Senior Data Management Assistant

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Description

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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

• Enter data mainly related to asylum seekers, refugees and other persons of concern to UNHCR into the computer database.
• Prepare reports and project documents by providing information, preparing tables and drafting routine correspondence and reports.
• Assist in compilation of data and interpreting the statistics for various reports.
• Assist in the development of forms for data collection and analysis, if requested.
• Act as interpreter in the exchange of routine information and translate routine documents and correspondence as and when required.
• May be required to collect GIS data, update maps and undertake field trips to project sites.
• Decide on the data recorded in database.
• Decide on appropriate resolution to incidents and escalate issues to the supervisor if incident cannot be resolved within the scope of responsibility.
• 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

• Education & Professional Work Experience
• Years of Experience / Degree Level
• G5- 2 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 1 year relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher
• Field(s) of Education
• Not applicable.
• Certificates and/or Licenses
• Electronic Data Processing Information Technology

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/Kassala-Sudan/Senior-Data-Management-Assistant_JR2438720-1

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