• Ensure personal identifiers are removed or anonymised before final submission.
• Implement agreed data protection and confidentiality procedures.
• Support secure storage, transfer, and handling of research data.
• Assist in preparing the final clean and anonymised dataset.
• Work closely with the Quantitative Research Expert during analysis.
• Support incorporation of field corrections and quality-control feedback.
• Maintain strict confidentiality regarding all respondent information.

• University degree in statistics, computer science, information management, economics, social sciences, data science, or equivalent