Emergency Officer (Information Management), NOB, Fixed Term, Dhaka, Bangladesh #548545 (For Bangladeshi Nationals Only)

Contract

This is a NO-2 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-2 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, a hero.

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the Emergency Specialist and overall guidance of the Chief of Field Services, the incumbent will support Country Office emergency preparedness, response, and resilience building. The Emergency Officer (Information Management) will be responsible for collection, triangulation, collation and analysis of data from programme sections, government and implementing partners and monitoring of results, including the identification of gaps and bottlenecks.

The incumbent will also support data visualization through infographics, maps, tables, graphs and other statistical data products for evidence-based strategic decision-making, resource mobilisation and reporting. The data will be used to facilitate convergence across sectors and improve targeting of the disaster risk reduction and humanitarian response interventions for the survival and well-being of children, mothers and communities affected by the emergency situations.

Key functions/accountabilities:

• Emergency Preparedness
• Emergency Response
• Emergency Project

For detailed job responsibilities, please click the link below:

JD_Emergency Officer.pdf

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

• University degree in one of the following fields: ICT, Social Sciences, Statistics, Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding, Business Administration, Public Administration, International Relations, or other related disciplines.
• A minimum of two years of professional experience at the national and/or international levels in information management, programme development, coordination, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and documentation is required. Additional years of relevant professional experience is considered an asset.
• Advanced user experience with data collection, GIS mapping, data management and visualization applications (Kobo, ONA, Excel, PowerBI, Tableau, etc) is considered as an asset.
• Field work experience and training/experience in emergency response management is highly desirable.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Fluency in English is required.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

• Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (1)
• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
• Works Collaboratively with others (1)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
• Drives to achieve impactful results (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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:

*UNICEF does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

*Internal candidates may be given preference over external candidates. The term "Internal" refers to all staff members with fixed term, continuing or permanent appointments.

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

*The complete vacancy announcements can be reviewed via UNICEF Careers website at https://jobs.unicef.org/en-us/listing/