Information Management Officer

Volunteering IT & Telecom Communications & PR

Overview

Support data collection and management for UNICEF's programs in Bangladesh.

You have:

• A minimum of 3 years of professional experience in Information management is required at the national and/or international level in a humanitarian or development context.
• Previous experience in humanitarian response, especially in information management capacity is an asset.
• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners.
• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment.
• Fluency in English (verbal and written). Good written and spoken skills in another UN language is an asset.
• Knowledge of UNICEF’s work and issues related to child rights is an asset.

Contract

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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 fulfil their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, UNICEF works for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. Across more than 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, to build a better world for everyone. For more information about UNICEF in Bangladesh, please visit https://www.unicef.org/bangladesh.

Under the direct supervision of Planning and Monitoring Officer, PMR Section, UNICEF Bangladesh the National UNV Information Management Officer will undertake the following tasks:

• Support data collection and information needed for UNICEF's programme, monitoring and reporting purposes, ensuring compliance and full engagement of all UNICEF partners in the reporting platform (InForm).

• Develop an indicator-wise master database to ensure regularly required information is readily available

• Work closely with UNICEF programmes and their information management officers (WASH, Health, Nutrition, Child Protection, Education, and SBC) on data from the field, such as HPM indicators, 4W information, sector data collection, and any other data source, as relevant, to ensure quality and consistency in data collection

• Provide structured training to UNICEF colleagues and implementing partners on reporting tools, platforms, and data quality assurance to improve reporting compliance and accuracy

• Support gap analyses at the field level for the programme and emergency preparedness upon agreed data sources, including through verification and support for information disaggregated by age and sex, disability, and vulnerable groups

• Maintain a database of relevant and up-to-date information e.g., population movement, trend, needs assessment, etc. from internal or external sources such as the Inter-Sector Coordination Group (ISCG), or any other agency that would be useful for UNICEF's programme Data Visualization & Dissemination

• Support in conducting and analysing the reports of routine and ad-hoc assessments like Data Quality Assessment, End User Monitoring, ECHO or PSEA assessments etc. to inform program decision-making and humanitarian response

• Develop and/or update a regular package of humanitarian response data visualization products (including maps, dashboards, infographics and financial/ resource analyses) that presents in-formation in a way that is easily understood by various decision-makers, individuals and groups. Products will be based on routine data that is available at Cox's Bazar level.

• Update regular/monthly data visual platform used by UNICEF Cox's Bazar Field Office like Power BI

• Support the utilization of effective methods and platforms to standardize and share humanitarian response information (e.g. website, mailing lists, SharePoint, hard copies, etc.)— this will also be ensured to strengthen the knowledge transfer function.

• Liaised with UNICEF sections, implementing partners, ISCG and sector information management focal points in Cox's Bazar for data matching, verification and coordination as necessary.

• Perform such other duties as may be required and assigned.

Results/Expected Outputs:

As an active UNICEF team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality support rendered to UNICEF and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions, including:

• Improved data collection processes to ensure the availability of quality data for program and decision-making purposes.

• Data collection template based on information needed for UNICEF's programme, monitoring and reporting purposes, ensuring compliance and full engagement of all UNICEF partners in the reporting platform.

• Humanitarian Performance Monitoring (HPM) and other relevant indicator-wise master data-base to ensure regularly required information is readily available

• Regularly available appropriate and verified information for prgramme monitoring, reporting, gap analysis, information products based on available and agreed datasets. Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment

• A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed.

• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Judgement and decision-making • Planning and organising • Professionalism • Self-management • Commitment and Motivation • Communication • Ethics and Values • Integrity • Knowledge Sharing • Respect for Diversity • Self-Management

• A minimum of 3 years of professional experience in Information management is required at the national and/or international level in a humanitarian or development context.

• Previous experience in humanitarian response, especially in information management capacity is an asset

• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development.

• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel.

• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines

• Sound security awareness.

• Have an affinity with or interest in children's

• Fluency in English (verbal and written). Good written and spoken skills in another UN language is an asset.

• Knowledge of UNICEF’s work and issues related to child rights is an asset.

Cox's Bazar is a district of Bangladesh and it is famous for fishing port and tourism. It is one of the most-visited tourist destinations in Bangladesh. The beach in Cox's Bazar is an unbroken 120 km (75 miles) sandy sea beach with a gentle slope, making it the second longest sea beach in the world. The climate of Cox's bazar is similar to the rest of the country. The climate of Bangladesh is generally determined by its location in the tropical monsoon region: high temperature, heavy rainfall, generally excessive humidity, and distinct seasonal variations. It is further characterized by the location in the coastal area. Historically Cox’s Bazar, like other parts of Bangladesh, is a safe place to live. Since August 2017, with the large scale Rohingya influx from Myanmar, Cox’s Bazar is seen as a district with a humanitarian crisis. Culturally Cox’s Bazar is very diverse and well known for its traditional heritage.

The communications systems in Cox’s Bazar is well developed and the district is well-connected with other cities. All the national mobile networks are operational in Cox’s Bazar. Walking within Cox’s Bazar city is only allowed during day time. Travel by rickshaw is also permitted within Cox’s Bazar only during day time. Cox’s Bazar has a domestic airport and is currently classified as a family duty station (Security Level 3-moderate; Hardship category-D).

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