National Data Adviser – Ministry of Social Affairs (Beirut)

About the role

The National Data Adviser will support the Ministry of Social Affairs in Lebanon to improve the quality, reliability and usability of its priority data sets. Reporting to both the Ministry line manager and the NORCAP Thematic Manager, the adviser will clean, validate and reconcile critical datasets—especially those related to displacement, beneficiaries and payments—and turn them into decision‑ready analytical products for programme planning and implementation.

Key responsibilities

• Engage with Ministry leadership, technical teams and stakeholders to identify data priorities and define work plans.
• Assess existing datasets, systems and analytical tools to pinpoint quality issues, inconsistencies and duplication.
• Clean, validate, reconcile and maintain priority data, focusing on displacement, beneficiary and payment information.
• Design and implement data‑cleaning, validation and deduplication approaches, including scripting where appropriate.
• Develop, improve and maintain decision‑ready dashboards and other analytical outputs.
• Produce documentation that ensures continuity of data processes beyond the assignment.

Required profile

• Technical background in data management and analysis.
• Experience working with large‑scale social protection or humanitarian data sets.
• Ability to collaborate closely with ministry staff and external partners.
• Strong attention to data quality, validation and documentation.

Required skills