Field Information Management Senior Officer-Erbil with frequent visits across Iraq/ KRG

–        Reporting to the Regional/ Standalone MEAL Manager, the Field IM Officer ensures the implementation and exploitation of data collection and operational information management (IM) systems to support project and programme steering by providing access to up-to-date, reliable and relevant data.

Mission 1: Strategy and steering

Helps to define the MEAL action plan (Information Management (IM) section), implements this action plan and monitors it.

Mission 2 : Standards and expertise

Responsibility 1: Defines the information management and database systems

Implements, exploits and develops the information management system o Mobile data collection

o  Databases

o Visualization tools /dashboards

o Geographic information systems

o Indicator production

o Archiving of data sets

Ensures the coherency and integration of these systems

Responsibility 2: Ensures the quality of data and compliance with HI standards

Trains the teams in charge of data collection and processing (HI and partners);

Implements procedures for quality control and the definition of information flows; Ensures the rollout of internal data management standards;

Contributes to data transfer exercises between HQ and the field.

Mission 3 : Operational implementation

Responsibility 1: Supports operational teams with data analysis and use

Produce visualisations and analyses of statistics in accordance with needs at projects and programme level; Helps operational teams to interpret their data and use it for decision-making purposes;

Ensures the internal and external dissemination of data by means of adapted communication formats.

Responsibility 2: Puts mechanisms in place to guarantee the protection of beneficiaries’ personal data

Carries out impact analyses of data protection on the programme;

Coordinates the implementation of operational procedures and an action plan to reinforce data protection; Trains/sensitises the programme teams on good data protection practices;

Ensures the security of databases.

Responsibility 3: Contributes to the external representation and promotion of HI’s IM expertise

Upon request, represents HI’s IM expertise in all relevant networks in his or her geographical area of intervention.

ission 4: Emergency preparedness and response

Contributes to the programme’s emergency preparedness actions and, in an emergency, adapts his or her working methods to contribute to an effective humanitarian approach by HI.

Note that this job description must remain flexible to respond to additional tasks or changes identified by the line manager.

HI POLICIES:

The Employee undertakes to adhere to HI policies which include:

• Terms and conditions of engagement (T&C)
• Internal regulation (IR)
• Child protection policy (CPP)
• Protection of beneficiaries from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (PSEAH)
• Antifraud and bribery 
• Code of Conduct (CoC)