Associate Information Management Officer

Contract

This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

UNMISS was established in 2011 under the auspices of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO); subsequently, UNMISS mandate has been renewed through resolutions 2057 (2012), 2109 (2013), 2155 (2014), 2187 (2014), 2223 (2015), 2241 (Dec. 2015), 2304 (2016) and 2327 (2016), 2392 (Dec. 2017), 2406 (Mar. 2018),2459(Mar 2019), 2514 (Mar 2020), 2567 (Mar 2021), 2625(Mar 2022),2677 (2023).

Under the direct supervision of the Information Management Team Leader, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: - Review and clean-up data; In coordination with other information management and information technology specialists, maintain the database system for classifying and storing confidential information. - Collect and collate information from multiple sources. - Populate database with collected information. - Undertake administrative tasks related to information management. - Act as focal point for JMAC database, in terms of liaison with IT Help Desk and database service provider. - Provide users with first level support (Tier 0 support) and escalation to second level support (Tier 1) in accordance with the Mission’s maintenance support policy. - Provide support to analysts (including visualizing the information, either thematically or geographically; developing database queries; prepare quantitative analysis). - Turn data and general ideas into well-designed products with the guidance of senior staff and clients. - Develop corporate visualization solutions derived from multiple data sources using state-of-the-art tools to enable insight and decision-making at various levels. - Develop report templates and branding materials for reporting purposes; Perform ad-hoc analysis and present results in a clear manner; Develop documentation. - Assist with data, visualization and analytics related problems and support.

Under the supervision of Electoral Officer – Voter Registration/ICT, the UN Volunteer will assist the Electoral Affairs Division to undertake the following tasks: - Provide technical support relating to the design of customized software/systems/databases, - Development of software specifications that prescribe solutions to the requirements, and the design of databases and software systems to the national counterparts such as the National Election Commission.
- Develop visualization solutions using myriad of data sources to enable insight and decision-making at various levels. - Develop standardized and ad-hoc reports; Perform other duties, as assigned.

• Accountability, • Adaptability and Flexibility, • Commitment and Motivation, • Commitment to Continuous Learning, • Communication, Integrity, • Planning and Organizing, • Professionalism, • Respect for Diversity, • Teamwork

software requirements elicitation and documentation, collation, extraction, transformation, analysis and reporting of data from multiple databases.

Living conditions vary between UNMISS duty stations. Each duty station where UNMISS has a field presence has basic residential camp facilities, which includes running water and electricity. Candidates should be aware that accommodation may be austere with the possibility of water shortages and power blackouts. On arrival in Juba accommodation will be on a share basis. Ablutions will also be shared. As the accommodation situation improves single unit accommodation, with an attached ablution, should become available in all locations. Hard wall accommodation is available in Juba.

All UNMISS duty stations apart from Entebbe, Uganda are considered non - family duty stations. The security level of UNMISS duty stations is classified by the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) who will brief on arrival. A number of locations in South Sudan are prone to conflict.

Primary health care services (preventive and curative) are provided in 11 United Nations Owned Equipment (UNOE) Level-I clinics, 21 Contingent Owned Equipment (COE) Level-I clinics, 4 COE Level-II medical facilities within the mission area and the establishment of contractual agreements for Level-III and Level-IIII care outside the mission area. The 4 Level-II facilities available in Juba, Bor, Malakal and Wau, run by the Troop Contributing Countries (TCC), take referrals from the Level-I clinics and provide hospital-based care.

The climate is tropical with a rainy season in many areas, which should normally span from around April to October. Ability to live and work in difficult and harsh conditions is essential.