Information Management Specialist, P-3, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 364 days (Open to Non-Ethiopians Only)

Contract

This is a P-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 120,185 USD and 157,373 USD.

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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 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 fair Chance

UNICEF has been present in Ethiopia for 65 years and its history is closely tied to Ethiopia’s gradual transformation into a modern economy with strong aspirations for middle income status by 2025.

UNICEF works to support national efforts to ensure the realization of the rights of children and women through improved child survival, development and protection. Over the past six decades UNICEF has established strong relations with the government of Ethiopia, bi-laterals, donors, development partners and civil society.

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the Nutrition Cluster Coordinator P-5, the Information Management specialist will support in setting up the information management system for the Nutrition Cluster in Ethiopia and to manage the collection, analysis and sharing of information that is important for the Cluster participants to make informed (evidence based) strategic decision.

The responsibilities of the Information Management Specialist include:

• Respond to the Cluster participants’ needs for information.
• Adapt existing in-country information management approaches for collecting, analyzing and reporting Cluster activities and resources, and identifying information gaps.
• Establish and maintain information databases that consolidate, analyze and report/disseminate information critical to decision making.
• Maintain monthly reporting from Cluster participants, including 5Ws (‘Who does What, Where, When and for Whom?’ databases).
• Support the estimation of spatial and temporal gaps, overlaps and coverage of Cluster activities and projects.
• Work with Cluster/participants to identify information gaps at national and sub-national levels and propose ways to bridge those gaps
• Work with the OCHA Information Management Specialist to develop appropriate supportive strategies.
• Use GIS mapping for map production and geographic data management
• Adopt and promote the use of global standards for information management for inter-operability.
• Manage flows of information and dissemination in an appropriate way, including website management.
• Manage an inventory of relevant documents on the humanitarian situation.
• Support the development and analysis of needs assessment and monitoring programmes
• To provide information management leadership in assessments and monitoring, including joint assessments and training.
• Lead on the preparation of SitRep inputs with emphasis on Cluster plans, targets and achievements.
• Develop and strengthen information management capacity through the training
• Contribute to the core cluster functions.

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

Education:

• Advanced university degree in the relevant field in computer science or related field such as information systems, information and communication technology, library or geographic sciences, or engineering highly desirable and area relevant to information management.

  *A first-level university degree with an additional two years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

• Formal training in cluster information management is an advantage.

Experience:

• A minimum of five years of relevant professional experience in in the field of data and information management systems and data analysis with UN and/or NGO including information management in the first phase of a major emergency response relevant to the cluster
• Knowledge and experience in using Adobe and ArcGIS are highly desirable.
• Proven technical experience in development and use of innovative technology, particularly in the areas of data, humanitarian performance monitoring, use of mobiles and open source, and training in the related field is highly desirable.
• Background/familiarity with emergency situations.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (French, Spanish, Arabic, or Russian) or the local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

• 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)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (1)

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. 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 is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

We strongly encourage qualified female candidates to apply.