Associate Information Management Officer, UNOPS, IICA1

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is offering an IICA full time position in Kadugli Sub Office, Sudan.

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Sub Office, the Associate Information Management Officer will support data and information management activities in the Sub Office, Kadugli, Field Office, El Fula and Field Units in Abu Jubaiha and El Obeid.

S/he will coordination with staff working on information and data management activities and liaise with the country office on data related issues. S/he will be responsible for coordinating, planning and delivering on data and information activities for UNHCR operational contexts, responses and populations of concern, including providing coordination and leadership in partnerships on data with all stakeholders – including persons of concern. S/he will serve the entirety of UNHCR staff and activities, including protection, programme, operations, external relations and executive management for evidence-informed planning, advocacy, and coordination. S/he is key in ensuring multi-stakeholder, multi-sector, and multi-country activities are provided with robust and meaningful data and information to support planning, funding and advocacy efforts. This includes both internal and external assessments, regional and country-based planning and monitoring activities such as the COPs, CRRF, RRPs, HNOs, HRPs, and Cluster Plans.

S/he will provide the necessary quality assurance and technical support for the full range of the data and information management and analysis activities in the sub and field offices in Kordofan states; to ensure these process are in accordance with technical standards for data and information management; and to undertake regional or country data and information management.

Title: Associate Information Management Officer

Duty Station: Kadugli, Sudan

Duration: through 31/12/2020

Contract Type: UNOPS International Individual Contractor – IICA 1

Closing date: 19 March 2020

Start date: ASAP.

Operational Context

The Associate Information Management Officer will be based in Sub Office Kadugli. S/he will be under the direct supervision of the Head of Sub Office in Kadugli. S/he will be based in the Sub Office, Kadugli and will support information and data management activities of the Field Office, El Fula and Field Units in Abu Jubaiha and El Obeid.

S/he will be supporting the implementation of earmarked funded projects (CERF and Danish) in South Kordofan State in the localities of Kadugli, Abu Kashola, Abu Jubaiha and Talodi. S/he will work closely with IM colleagues in the five Darfur States and Blue Nile where the project is being implemented as well with colleagues in Khartoum and if necessary, in the region and headquarters. S/he will also work closely and provide support for UNHCR colleagues in Kordofan and Khartoum and partners in the implementation and reporting on community-based protection; community support projects and provision of enhanced NFI kits and shelter cash grants under the earmarked funds.

S/he will support the operation in Kordofan states with data and information management needs on refugees, IDP among others.

UNHCR established itself in Kordofan State of Sudan since 2011 initially to provide assistance to persons affected by conflicts opposing the Government and armed group in South Kordofan. In 2018, the Field Office based in Kadugli was upgraded to Sub-Office (SO) with a wider responsibility to oversee the management of the operation in South Kordofan and West Kordofan following the influx of South Sudanese refugees in Sudan.

The Field Office in El Fula is responsible for the management of the refugee response in the main settlements including Kharasana, El Meriam, Muglad, and El Nuhud Localities and oversees the refugee concerns in other 12 Localities in West Kordofan State. Since 1st November 2018, the Sub Office extended its presence by opening a new Field Office in Abu Jubeiha town in the eastern corridor which is hosting more than 90% of the refugee population in South Kordofan. In addition to refugees, there are an estimated 200,000 IDPs in South Kordofan State and 80,000 returnee IDPs.

To ensure that people of concern get access to appropriate assistance and protection, UNHCR in Kordofan’s State is working in close cooperation and partnership with the Government, Lines Ministries and National Counterpart (COR and HAC) as well as International and National Organizations and UN Agencies (OCHA, UNICEF, WFP, IOM, WHO, FAO, UNMAS). Based on the out of camp approach and to promote complementarity among agencies, UNHCR developed LoU with UNICEF which outlines the areas of responsibility in health, education and wash sectors and a MoU with WFP for the provision of foods assistance to PoCs. The main activities are in the areas of Protection, Health and Nutrition, Education, WASH, Livelihoods, etc. though Project Partnership Agreements (PPA).

