Programme Officer (Information Management) – Nutrition, NOB, FT #104113, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Pakistan was the sixth country in the world to sign and ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child, less than one year after it was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989. However, children and adolescents living in Pakistan still face acute challenges.

UNICEF supports the Government of Pakistan to accelerate progress for children, work to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and help children realize their rights under the Convention on the Rights of Children. This will be made through, among other things, strong partnerships with provincial authorities, teachers and health professionals, frontline workers and social mobilisers, communities and families, and of course the children and adolescents themselves. 

In particular, UNICEF will work so that:

Every child survives and thrives — being in good health, immunized, protected from polio and accessing nutritious food.
Every child learns.
Every child is protected from violence and exploitation and registered at birth.
Every child lives in a safe and clean environment, with access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation. 
To learn more about UNICEF work in Pakistan, please visit the country website www.unicef.org/pakistan and videos on YouTube and Vimeo

How can you make a difference?

Under the general guidance and directions of the Chief of Nutrition, and Output Managers, you will be responsible for coordinating and supporting the Nutrition Information Management activities under the Pakistan Country Office. As the Programme Officer [IM] you will provide professional technical, operational, and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for Nutrition programme, applying theoretical and technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing, and presenting relevant programme information to support/inform the development and formulation of evidence-based Nutrition Programming within the Country Programme, while learning organizational rules, regulations and procedures.

As the Programme Officer (Information Management), your key accountabilities and tasks are..

Nutrition Programme Information Monitoring, Reporting & Documentation  

• Provide technical support to ensure that the Country Office and national partners have regular timely and accurate nutrition information, including trends in nutrition indicators, services utilization, coverages, as well as the country’s wider policy, economic or institutional context to facilitate evidence-based programming of health and nutrition interventions.
• Support management of available baseline information on national statistics and key indicators through established databases for easy access and use.
• Prepare country level statistical reports on the Nutrition status of children’s, adolescents’ and women’s, as well as provide a technical support to global reporting obligations.
• Compile Nutrition data/information and make them available to management and sections on regular and ad hoc basis, such during emergencies, coordination meeting…. etc.
• Contribute to the preparation of management reports (e.g., relevant sections of the annual reports), drawing on monitoring and analysis of key management indicators.
• Keep tracking of follow-up action based on management decisions resulting from Country Office performance monitoring and evaluation.
• Support the CO in collecting and interpreting existing early warning data effectively to guide the adjustment of programmes and operational approaches when and as country contexts deteriorate.
• Regularly update the Nutrition 4Ws/5Ws information from partners and develop maps to show the geographic spread of Nutrition interventions.

Nutrition Routine Data Collection, Analysis, Interpretation and Use

• Coordinate the collection, compilation, cleaning and analysis of routine Nutrition data (through DHIS2), and generate reports and provide feedback to UNICEF, Ministry of Health, Provincial Department of Health, and partners on monthly basis.
• Coordinate the standardization of the collection and analysis of routine Nutrition data across provinces.
• Provide data/information support to UNICEF and partners team in the field in the application of routine data from DHIS2 and other health system data collection system.  
• Provide technical support as necessary to identifying and adjusting Nutrition programme performance indicators outlined in the Annual Work Plans of the Country Office.
• Facilitate/support the roll out and use of DHIS-2 Nutrition modules, as well as support the capacity strengthening of government counterparts and development partners the application of DHIS2.
• Monitor dashboard of selected Nutrition indicators, and present progress using visuals and descriptions (such as infographics) on regular basis.

Coordination and Technical Assistance

• Coordinate within UNICEF and with partners and assist in their using up-to-date information in, inter alia, Situation Analysis, Common Country Assessment, Early Warning Monitoring Systems, Annual Reviews, Mid-Term Reviews, and Annual Reports or other progress reports.  
• Participate in relevant technical working groups at national and provincial level to ensure updates of relevant information and follow up actions.
• Support to ensure Health and Nutrition programme regularly presented to the Country Management Team for updates and to guide management decisions.
• Coordinate with Field Offices and Partners to ensure that information systems are in place and regularly updated system are in place, key annual programme indicators are tracked and analyzed, including those related to partnerships initiative, and provided regularly to the Country Management Team and Sections to guide programme and management decisions.
• Coordinate the compilation of information/data and necessary documents and make them available to programme/planning sections during programme review, planning and evaluations.
• Coordinate with PMR team for planning, reporting and update of relevant internal reports and targets, including SMR. 

Innovation, Knowledge Management and Capacity Building

• Keep abreast on emerging global evidence and guidelines on Nutrition and support information exchange on regular basis.
  Regular share relevant information, research articles and success stories with Nutrition Partners.
• Coordinate the development of case studies and human stories related to Nutrition programme implementations.
• Provide support to Field Offices, coordinate/facilitate joint supportive supervision and mentoring to health facilities and communities.
• Coordinate with Advocacy and Communication team for wider dissemination of knowledge products, lessons and promising practices.
• Coordinate with the ICT/T4D team for digitalizing and documentation of relevant documents and systems.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• A university degree in one of the following fields is required:  Social Science, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Information management/Technology, Statistics/Computer Science, Economics, Research, or another relevant technical field.
• A minimum of two year of professional experience in managing health and/or nutrition information system, surveys, monitoring, evaluation, research…etc. knowledge, and experience in on DHIS2 or other relevant information systems will be an asset.
• Proven statistical, analytic, writing, facilitation and technical skills, including excellent knowledge of MS Excel, and other software applications.
• Experience in health/nutrition programme/project development in a UN system agency or organization is an asset.
• Fluency in English is required, and local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
• Works Collaboratively with others (1)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, career support, staff wellbeing programme, childcare room, family support, policies & initiatives, security etc. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children.

All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
• UNICEF’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to delivering the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates will be prioritized.
• Verified educational certificates/HEC Attested Degrees are a pre-requisite for employment at UNICEF. During the recruitment process candidates will be required to present HEC attested degrees/certificates.
• Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.