Youth UNV - Field Information Assistant

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.

The Field Information Manager works in places with the presence of Local Coordination Teams (LCTs), with direct line and report on information issues to the Situational Awareness Unit of OCHA Colombia. The Field Information Manager works under the supervision and close collaboration of the LCT leaders and OCHA and maintains regular contact with relevant counterparts in local institutions, UN agencies, funds and programmes, non- governmental organizations (NGOs) and donors, among others at the local level to access information. Ensure that the functions respond to all processes for information management and handling set out in the Joint Information Strategy of the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT).

Under the direct supervision of the CT leaders and direct line and report on information issues to the Situational Awareness Unit of OCHA Colombia, the National UN Youth Volunteer will:

• Support with the management, feeding and updating of the systems, platforms, tools and websites (Monitor, 345W, salahumanitaria.co, among others) established to consolidate the situation information and humanitarian response, as well as peace building and development, with a differential approach (gender, age and ethnic). • Support with the consolidation and processing of data, analysis of information from the territory where it is present, reflected in key messages, emergency information products and context (Flash update, Situation Report, infographics, presentations, factsheet) on a regular basis, which make visible both the situation, humanitarian response and gaps, with a differential approach (gender, age and ethnicity). • Guarantee the updating and/or elaboration of information products (public and internal), both narrative and visual, in a timely manner, according to the criteria established in the work plan of the place where the information manager is located. • Support the LCT with their information management process to support situational monitoring and awareness, response monitoring and decision-making processes. • Provide technical support and participate in processes established by the Local Coordination Team (LCT), within the humanitarian programming cycle, ensuring that people with sectoral needs, humanitarian gaps and response in their region are informed. The information must guarantee disaggregation in terms of gender, age and ethnicity, as well as the cross-cutting nature of the gender, differential and rights approach. • Support with capacity building of partners and local counterparts to promote, facilitate and optimize the management of information on the systems, tools and products mentioned, in addition to involving other counterparts when necessary. • Participate and support the execution of rapid needs assessment MIRA and their respective reports where humanitarian impact is evident, as the tool established for the EHP, in addition to the participation and contribution of the partners. Promote the use of MIRA's gender tools. • Participate and actively support defined and existing coordination spaces at local and national levels when necessary (both the humanitarian architecture and institutional), within the framework of the functions and themes established for the position. • Involve gender focal points / gender groups in the development of strategic information products (regional briefings, context presentations, flash, etc.) • Permanent communication with the thematic focal points in Bogotá, to inform about the request of ad hoc information by other partners or members of the ELC, GiC and/or EHP. Also to receive and apply the given feedback. • Participate in follow-up meetings through teleconferences and send weekly reports on response actions, high-level visits and other relevant situations that should be known at the national level, for the respective advocacy and coordination responding to the objectives of the ELC and EHP.

Work implies frequent interaction with the following:

• Staff of UN system agencies, staff of non-governmental organizations and civil society dealing with humanitarian issues; officials of local governments and institutions.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:

• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day); • Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country; 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.; • Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers; Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

Resultados esperados: • Presentation and periodic analysis of the main dynamics and response and impact on the departmental humanitarian situation • Preparation and updating of the information products (emergencies and situation) established in the work plan, which speak of the humanitarian situation for the respective incidence and decision-making. • Exchange of information with relevant partners, including visual material on emergencies and humanitarian situation of the department for their visibility. • Inform partners and thematic groups about the information available (products and systems) for the benefit of the LCT's work. Collect, analyze and document the humanitarian needs you will find in the evaluations carried out in the field. • Communication, updating and sending of information to the central office of OCHA Bogotá on relevant humanitarian events.

Client Orientation

Communication

Planning and Organizing Professionalism

Working in Teams

• 18 months of relevant work experience. • Some working knowledge/experience of the UN system and understanding of agency mandates preferable. • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure and in meeting deadlines. • Ability to work with mínimum supervision, with efficiency, competence and integrity with people of different national backgrounds. • Some experience working with international NGOs and donors preferable. • Software and applications development and analysis

Accommodation: National UNVs will live in the cities where they are assigned to work, being these cities where the regional and subregional offices are located.

Colombia is a large country (1,141,748 km2); its population rises to 47,000,000 citizens. Colombia presents different levels of security (which go from low to critical risk), each of them is clearly established for the fulfillment of missions, also supported by the SRA where mitigation measures are stated and those pointed out by MORSS.

As this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essential.

Contrato de 12 meses con siguientes extensiones del contrato sujetas a la disponibilidad de fondos, la necesidad operacional y el rendimiento satisfactorio. Sin embargo, no hay ninguna expectativa de renovación de la asignación.

El viaje al lugar de la asignación (si es aplicable) será proporcionada en el lugar de destino en la eventualidad que no esté a una distancia razonable del lugar de contratación. Un subsidio mensual de subsistencia, (Volunteer Living Allowance - VLA) será proporcionado mensualmente para cubrir los costos de alojamiento, vivienda y gastos normales de subsistencia. Los seguros de vida, salud e invalidez permanente están incluidos, así como la repatriación final (si es aplicable) y un Subsidio de Reinstalación por servicios satisfactorios al final de la asignación.