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For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children’s survival, protection and development. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Purpose of the Position

UNICEF is the Cluster Lead Agency for the WASH Cluster, the Nutrition Cluster, Child Protection, and co-lead for the Education Cluster and GBV Sub-Cluster. The Information Manager (IM) is a core Cluster Coordination team member and is at the heart of information exchange to and from implementing partners on the ground and the teams who are coordinating the whole response. The overall purpose of this post is to support the Education Cluster and Child Protection cluster coordinators and cluster members in making informed (evidence based) strategic decisions on the future direction of humanitarian action.

Key Accountabilities and Duties & Tasks

Within the delegated authority and under the given organizational set-up, the incumbent may be assigned the primarily, shared, or contributory accountabilities for all or part of the following areas of major duties and key end-results:

• Respond to the Cluster/Sub-Cluster participants’ needs for information.
• Ensures all key cluster documentation is up to date and regularly shared.
•  Adapt existing in-country Information Management (IM) approaches for collecting, analysing and reporting Cluster/Sub-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/Sub-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/Sub-Cluster activities and projects.
• Work with Cluster/Sub-Cluster participants to identify information gaps at national and sub-national levels and propose ways to bridge those gaps
• Work with the OCHA IM 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 IM 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 IM leadership in assessments and monitoring, including joint assessments and training.
• Lead on the preparation of SitRep inputs with emphasis on Cluster/Sub-Cluster plans, targets and achievements.
• Develop and strengthen IM capacity through the training
• Contribute to the core Cluster/Sub-Cluster functions
• Where there is both a national and a sub-national cluster, the post holder will ensure that there is effective communication, reporting, engagement and coordination between the two levels.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

•  University Degree in Management of Information Systems (MIS), data management and in-depth analysis or Computer Science or Statistics or related disciplines
•  Extensive work experience relevant to this post may be considered as a replacement for formal qualifications. Formal training in cluster Information Management (IM) is an asset.Technical knowledge of Child Protection in emergencies and/or Education information systems an asset.
• At least two years professional experience in data collection and data management, monitoring and evaluation or other relevant fields.
• Experience in database design, database distribution and map production and capacity building to give « hands-on » training on database management and reporting. Proficient in use of GIS, Advanced Excel, SPSS or STATA and other related software packages.
• Emergency and cluster experience highly desirable
• Work experience outside the humanitarian sector which is relevant to this post may be considered as a replacement for humanitarian experience.
• Fluent French. Working knowledge of English required. Knowledge of local working language an asset.

Competencies of Successful Candidate

Core Values

• Commitment
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Integrity

Core competencies

• Communication
• Working with People
• Drive for Results

Functional Competencies

• Formulating strategies and concepts [I]
• Analyzing [II]
• Applying Technical Expertise [II]
• Planning and Organizing [II]
• Adapting and Responding Change [II]
• Coping with Pressure and Setbacks [II]

Technical Knowledge

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UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.