Information Management & Humanitarian Performance Monitoring Specialist, (P-3), Fixed-Term, Kinshasa, DR Congo

Job Number: 528827 | Vacancy Link

Locations: Africa: Congo, Dem. Rep

Work Type : Fixed Term Appointment

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, a chance

To ensure that the UNICEF Country Office has useful, valid and reliable information on

The situation of children’s and women’s rights;

The performance of UNICEF-supported programmes including their efficiency, effectiveness, as well as their coverage, coordination and coherence.

To support field Offices to work within the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) to support HCT goals for delivering valid and reliable information and on the performance of UNICEF-supported programmes in line with the Core Commitments for Children (CCC).

To assist in the development of national capacities for monitoring, evaluation and research, with special attention to the interest, concern and participation of government, community, and civil society stakeholders.

How can you make a difference?

1.  Data collection and management: Technical support provided to Country and field Offices on data management for Humanitarian Performance Monitoring (HPM). Support the creation of data collection tools, databases and analysis products of UNICEF’s humanitarian response for Level 3 / Level 2 Emergencies, and emergency programs (RRMP and PEAR+).

Provide technical support to streamline the data/information flows and to develop/improve/automate tools for data collection, analysis and visualisation;

Provide technical support to ensure that a set of humanitarian performance indicators is identified and adjusted as necessary, with inputs of all concerned partners in the context of the multi-year and annual Response and Work Plans;

Design and support the development of humanitarian databases for monitoring the situation and response, at Country Office and Field Office levels for L3 emergencies and other emergencies as needed;

Support Country Office to adequately streamline well-designed monitoring systems into the partnership agreements to feed into to programme performance monitoring;

Drawing on monitoring and analysis of key program performance and management indicators, provide professional input to management reports, including relevant sections of the annual reports;

Develop visual information products (dashboards, infographics, and factsheets) to support programme planning, monitoring and decision making;

Monitor and ensure the quality of data management during the implementation phase, and the quality of the analysis and ease of understanding during the report writing phase.

2.  Mapping and reporting: Provide technical assistance to field offices to develop and strengthen geographic information management tools to support the humanitarian decision-making and improve the visibility of UNICEF emergency responses:

Support COs to strengthen Information Management Systems to collect key humanitarian geographical information for UNICEF-supported activities, and activities of partners, so that coverage can be accurately mapped;

Support CO key staff to understand mapping systems, and how to systematically integrate geographical data collection / mapping systems establishment in partner agreements both with NGOs and government partners.

3.  Technology-based innovation initiatives

 Identify ongoing or potential technology based innovation opportunities or initiatives at Country Office level; encourage use of innovative solutions at Country Office level including Mobile Data Collection and SMS-based systems and liaise with the Global Innovation Unit to coordinate timely deployments and remote support from UNICEF innovation colleagues to priority Country Office

Provide technical guidance for rolling out and using technology-based innovations for data collection in emergency settings;

Liaise with the Global innovation Unit for getting regular updates on ongoing technology-based projects and coordinated deployments / remote support from Innovation colleagues to support Country Office Innovation initiatives;

Raise awareness about innovative solutions portfolio, and promote innovation principles and standards.

4.  Coordination and Networking

Work closely with clusters/sectors and Information Management Cluster to strengthen partnership and agree on common standards and workflow with field Office

Act as focal point for UNICEF’s Emergency Section in technical forums and work closely with PM&E section on data analysis technics and quality assurance.

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

An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in information management, geographic information systems, Social Sciences or related field.

*A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.

A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in information management, information systems, monitoring/evaluation, disaster management and preparedness or other related area.

Experience working in information management or humanitarian performance monitoring in complex emergency settings.

Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.

Prior UNICEF / UN system / Cluster field experience is considered an asset.

Fluency in English and French is required. Knowledge of any another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication (II), Working with People (II) and Drive for Results (II).

The functional competencies required for this post are:

Leading and supervising (I)

Formulating strategies and concepts (II)

Analyzing (II)

Relating and networking (II)

Deciding and Initiating action (I)

Applying technical expertise (II)

View our competency framework at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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 also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Remarks:

* Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

* Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

* The successful candidate for this emergency recruitment MUST be available to commence work within 31 days of receiving an offer.

* Employment is conditional upon receipt of medical clearance, any clearance required, the grant of a visa, and completion of any other pre-employment criteria that UNICEF may establish. Candidates may not be further considered or offer of employment may be withdrawn if these conditions are unlikely to be met before the date for commencement of service.

Closing Date Tue Jan 07 2020 23:55:00 GMT+0100 (Afr. centrale Ouest)