Nutrition Officer – Information Management

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias, or favouritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic, and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfil their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries.
Therefore, the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias, or favouritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic, and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfil their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. Therefore, the focus on equity is so vital. It
accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

Under the supervision and guidance of the Nutrition Manager, the Nutrition Officer – Information Management is responsible for:

Data Collection and Management:

• Identify IM tools available with different stakeholders, as well as advise on current nutrition sector information gaps at national and sub-national levels and propose ways to bridge those gaps
• Design an appropriate reporting data base as well as dashboards, develop and maintain databases and analytical tools as appropriate
• Proactively liaise and gather information from other sectors /organizations as well as national and sub-national authorities to assess and access existing information (primary and secondary type of information) on scale up health and nutrition early recovery and development in a real-time data acquisition.
• Identify barriers for information collection, collation, analysis and sharing and develop appropriate supportive strategies to overcome these barriers.
• Design, develop and manage data server/archive of relevant Health and nutrition related sectors knowledge such as assessments, response, evaluations, reports, gaps, analysis, etc.
• Establish and maintain information databases that consolidate, analyse and report/disseminate information critical to decision making.
• Support the estimation of spatial and temporal gaps, overlaps and coverage of Clusters/ sectors activities and projects
• Manage flows of information and dissemination in an appropriate way, including website management

Monitoring and reporting:

• Maintain information on all current and potential partners, their capacities and areas of work
• Ensure the ‘Who does, What, Where, When (4W)” matrix and AI database is up to date meets the needs of nutrition partners
• Provide IM leadership in assessments and monitoring, including joint assessments, nutrition surveys and training.
• Support the development and analysis of needs assessment and monitoring programmes
• Maintain up to date inventory of baseline data, including population disaggregated by age and gender
• Support the nutrition sector with timely information on data/information for
• Establish a feedback mechanism for grievance and redress mechanism for the nutrition program.

Information management

• Adopt and promote the use of information management global and national standards and policies among the Nutrition sectors partners.
• Collect, store, compile, manage, analyze and represent relevant reference datasets and perform data quality and consistency control
• Lead on the preparation and analysis of spatial and temporal data with emphasis on Nutrition clusters/ sectors related plans, targets, coverage, gaps, achievements.
• Perform data analysis to assist the process of program and project planning, management, monitoring, evaluation & reporting.
• Ensure that information management activities support national information systems.
• Develop methods for ensuring the quality of data.
• Proactively establish and maintain working relations, and share ideas through information management networks and promote synergies with other sectors
• Provide input to prepare background materials for use in discussions and briefing sessions as and when required.
• Prepare briefings and/or trainings as necessary to strengthen capacities.
• Ensure that there is effective communication, reporting, engagement and coordination between the sub national and national levels

Mapping/Infographics:

• Use available digital tools, dashboards or online mapping platforms as available to produce or facilitate maps/infographics of nutrition sectors activities and needs as required
• Ensuring IM standards and capacity for continuity
• Liaise with the respective health, community development and education departments and other sectors to exchange and analyse relevant information and caseloads.
• Bring any shortcoming in IM capacity to the attention of the nutrition sectors leads.