Data Management Experience and Skills Assessment

Data management professional

Portfolio monitoring and reporting consultant at the Green Climate Fund.

6 years

<p>Responding to data requests from various stakeholders.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Requests for portfolio information, pipeline data, accredited entities performance, and co-operate KPI performance metrics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stakeholders were seeking the same information, but there was no centralized platform offering easy access.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To streamline the process and develop a solution that would provide stakeholders with readily accessible, up-to-date information and alleviate the burden of repetitive data requests.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The candidate initiated a comprehensive needs assessment by conducting a series of workshops with stakeholders across different departments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An open data library which was a centralised platform hosting interactive dashboards that catered to the diverse needs of the stakeholders.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The launch of the open data library was a resounding success.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>GCF Briefs, Results dashboard, and AE performance Dashboard.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Negotiating favorable contracts with data providers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A long-term agreement (LTA) with an external accounting firm.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To negotiate the contract on favorable terms that met the GCF's needs and balanced cost considerations with data quality and coverage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The candidate conducted multiple research on multiple data consultant firms compared their services, TOR and prices, and understood the GCF's budget constraints and expectations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A 3-year contract with a budget cap of $500,000.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The PPMS (Portfolio Performance Management System) and Fluxx.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ensuring the new regional teams had the necessary training and support to effectively use these new systems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To address the existing knowledge, concerns, and areas where regional teams needed support.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A blended approach of pre-recorded videos and live webinars.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The training program significantly improved the regional teams' understanding and confidence in using the portfolio performance management system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ensuring data quality and accuracy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Climate change adaptation and mitigation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Clean and rectify ex-ante and ex-post results.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Historical spreadsheets, the GCF's Project Performance Management System (PPMS), and individual project documents.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dealing with inconsistencies in how the data was reported over time and across different sources.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They developed a robust review and rectification process by meticulously comparing every single data point against the original project documents, including the Funding Proposals, the logframes within the Funding Approval Applications, and the annual performance reports.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The candidate's team managed to create a clean, reliable, and consistent dataset for all 182 projects, supporting informed decision-making by the GCF and its stakeholders, ensuring accountability for the projects' impacts. This experience solidified the candidate's understanding of the importance of rigorous data management and quality assurance in achieving project success and maximizing the impact of climate financing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Strong collaboration and communication skills.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The candidate highlights their role in a team working on a project, emphasizing their contributions to successfully completing the project.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The candidate highlights a successful completion of the project.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Tracking and evaluating the performance of a collection of investments or projects.

Organizing, storing, and retrieving data effectively and efficiently.

A repository of data made publicly accessible.

The act of sharing data with others.

A contract with an external party for ongoing work.

Distributing funds for specific tasks.

Fixing errors and inconsistencies in data.

Handling and approving invoices.

A software system used for managing data.

Transferring grant-related responsibilities.

A framework outlining project goals and indicators.

Planned results before project implementation.

Actual results after project implementation

The ability to analyze data to understand trends, patterns and relationships.

Understanding the interests and needs of a group of people involved in a project

The ability to make deals and bargains with people

Software systems for managing and analyzing data.

The correctness and reliability of data.

Ensuring data is uniform and adheres to a set of rules

Assessment of the overall quality of the data

Working together cooperatively with others

Steps involved in a process or procedure