Information Management Officer

Org. Setting and Reporting

The position is located in the Operations and Advocacy Division, (OAD), Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). OCHA is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA also ensures there is a framework within which each actor can contribute to the overall response efforts. OCHA’s mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; advocate the rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention and facilitate sustainable solutions. This temporary job opening is being advertised for the position of Information Management Officer in Kyiv, Ukraine. Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Head of Office, OCHA Ukraine, the incumbent reports to the Head of the Information Management Unit.

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Information Management Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

• • Coordination: Establish and maintain an information management working group in accordance with IASC guidance to facilitate humanitarian information exchange and the promotion of data and information standards; engage with counterparts in government to ensure that information activities are coordinated and consistent with national standards and practices; provide training and expertise on the use and development of information management tools and platforms to OCHA staff and humanitarian partners; advocate for the use of data standards and common platforms, and for the open exchange of information.
• • Content Management Manage content on relevant web platforms, provide overall quality control for the platform and ensure content is current, comprehensive, and follows relevant metadata standards; work with external counterparts on related web platforms such as agency and cluster websites and OCHA-managed platforms to facilitate cross-site search and interoperability.
• • Data Analysis Design, develop and manage databases, spreadsheets, and other data tools; understand, document, and ensure the quality of high-value humanitarian data for accuracy, consistency, and comparability; consolidate operational information on a regular schedule to support analysis. Organize, design, and carry out the evaluation and analysis of location-specific datasets through meaningful statistical techniques; participate in the development and revision of data standards and advise on the application of these standards into local systems and processes; participate in the development, implementation and management of new indicators, together with its accompanying data, to be included in a Common Humanitarian Dataset; understand, document and ensure the quality of high-value humanitarian data for accuracy, consistency and comparability. Support assessment and needs analysis activities, including humanitarian needs overviews, secondary data reviews, preliminary scenario definitions and multi-cluster initial rapid assessments; provide advice on assessment design to ensure data quality; manage platforms and tools that support data collection and analysis such as KoBo Toolbox and Open Data Kit (ODK). Develop and maintain spatial baseline and operational datasets in accordance with relevant standards and guidance; maintain a repository of spatial data and ensure that the data are documented and accessible to all humanitarian partners through local and/or online services.
• • Data Visualization Produce and update information products such as reports, charts and infographics by turning data into graphical products to convey messages and a storyline; develop advocacy materials including posters, presentations and other visual materials. Produce and update high-quality map products and online services. • Performs other related duties, as required.

Education

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in information management, information systems, social science or related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience

• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in information management, data management, geographic information systems & mapping, data visualization, visual communication or other related area is required. Experience developing information products in accordance with corporate branding guidelines of an UN agency, international humanitarian organization or similar, is required. Experience in the use of industry-standard software, including experience of Adobe Illustrator and InDesign is required. Experience managing information in disaster response or complex emergencies is desirable. Experience within the UN common system or a comparable international organization is desirable. Experience in leading the preparation of Humanitarian Need Overview documents, Humanitarian Response Plan documents and other programme cycle related products is desirable. Experience in the Eastern Europe region is desirable.

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Ukrainian and/or Russian is desirable.

Source: https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/245459?language=en