Information Management Specialist

Organizational Setting

In response to the rapidly deteriorating food security situation caused by the outbreak of war in Ukraine on 24 February 2022, FAO has developed a Rapid Response Plan (RRP) to provide life and livelihood saving interventions for the most vulnerable small and medium-sized farming households. The RRP has been designed to meet critical, time-sensitive agricultural deadlines for production and harvest, and addresses market functionality and access for vulnerable populations. RRP focused on achieving three (3) strategic outcomes: Outcome 1: Maintenance of critical food production systems; Outcome 2: Support for agri-food supply chains, value chains and markets; and Outcome 3: Ensure accurate and ongoing analysis of evolving food security status and needs. Implementation of the 2022 RRP required USD 115.4 million) to support 981,627 individuals (327,209 households) for activities to be carried out through December 2022, and the evolution of the current crisis in Ukraine will determine the continuity of the RRP into 2023. FAO is utilizing a programmatic approach to implement the RRP whereby individual contributions from resource partners contribute to the overall achievements of the programme.

Reporting Lines

The Information Management Specialist will operate under the overall supervision of the Head of Office/DRO and direct supervision of the Food Security and Livelihoods Cluster (FSLC) Coordinator, the Emergency Response Manager, the FSLC Information Management Officer (IMO).

Technical Focus

The Information Management Specialist will contribute to the overall collecting, analyzing, and sharing of information within the cluster membership to make informed (evidence-based) strategic decisions on: • The food security and livelihood needs of affected populations; • The prioritization of geographical areas and beneficiary profiles according to food security indicators; • Where there is a need for food security actors and to what degree; • What the key gaps or overlaps in activity/program and need are; • What capacity (human, material, financial) exists to be used in support of the identified prioritized response needs; • Monitoring of the response against the HRP and other set indicators.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Report to the FSLC Coordinator and respond to the cluster membership’s needs for information. • Develop and maintain 5W database analysis, process the data, and share final information and products (dashboards, maps, gaps analysis etc.) with Cluster Coordinator. Ensure that data is collected and presented in a way consistent with the FSLC objectives. Proactively gather information from Cluster partners and other organizations which may be of use to the FSLC for informing decisions. • Provide IM services to cluster for key decision making. These services will include data collection, collation, analysis, and dissemination processes relevant to the needs of the cluster. • Provision of IM may require building additional and appropriate capacity through the training of additional staff and managing, organizing, and conducting these activities. Strengthen IM capacity of the partners. • Proactively gather information from other clusters/organizations/military that may be of use to the FSLC for informing decisions, including movement of population, potential camp locations, road networks. • Identify secondary data and information resources prior to deployment for rapid onset emergency response; • Design of food security data collection templates; ensure that the purpose and use of all data collected are clear, questions are simple, clear, collectible, and easily collatable; highlight where potential problems might arise; organize and manage the data input and initial analysis and presentation of data for the cluster. • Create contact directories of food security humanitarian partners. • Manage the Who does What Where When (4W) database and derivative products, such as gaps and response maps, needs and gap identification for the cluster; and facilitate and agree on boundaries/benchmarks to enable prioritization within the cluster; • Ensure the archiving and analysis of cluster data sets, including population data disaggregated by age and sex, disability and residential status. • Use the FSLC database and analysis tool, prepare the regular quarterly reports and, as required, prepare ad hoc reports for advocacy material. • The FSLC webpage management: http://foodsecuritycluster.net/countries/ukraine. • Develop simple, user-friendly food security reporting formats in consultation with the local authorities, providers of food security and livelihood assistance, donors and other key stakeholders. • Assisting in data updates on the humanitarian requirements and contributions (financial, material, human, as appropriate). • Support the HNO and HRP documents preparation: identify indicators and provide data for food security indicators to be included to JIAF; together with FSLC Coordinator, analyse the severity of needs and provide an estimate of the number of people in need. Support the development, together with the FSLC Coordinator and in consultation with sector partners, of the coordination of FSLC response plans, strategy and logframe. • Liaise with OCHA and IM focal points in other clusters. Share information as appropriate and identify and gather information from other clusters that can inform the food security response and preparedness decisions. • Create, manage and maintain contact directories and mailing lists of FSLC partners updated. • Support the FSLC Coordinator in developing guidelines, Cash-based Transfer Value revision, in-kind food basket update. • Perform any other tasks that may be required (within reason) to achieve the objective of this assignment. • Any other tasks as required.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• Advanced University degree in Economics, Statistics, Rural Development, Social Sciences or related technical field; • A minimum of two (2) years of experience in the field of M&E, MEAL or RBM; • Professional proficiency in English is mandatory. • National of Ukraine.

FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus • Teamwork • Communication • Building Effective Relationships • Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Selection Criteria

• Degree-level qualification in a relevant field or discipline such as Food Security, Agriculture, Humanitarian Affairs, Statistics, Data Management, Information Systems, Social Sciences Minimum of 3 years of experience in data management and visualization, preferably in the humanitarian field in emergency context. • Long-term experience in the development of and visualization of humanitarian response data sets; • Knowledge of humanitarian information management functions and coordination mechanisms; experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data an asset; • Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, tableaux).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing)
• Incomplete applications will not be considered. If you need help please contact: [email protected]
• Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted
• Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/
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