Associate Reporting Analyst

Volunteering Crisis & Emergency Response Communications & PR

Overview

Analyze and report on operational activities in South Sudan.

You have:

• A minimum of three years of experience in political science, international relations, situational awareness and reporting, information management, data analytics, or related area is required.
• A minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience working in the front office in a Situation Centre, a Joint Operations Centre (JOC), or a similar operational environment drafting high quality reports and briefings is desirable.
• Experience in data management, visualization, databases, and dashboards in a UN field mission or equivalent is desirable.
• Solid computer skills, including full proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word and Power Bi) and other IT applications including self-service analytics and data visualization applications or SAGE is desirable.
• Ability to live and work in difficult and harsh conditions is essential.

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.

This position is located in the Joint Operations Center (JOC) of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Juba. Juba is currently classified as an "E" hardship and a non-family duty station. The Associate Reporting Officer reports to Chief JOC through the reporting team lead. The Associate Reporting Officer undertakes qualitative and quantitative analysis to provide Mission leadership with a 24/7 common situational overview of operational activities, to include developments of a regional nature, and to prepare consolidated reports, including daily integrated situation reports and special incident reports, based on inputs received from mission components and other relevant sources.

Monitoring and Reporting: • Seek and maintain a high degree of situational awareness and understanding of events, developments, and trends in the mission area, including through effective cooperation, coordination, and information sharing, with Mission sections and field offices. • Monitor major developments (political, governance, humanitarian, human rights, military, security, and economic developments), following the actions of relevant actors (including intergovernmental organisations, governments, nongovernmental organisations, civil society, political institutions, armed actors etc.) • Support the JOC and various mission components to maintain situation awareness and prepare reports and briefs related to peace and security, humanitarian, and economic developments in the mission area.
• Prepare and collate integrated reports (including daily and weekly reports, input to the SG’s quarterly report) on significant developments in the country and region for review and eventual dissemination within the Mission and to UN headquarters. • Assist in the gathering of information from the various mission sections such as political affairs, civil affairs, Protection, Transition and Reintegration (PTR), military, police, security, rule of law, gender, child protection, humanitarian, human rights, and public information. • As necessary, research and draft special reports and briefings related to operational issues, e.g. Code Cables addressing current operations, briefs for the Senior Management Group (SMG) and Head of Section (HOS) and Integrated Response planning (INREP) and official e-mails. • Perform other tasks, as requested by the CJOC, including support to crisis management and coordination of operations.

Data analytics and visualization: • Develop process improvement mechanisms for data analytics and reporting tasks. • Acquire and clean data from primary or secondary sources and maintain databases/data systems. • Implement databases, data collection systems, data analytics, and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality. • Identify, analyse, and interpret trends or patterns using basic various techniques and statistical methods to identify relevant features and variables in structured sources of information and data. • Develop reports, dashboards, or other tools to effectively summarize findings and convey information to management. • Support the use and development of the Situational Awareness Geospatial Enterprise (SAGE) in the JOC. • Support the JOC in developing incident data-driven situation analysis and reporting.

• Professionalism • Teamwork • Communication • Planning and organizing • Technological awareness

A minimum of three years of experience in political science, international relations, situational awareness and reporting, information management, data analytics, or related area is required. A minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience working in the front office in a Situation Centre, a Joint Operations Centre (JOC), or a similar operational environment drafting high quality reports and briefings is desirable. Experience in data management, visualization, databases, and dashboards in a UN field mission or equivalent is desirable. Solid computer skills, including full proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Work and Power Bi) and other IT applications including self-service analytics and data visualization applications or SAGE is desirable.

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.

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