Information Management Specialist, P-3 Fixed Term, Caracas - Venezuela

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 118,543 USD and 155,222 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, An advocate

www.unicef.org/venezuela

How can you make a difference?

Under the direction and guidance of the chief of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, the Information Management Specialist will support UNICEF with information/data gathering, validation and visualization to make evidence-based and strategic decisions on: (i) the scale, scope and coverage of the UNICEF and inter-agency emergency response; (ii) the needs of the affected populations; (iii) prioritization of areas according to programme indicators; (iv) the needs of humanitarian actors; (v) the key gaps in needs and response; and (vi) availability of human, material and financial capacity.

Under the overall guidance of the supervisor, the Information Management Specialist will achieve the following key results:

1. Data collection, compilation and analysis

-Support the development and revision of UNICEF and Inter-Agency Information Management (IM) tools.

-Represent UNICEF in Inter-Agency Information Management discussions, including for data collection, quality assurance and clearances prior to dissemination.

-Ensure consistency in data collection across sections using data sources, such as the 5W matrix, Activity Info, and sector data collection.

-Support UNICEF gap analyses in accordance with official data sources, including information disaggregated by age, sex and vulnerable groups.

2. Data visualization

-Provide clear and concise data visualization products (e.g. maps, dashboards, infographics and financial/resource analyses) to UNICEF managers and partners.

-Perform mapping exercises through 5W matrices, needs and gaps analyses, online mapping, and services and infrastructure.

-Respond to data visualization requests, including delivery of products to support advocacy and resource mobilization efforts.

3. Information exchange and dissemination

-Support the development of effective methods and platforms to standardize and share information.

-Develop and maintain catalogues of IM and data products, including maps and assessments.

-Collaborate with OCHA and other IM/Geographic Information System (GIS) Focal Points in Venezuela and hubs on the exchange of information to inform UNICEF's response and preparedness decisions.

-Provide guidance to Regional Offices on the most effective uses of IM to build the capacity of information managers.

-Conduct IM/GIS support missions to different Field Offices.

4. Coordinate the IM function

-Provide technical leadership to UNICEF section/cluster IMOs by supporting them with day-to-day work.

-Capacitate section/cluster IMOs in technical areas where needs are identified.

-Hold coordination meetings with UNICEF IMOs on a regular basis to ensure consistent and effective data management.

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

• Advanced university degree preferably in a relevant field such as geographic sciences, humanitarian affairs, political science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Engineering, or Communications. *A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
• Minimum of five years of professional work experience at national and international levels.
• Strong knowledge of data processing and visualization programs such as Excel, SPSS, ArGIS, QGIS, Power BI, Tableau.
• Good written and oral presentation skills.
• Background/familiarity with emergency situations considered an asset.
• Fluency in reading, writing and speaking in English and Spanish is required.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The 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)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

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:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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