Post: WASH Cluster Information Management Officer (#112109)

Level: NO-1

Work Type: Temporary Appointment

Location: Jerusalem

Duration: (1 Year initially)

Applications deadline: 6 December 2019

UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Defending children's rights throughout their lives requires a global presence, aiming to produce results and understand their effects. UNICEF believes all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential – to the benefit of a better world.

And we never give up!

For every child, a Champion!

Strong Information Management (IM), carried out in support of coordination processes will support relevant actors to work with the same or complementary information and baseline data when making decisions. Properly collected and managed data during emergencies can furthermore support in early recovery, recovery and disaster preparedness activities. Information Management is therefore both a time critical intervention to support timely evidence-based decision making in the cluster/sector but is also a responsibility and an accountability by its agreement to the IASC Guidance on Responsibilities of Cluster/Sector Leads and OCHA for IM.

IM in a coordinated emergency response improves the capacity of stakeholders in analysis and decisionmaking through strengthened collection, processing, interpretation and dissemination of information and data at the intra and inter-cluster/sector level. Information management is, in this sense, the foundation on which decision-making for a coordinated and effective response is based.

How can you make a difference?

The WASH Cluster Information Management Officer (IMO) is a core Cluster Coordination team member. The purpose of this post is to manage the collection, analysis and sharing of information that is important for the WASH Cluster members in State of Palestine to make informed, evidence based, strategic decisions. The IMO will also manage the data collection, analysis and presentation of the Cluster led mechanism for WASH Incidents monitoring and reporting.

Key function, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:

• Support the National WASH Cluster Coordinator in responding to cluster needs for data and information; work under the guidance and direction of the cluster coordinator.
• Provide IM services to the cluster for key decision making. These services will include data collection, analysis, presentation and dissemination processes relevant to the needs of the the WASH cluster, including maintaining 4Ws and map production. This may require building additional and appropriate capacity through the training of staff members of the cluster partners.
• Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building of cluster members on management information

To qualify as a champion for every child you will have…

• An Advanced university degree in one of the following fields: Water, Civil or Public Health Engineering, Data Programing & Management, Statistics, Information Technology WASH e.g. Health Promotion or Education, Public Health (MPH), Environmental Health, or another 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 three years’ experience with NGOs or International Organizations in the WASH sector with emergency responses and a minimum of one year of professional experience in data analysis information management and management of database.
• Experience in development of GIS cartography of intervention and other related areas at the international and/or in a developing and humanitarian country is an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to develop systems and tools for Information Managers to present information in multiple formats
• Fluency in English and Arabic. Additional UN language(s) can be an asset

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

The technical competencies required for this post are:

• Formulating strategies and concepts (I)
• Analyzing (II)
• Applying technical expertise (II)
• Learning and researching (II)
• Planning and organizing (II)

Click here to view our competency framework

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

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:

*UNICEF only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/

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

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

Apply To:

https://www.unicef.org/sop/work-with-us