Humanitarian Information Management Assistant

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Overview

Assist in humanitarian information management and reporting tasks.

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• Young people aged 20-32 are eligible to apply for this position.
• Applicants should demonstrate barriers they have faced in accessing learning and employment opportunities.
• Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Candidates living with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word) is required.

Contract

This is a UNV National Youth contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Youth contracts.

East Asia and the Pacific is the region most affected by disasters worldwide and with the most weather-related child displacements in absolute numbers globally. Climate-exacerbated weather events have increased six-fold in East Asia and the Pacific over the past 50 years. In 2023, the region experienced large-scale storms, floods, droughts, wildfires, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions, as well as human-induced emergencies such as armed conflict. Children are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of these events as the closure of child-critical services – including education, health, social protection and child protection – puts their health, well-being and futures at risk.

UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) works with 14 country offices, government counterparts, UN agencies and partners to ensure effective emergency preparedness and response for children facing humanitarian crises across the region. The Regional Office provides technical expertise to strengthen systems for child-sensitive and child-inclusive humanitarian action in line with the Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action and to enhance regional capacity for child-centered disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.

Under the direct supervision of the Regional Emergency Specialist and with guidance from relevant Humanitarian Action and Disaster Risk Reduction team members, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Regularly monitor news and other information channels to keep the team informed on up-coming risks and ongoing emergency events, and update the existing list of risk monitoring information sources. • Provide support to follow-up with UNICEF Country Offices to collect inputs and draft monthly internal Regional Humanitarian Updates. • Provide support to monitor the status of Country Office inputs in the Emergency Prepared-ness Platform (EPP) and to update the EPP action tracker.
• Provide support to follow-up with Country Offices and Regional Office colleagues to collect inputs for the mid-year and end-year Regional Situation Reports, emergency appeals and project proposals. • Participate in meetings or calls and assist in preparing notes for Regional Office actions and follow-up. • Support the preparation of briefing notes and presentations to be used by the Humanitarian-an Action and DRR team for internal/external briefings. • In collaboration with the Regional Adolescent Development and Participation team, explore opportunities to engage with the Young Person’s Action Team (YPAT) and other youth networks on the experiences and challenges for young people displaced by climate change, disasters and conflict. • Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of how UNICEF works on humanitarian action globally and within the region by completing key AGORA courses on UNICEF’s Core Commitments for Children in humanitarian action, emergency procedures and disaster risk reduction; and reading relevant reports and publications. • Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and taking active part in UNV activities (for in-stance in events that mark International Volunteer Day). • Provide annual and end of assignment self- reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities. • Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.

☒ Accountability ☒ Adaptability and Flexibility ☐ Building Trust ☐ Client Orientation ☒ Commitment and Motivation ☐ Commitment to Continuous Learning ☒ Communication ☒ Creativity ☐ Empowering Others ☒ Ethics and Values ☒ Integrity ☒ Judgement and Decision-making ☒ Knowledge Sharing ☐ Leadership ☐ Managing Performance ☒ Planning and Organizing ☒ Professionalism ☒ Respect for Diversity ☐ Self-Management ☒ Technological Awareness ☐ Vision ☒ Working in Teams

and/ or Interest in data and information management to support reporting and decision-making.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, and religious and youth organizations. • Self-motivation and ability to adapt professionally in a challenging environment and work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel. • Proficient digital skills to deliver the assignment, including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, among others), email, and the internet. • Demonstrate UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) • Applicants are requested to outline in their motivation statement their own displacement or migration experience and barriers they have faced to access learning and employment opportunities as this will be taken into account when assessing eligibility.

*** Eligibility criteria include: *** • Young people aged 20-32. • In their motivation statement, applicants can demonstrate they face learning to earning barriers. • Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. • Candidates living with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Thailand is located in Southeast Asia. The climate is tropical, with the monsoon season running from May/June through October/November. Bangkok is the capital of Thailand, and it is also the most populated city in the country. It is located in the Chao Phraya River delta in the central part of the country. Bangkok has an estimated population of 8.75 million as of 2017 (13% of Thailand’s total population), based on data from the 2010 census. Over the past decades, Bangkok has grown rapidly with little urban planning or regulation. This has led to traffic congestion and air pollution, and there is frequent flooding of streets during the rainy season in the City’s low-lying areas.

The cost of living in Thailand is relatively low, as compared to many other capitals in Southeast Asia. Housing is widely available in various sizes and at various price points. Private healthcare in Thailand is of excellent standard, and there are numerous top hospitals in Bangkok, which fall far below countries like the US in terms of price. There are numerous high-quality international schools available in Bangkok, with English as the language of instruction. Bangkok has different public transportation options, including the BTS Skytrain and MRT Underground, metered taxis, mobile-based ride-hailing services (Grab, All Thai Taxi, etc.), tuk tuks, motorbike taxis, buses and boats.

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