Generic Vacancy Announcement – Information Management Specialist (WASH, Education, and Nutrition), NOC, Multiple locations (Open to Afghan Nationals Only)

UNICEF works in a number of the world’s hardest locations, to succeed in the world’s most deprived kids. To save lots of their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential.

Throughout 190 international locations and territories, we work for each youngster, in every single place, on daily basis, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means hand over.

For each youngster, advocate

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How will you make a distinction?

Underneath the general path and steering of the Cluster Coordinator, the IMO will present management for the IM perform of the Cluster. They’re chargeable for making certain IM processes successfully contribute to a well-coordinated, strategic, ample, coherent, and efficient response by contributors within the Cluster that’s accountable to those that are affected by the emergency. Of their effort to allow an environment friendly and efficient response to the humanitarian disaster, the IMO is chargeable for main and managing the gathering, evaluation and sharing of knowledge that’s important for the Cluster companions to make knowledgeable, evidence-based, strategic choices.

Key perform, accountabilities, and associated duties/duties

The submit holder is chargeable for managing and coordinating the knowledge administration perform to allow the efficient functioning of the Cluster and the achievement of the core cluster features, all through the Humanitarian Programme Cycle to facilitate a well timed and efficient Cluster.

The postholder’s foremost duties and obligations will embrace however not be restricted to:

Coordination and illustration

• As a member of the coordination workforce, contribute to the efficient roll out and monitoring of the core cluster features (as outlined by the IASC Reference Module) and to the Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HNO, HRP and CCPM),
• Symbolize the Cluster IM perform in any respect ranges and coordinate with others throughout the perform to make sure efficient communication, reporting and engagement,
• Actively have interaction with different IMs by way of related IMWGs, Evaluation working teams and so on together with main or taking part within the working teams and representing the Cluster on the inter-cluster IMWG,
• Promote harmonized and coordinated approaches to IM throughout cluster companions, AoRs, working teams and OCHA.

IM perform administration

• Create and implement of an IM technique and knowledge assortment and evaluation plan that take into account the knowledge wants of stakeholders and which are compliant with requirements and protocols for moral knowledge and data administration,
• Present technical management to UNICEF-led clusters by supporting the cluster coordinator and cluster members with day-to-day work
• Assist the event of efficient strategies and platforms to standardize and share data. Develop and preserve catalogues of IM and knowledge merchandise, together with maps and assessments,
• Implement common secondary knowledge opinions and first knowledge assortment together with designing questionnaires utilizing applicable instruments,
• Assist UNICEF-led cluster hole analyses in accordance with official knowledge sources, together with data disaggregated by age, intercourse and susceptible teams.
• Conduct knowledge processing together with organizing, cleansing, triangulating, evaluating, and validating the info to offer clear and concise knowledge visualization merchandise (e.g. maps, dashboards, info-graphics and monetary/useful resource analyses) to UNICEF-led cluster managers and companions
• Analyse knowledge to fulfill recognized data wants of Cluster members and different stakeholders,
• Create correct, high quality, and well timed data merchandise which are according to agreed fashion guides,
• Disseminate data and data merchandise by way of applicable channels, high quality assurance and clearances previous to dissemination. Reply to knowledge visualization requests, together with supply of merchandise to assist advocacy and useful resource mobilization efforts.
• Preserve and make sure the accessibility of a typical and shared safe storage system,
• Collect suggestions on IM merchandise and use the knowledge to make enhancements.
• Maintain coordination conferences with UNICEF part/cluster IMOs regularly to make sure constant and efficient knowledge administration

Wants evaluation and evaluation

• Working collaboratively with different members of the Cluster, contribute to the planning and implementation of wants evaluation and evaluation, together with joint assessments and evaluation, at nationwide and subnational ranges,
• Acquire data on financial wants, markets, and value monitoring to assist the equal consideration and use of all programme supply modalities (in-kind, money, voucher, and providers),
• Work with Cluster companions to determine data gaps at nationwide and sub-national ranges, agree and implement methods to bridge these gaps by offering technical recommendation and assist to companions,
• Collaborate and capacitate part/cluster Data Administration Officers (IMOs) in technical areas the place wants are recognized
• Analyze wants evaluation knowledge to offer required data for the HNO together with estimating Individuals in Want (PIN),
• Evaluate and align joint wants evaluation findings with different clusters, AoRs, Working Teams and take part in growing reviews.

