Social Database Manager

Job description

Company Description

Armitage Environmental and Social Consulting provides multidisciplinary sustainability services across the mining, agriculture, power, and manufacturing sectors. Based in Lusaka, Zambia, our team has extensive experience in Resettlement Action Planning, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, due diligence, auditing, and management systems. We manage Environmental and Social Impact Assessments required by national regulations and international financial institutions prior to project development. We evaluate projects against environmental and social criteria defined by international financial institutions and support our clients with Environmental and Social Governance through the establishment and implementation of Environmental and Social Management Systems.

Role Description

This is a contract, hybrid role for a Social Database Manager. The role is based in Lusaka, with some work-from-home flexibility. The Social Database Manager will be responsible for overseeing database administration, managing data systems, designing databases, and performing analytical tasks related to data management. Day-to-day tasks will include maintaining and updating databases, ensuring data accuracy and integrity, and generating reports from database information.

Key Responsibilities

Develop, manage, and maintain databases for RAPs, social research, and ESIA-related activities.
Perform rigorous data cleaning and validation to ensure reliability and integrity.
Design and administer digital survey tools such as Survey123 and ODK for socio-economic and environmental data collection.
Build and maintain Power BI dashboards for internal monitoring and external reporting.
Apply GIS (ArcGIS/QGIS) tools to manage and analyse spatial data, and to generate maps that integrate socio-economic, environmental, and resettlement datasets.
Integrate data streams from socio-economic surveys, livelihood restoration monitoring, and grievance mechanisms into a centralised system.
Produce high-quality outputs (tables, charts, reports, dashboards, and maps) to inform RAP implementation, ESIA analysis, and stakeholder engagement.
Provide training and support to field teams on survey tools, data protocols, and quality control.

Qualifications and Experience

Degree in Data Science, GIS, Information Systems, Statistics, or a related discipline.
Proven experience in database management for social or environmental projects, ideally involving RAPs, ESIA, or large-scale socio-economic surveys.
Advanced knowledge of Excel (data analysis functions, pivot tables, lookups).
Hands-on experience with Survey123, ODK, or similar digital survey platforms.
Strong skills in Power BI (or equivalent visualisation tools) for dashboards and reporting.
Proficiency in GIS (ArcGIS and/or QGIS) for spatial data analysis and mapping.
Demonstrated expertise in data cleaning, quality assurance, and integration.
Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills, and ability to work under tight deadlines.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills for working with multi-disciplinary teams.

Desirable

Previous experience supporting Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs) and/or Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs).
Familiarity with international safeguard standards (IFC Performance Standards, World Bank ESS, AfDB OS, etc.).
Ability to communicate technical results effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences