Assistant Information Management Officer

All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR’s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Duties:

• Operationalize country-specific common data standards and promote them with partners, including UNHCR data standards and the IASC Common Operational Datasets.
• Compile, aggregate and analyze data and information elements required to produce standardized information products and implement data/information collection plans for baseline and context-specific data.
• Support the operation in the analysis of processed data and information and perform data quality and consistency control.
• Facilitate the analysis of cross-border information between relevant countries.
• Assist in training staff involved in information management activities, including data collection and data entry teams.
• Support and leverage geographic data for map production and use in geographic information systems (GIS).
• Share UNHCR data with partner agencies and maintain Portal data and information in-line with agreed frequencies.
• Provide technical Information Management support to Needs Assessment processes, specifically in data collection, processing/collation and analysis.
• Liaise with partners and represent UNHCR in meetings related to the functions.
• Make recommendations and provide advice on the technical information management requirements.
• Assist in training of data entry and data collection teams.
• Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
• Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Years of Experience / Degree Level
• For P1/NOA – 1 year relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or no experience with Graduate degree; or no experience with Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education:

• Information Technology, Demography, Statistics, Social Sciences
• or other relevant field.

Relevant Job Experience;

Essential:

• Knowledge of the UN system and the humanitarian community. Ability to formulate IM-related technical requirements and Operating Procedures. Experience with handling confidential data and demonstrated understanding of different data collection methodologies.

Functional Skills:

• DM-Data collection methodologies
• DM-Data Management
• IM-Statistics Analysis
• DM-Data Interoperability
• DM-Data science methodologies

Language Requirements:

• For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
• For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
• For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.

Source: https://unhcr.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Gaziantep-Turkiye/Assistant-Information-Management-Officer_JR2448723