Strategic response planning

• Design and implement companion presence mapping,
• Contribute to strategic planning, response prioritization and the event of the HRP or different response plans as related, together with the formulation of goals, indicators, and targets, prioritizing response modalities and actions, figuring out and quantifying inputs and the curation of information.

Useful resource mobilization

• Monitor and analyze the Cluster’s monetary scenario and assist monetary monitoring,
• Assist and advocate with Cluster companions for monetary reporting on the Monetary Monitoring Service (FTS), and offline as required.
• Assist evidence-based advocacy and useful resource mobilization by offering correct, related and well timed knowledge, data and data merchandise.

Implementation and monitoring

• Present steering to Regional UNICEF-led clusters on the best makes use of of IM to construct the capability at regional degree,
• Develop, implement and preserve a Cluster monitoring plan and related databases, together with a response monitoring (3/4/5Ws) database,
• Make sure the Cluster monitoring plan, and three/4/5Ws embrace programme supply modalities (in-kind, money, voucher and providers),
• Assist Cluster companions to contribute well timed and high quality periodic monitoring reviews on Cluster and OCHA platforms,
• Lead the nationwide and regional cluster IM/GIS monitoring within the areas of knowledge flows, dissemination, processing, evaluation and dissemination,
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative hole and protection evaluation to determine spatial and temporal gaps, overlaps and protection of the Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group humanitarian response,
• Monitor adherence to related cluster high quality requirements, rules and codes.
• Assist the event and revision of UNICEF and Inter-Company Data Administration (IM) instruments and surveys.

Operational peer evaluation and analysis

• Assist the annual cluster coordination efficiency monitoring (CCPM) train and annual evaluation,
• Contribute to sectoral and broader humanitarian evaluations.

Accountability to affected folks

• Be accountable to affected populations by making certain the significant participation of affected folks, sustaining an efficient suggestions mechanism and dealing with complaints appropriately, by making certain knowledge about probably the most susceptible is systematically collected and analyzed, and by encouraging companions to work accountably,
• Make sure the inclusion of cross reducing points (age, youngster safety, incapacity, gender, gender-based violence (GBV) mitigation and response and HIV & AIDS) in Cluster knowledge assortment, evaluation, and dissemination,
• Adhere to youngster safeguarding and PSEA insurance policies together with procedures for difficult and reporting incidents and guarantee different members of the IM workforce comply.

Strengthen nationwide and native capability

• Take steps to strengthen native and nationwide management and capability by encouraging participation of native and nationwide actors within the IM actions of the Cluster and offering assist to companions to beat technical and operational challenges in taking part in IM actions,
• Design and implement an IM capability evaluation and capability growth plan for Cluster companions.

 

To qualify as an advocate for each youngster you’ll have…

• A sophisticated college diploma (Grasp’s or larger) in one of many following fields is required: Data Administration or Data Programs, GIS Data Applied sciences, Laptop Science, Statistics, Social Sciences or one other topic space related to Data Administration or to the Cluster.
• Formal coaching in Cluster Data Administration is taken into account a bonus.
  *A primary College Diploma in a related discipline mixed with 2 further years {of professional} expertise could also be accepted in lieu of an Superior College Diploma.
• A minimal of 5 years of related skilled expertise in data administration, knowledge administration, geographical data techniques, assessments, scenario evaluation and/or PM&E with the UN and/or NGO is required.
• Expertise demonstrating very robust data administration expertise in knowledgeable context is crucial for this submit.
• In depth work expertise outdoors the humanitarian sector which is related to this submit could also be thought-about in lieu of humanitarian expertise.
• Growing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency is taken into account an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Information of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, French, Russian or Spanish) or an area language is an asset.

For each Baby, you reveal…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin all the things we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Constitution: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this submit are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness(3)Drive to realize outcomes for impression(4)Innovates and embraces change(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity(6)Thinks and acts strategically(7)Works collaboratively with others.

Throughout the recruitment course of, we check candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its totally different ranges: competency framework here.

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our international workforce should mirror the range of these kids. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, regardless of their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender id, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or every other private attribute.
We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental depart, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and goals of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all kids. 

Remarks:

UNICEF’s energetic dedication in the direction of variety and inclusion is important to ship one of the best outcomes for kids. For this place, eligible and appropriate Feminine profile are inspired to use.

All chosen candidates will bear rigorous reference and background checks and shall be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to offer further data to conduct a background examine.

Authorities staff which are thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking over an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the correct to withdraw a proposal of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance shouldn’t be obtained, or essential inoculation necessities usually are not met, inside an inexpensive interval for any motive.

Solely shortlisted candidates shall be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of.