Responsibilities

Coordinate data and information management activities:

• Participate in the data and information management team and activities.
• Contribute to the design and implement data strategies and systems.
• Assist the data team and others communicate the status, value, and importance of data.
• Support the collection, storage, management and protection of data.
• Support consolidation of data systems, including the interoperability of operational data and systems.
• Ensure consistency of data and results for country, global and regional analysis, including cross border analysis and response.
• Support the coordination with HQ, external and regional partners on data and information management efforts
• Take part the relevant IM network (internal and external) on refugee. IDP, etc and related issues.
• Support data security, data protection and responsible data-sharing.

Support offices with data and information management:

• Support the analysis of primary and secondary data for interpretation and evidence-informed decision making.
• Support the monitoring of data and information management activities in offices for integrity, veracity, reliability and credibility and compliance with policies.
• Provide technical and training support to operations.
• Support assessments and situational analysis process with analytical frameworks, data collection, and analysis (standards, methodologies).
• Support planning process (standards, methodologies) with data and statistical analysis and quality assurance on Theories of Change and indicators.
• Support monitoring by providing quality assurance to the monitoring methodologies, data collection and analyses.
• Review and assess country or region-specific data systems and needs; provide recommendations to regional bureau.

Undertake data and information management activities at the Global/Regional/Country level:

• Help consolidate data and information for country, regional and global analysis.
• Undertake data management activities (definition of needs, data collection, analysis, storage and dissemination)
• Support analysis for comparative country, regional and global analysis, including political and socio-economic trends.
• Take part in planning processes (COPs, regional RRP, regional migration response plans, etc.).
• Support cross-country assessment and situational analysis, such as in regional RRP situation or COP.
• Support the analysis of trends concerning changes at the outcome and impact levels.
• Develop information management products such as indicators, templates, maps and dashboards.
• Help ensure data is curated and stored in data registries and libraries in accordance with standards.
• Undertake geospatial and statistical analysis.
• Provide population movement tracking systems and other population data systems.
• Support web-based data portals.
• Support solutions for meeting ‘communication with communities’ information and data needs.

Work in close collaboration with:

• All staff to further data literacy and assist in interpretation the data;
• Registration staff regarding the use of individual and personally identifiable data collected or managed by UNHCR;
• Programme staff on the data and information aspects of assessment, targeting and monitoring (three most data driven aspects of the OMC);
• Cluster coordinators and partners on data and information needs in UNHCR-led cluster operations, including HNO and HRP processes.
• Inter-agency staff on the development, coordination and monitoring of country and/or regional responses plans;
• Protection staff on the design, implementation and analysis of protection and case monitoring systems;
• Operations coordinators and reporting officers on the design and delivery of data and information management products for internal and external consumption;
• Sectors technical experts on the methodologies, formats, storage and dissemination of sectoral data and information, including cross sector analysis.
• Senior management to understand and serve their information and knowledge needs.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Essential minimum qualifications and professional experience required

• 3 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 2 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 1-year relevant experience with Doctorate degree, field of Education:

Social Science; Statistics; Information Management;

Physical Science; Economics; Data Science;

Geography; GIS; Engineering;

Demography; Computer Science; or other relevant field

• Experience with data sharing, data management and data analysis to support policy formulation and implementation.

Desirable qualifications

• Knowledge of national and international statistical systems; knowledge of international protection, human rights and international humanitarian law; experience in data collection and analysis in field situations; knowledge of GIS and geospatial systems and techniques.

Functional Skills

• DM-Data collection methodologies;
• DM-Data Management;
• DM-Database Design & Development;
• MS-Data Collection Analysis;
• DM-Metadata Creation & Management;
• MS-Statistics Analysis
• DM-Open Source Software & Data;
• DM-Population census and econometrics;
• DM-Protection Data Management Systems;
• DM-ArcGIS (Geographic SP-Topographic Surveying Information System);
• SP-Mapping Software;
• DM-Cartographic Skills;
• SP-Design tools such as Global Positioning System (GPS)
• PR-Cluster Information Management Tools, Resources and Approaches;
• PG-Needs Assessment and Response Analysis;
• DM-Data governance, quality assurance and preservation
• DM-Data Interoperability
• DM-Data science methodologies
• DM-Development of and revision of data standards
• DM-Qualitative data analysis
• DM-Quantitative data analysis

Location

The IICA will be based in Kadugli, Sudan with travel to other states within Sudan.

Remuneration

Monthly fees range betweenUS$5,000 – US$7,000, depending on the level of expertise of the candidate. Daily subsistence allowance for travel within Sudan will be payable as applicable.