Data Center Officer, NO-A, Khartoum, Sudan

Contract

This is a NO-1 contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. More about NO-1 contracts.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, www.unicef.org

Sudan, surrounded by the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Libya and South Sudan, positioned next to East, West, South and North Africa, is surrounded by complex conflicts in an unpredictable, volatile and rapidly evolving region. Sudan is by size the third biggest country in Africa, with a diverse population of around 42 million people. Sudan’s children make up half of the total population, and the past two decades have seen their lives significantly improve: fewer girls and boys are dying before their fifth birthday, primary school attendance is increasing, immunization coverage is high, and the country remains polio free. Still, millions of children continue to suffer from protracted conflict in Darfur, the Kordofan’s, and Blue Nile, from seasonal natural disasters, malnutrition and disease outbreaks, and from under-investment in basic social services. More than three million of Sudan’s school aged children are not in the classroom. UNICEF has been in Sudan since 1952 and continues with a presence in 12 of Sudan’s 18 states.

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the Chief PME, the Data Analyst Officer will support the ME specialist, IM specialist and the RTM consultant in development and operations of the RTM and IM system in Sudan Country office.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

1. Support Field Offices to strengthen Information Management System for regular administrative data collection, centralization, mapping and sharing for better decentralized humanitarian situation monitoring, responses plan, mapping of prioritized localities and communities (mapping of village data) for prioritization of the most disadvantaged children
2. Organize performance monitoring data into an accessible database, conduct analysis and verification at mid-year and end year.
3. Support the IM specialist, M&E Specialist and sector IMO, in strengthening of Sector Line Ministries Management Information Systems at federal and state levels for timely availability of sector routine data.
4. Contribute to multi-sectoral deprivation analysis and contextual information to develop vulnerability profiles and prioritization of localities for UNICEF support.
5. Support the validation exercises to ensure that UNICEF recorded information is accurate, up-to-date, complete, and ready for re-use
6. Conduct further analysis of survey and published data for specific needs identified ensuring data will be cleaned and analyzed to inform decision making according to the indicator and the reporting framework.
7. Support the RTM consultant in developing and operating an accessible online Real Time Monitoring System (RTM) for accurate, real time up-to-date information on the situation of children and for tracking Country Programme and Humanitarian Response Plan results.
8. Compilation and organisation of data on the RTM indicators.
9. Support analysis of the changes in the situation in sentinel sites or hotspot areas using appropriate analysis tools to indicate trends in the changes of children from the RTM and the monthly reports from the field offices, with appropriate visualization, for presentation at the weekly ECMT and monthly PMT meetings.

10. Track and analyse, follow up actions from field trips and prepare regular reports.

    To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• University Degree in Social Sciences, Statistics, Data sciences, Computer science or Information Management or related technical field.
• A minimum of two years of professional work experience in data analysis and information management.
• Experience in an international organization working for Sudan is desirable
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English and Arabic s required.

For every Child, you demonstrate

Our core values of Commitment, Density and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds, irrespective of gender, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

The functional competencies required for this post are...

• Data Computing and Analysis (II)
• Applying Technical Expertise (I)
• Planning and Organizing (I),
• Researching and Learning (II)

• Following Instructions and Procedures(I)

  View our competency framework at

  http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

  UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

  UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

  Remarks:

  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.