Senior Information Management Assistant

All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR’s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Duties:

• Assist in operationalizing country-specific common data standards and promoting them with partners.
• Assist in compiling and aggregating information elements required to produce standardized information products and implement data/information collection plans for baseline and context-specific data.
• Support the operation in the analysis of processed data and information and perform data quality and consistency control.
• Facilitate the analysis of cross-border information between relevant countries.
• May be required to collect GIS data, update maps and undertake field trips to project sites.
• May be required to participate in Needs Assessment processes, specifically in data collection, processing/collation and data exploration.
• Liaise with partners and represent UNHCR in meetings related to the functions.
• Decide on appropriate resolution to data management problems and escalate issues to the supervisor if incident cannot be resolved.
• Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
• Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Years of Experience / Degree Level
• For G5 – 2 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 1 year relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher

Field(s) of Education:

• Certificates and/or Licenses
• Information Technology, Demography, Statistics, Social Sciences
• Operational Data management Learning Programme

Experience

Essential:

• Experience with handling confidential data and demonstrated understanding of different data collection methodologies.

Functional Skills:

• DM-Data collection methodologies
• IM-Epi Info Software
• IT-Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• IM-Information Management (related technical requirements & Operating Procedures)
• IM-Statistics Analysis
• IT-Microsoft Excel

Language Requirements:

• For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
• For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
• For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.