Assistant Information Management Officer: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Deadline: 20 February 2022 (12 midnight Geneva Time)

Job Opening - 33603

About the organization

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is primarily mandated to provide international protection and humanitarian assistance, and to seek permanent solutions for persons within its core mandate responsibilities i.e. refugees, displaced persons, stateless and asylum seekers.

Position summary

All four protection pillars (including refugees, IDP, statelessness and reintegration project) are active in Zimbabwe. The Assistant Information Management Officer (AIMO) assists in the production and dissemination of information on the population of concern, including but not limited to Protection and Programme information. The incumbent operationalizes data standards developed at the central level in field operations, compiles data and analyses information from populations of concern. S/he supports the Programme Team and UNHCR’s implementing partners in the choice of indicators for monitoring to be included in sub-agreements as well as the Protection Team in operationalizing protection monitoring systems.

The AIMO will also ensure that the basics of Protection Information

Management are in place in Zimbabwe in line with the minimum requirements and standards defined in the Global Protection Cluster (GPC), Operational Footprint, and the GPC Protection Analytical Framework. S/he will also support the Cluster Coordinator in undertaking regular collective protection analysis, managing and producing database, dashboards, factsheets, and Protection Briefs. The AIMO shall work closely with OCHA counterparts to ensure appropriate data sharing and reporting to interagency frameworks.

Duties

Operationalize country-specific common data standards and promote them with partners, including UNHCR data standards and the IASC Common Operational Datasets; Compile, aggregate and analyze data and information elements required to produce standardized information products and implement data / information collection plans for baseline and context-specific data; Support the operation in the analysis of processed data and information and perform data quality and consistency control; Facilitate the analysis of cross-border information between relevant countries; Assist in training staff involved in information management activities, including data collection and data entry teams; Support and leverage geographic data for map production and use in geographic information systems (GIS); Share UNHCR data with partner agencies and maintain Portal data and information in-line with agreed frequencies; Provide technical Information Management support to Needs Assessment processes, specifically in data collection, processing / collation and analysis; Liaise with partners and represent UNHCR in meetings related to the functions; Make recommendations and provide advice on the technical information management requirements; Assist in training of data entry and data collection teams; Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications

For P1/NOA - 1 year relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or no experience with Graduate degree; or no experience with Doctorate degree