مطلوب موظف/ة ادارة معلومات للعمل لدى منظمة دولية

OCHA also ensures there is a framework within which each actor can contribute to the overall response efforts. OCHA’s mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; advocate the rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention and facilitate sustainable solutions.

This Fixed Term position is based in Amman – Jordan and reports to the of Head of Information Management Unit.

1)Development and implementation of Information Management systems and strategies

• Manages information to support OCHA and the United Nations system, as well as partner organizations, prevent, mitigate, manage, and recover from humanitarian disasters and emergencies
• Initiating innovative activities like online GIS, web based database systems for supporting Humanitarian actors on various information management themes.
• Incorporate common standards such as P-codes and other standards into datasets and products and insure that common operational coding standards are disseminated and used across cluster/sectors/taskforces for data collection and reporting.
• Support and maintain a client-oriented approach with all relevant stakeholders to help to identify and prioritize information system and process requirements, implement such system and process, ensuring the information needed to support humanitarian operations is coordinated, collected, organized and made available to all humanitarian stakeholders in-country with efficient technological options.
• Responsible to represent OCHA at different information management working groups/taskforces in the country to bring the information management actors on one platform to discuss relevant issues, support each other and agree on common standards.
• Designs and implements a dissemination plan for all information products produced by OCHA (e.g. situation reports, data, maps).

2)Data processing and visualization, and data analysis

• Supports strategic and operational decision-making by processing and analyzing data and information and presenting it in the format most useful for analysis (e.g. maps, reports).
• Produces reference and thematic maps to assist in the planning and decision making of emergency response operations
• Responsible for designing and producing agency standard information products through systematic collection and analysis of humanitarian information related to the country and region.
• Collection, cleaning, consolidation and documentation (metadata) relevant spatial and not-spatial datasets in line with OCHA’s “Country Level Minimum Common Operational Datasets” and disseminate to humanitarian actors in the country.
• Preparation of baseline inventory of spatial and attribute datasets with regular update.
• If necessary, oversees technical staff in the development of databases and other applications to support the collection and processing of context specific data (e.g.: affected population, displaced populations, demographic and vulnerability data, results of common rapid needs assessment etc.).
• Supports the advocacy, communication and reporting functions of the Office through the collection, processing, storage and retrieval of documents, including images, of emergencies and vulnerability, as well as relief operations.
• In collaboration with the Information Services Section (ISS) and the Field Information Services Section (FISS), apply global information management standards, policies and procedures to guide related activities within the Office
• Maintains products, including meeting schedules, contact lists and mapping products
• If required and as delegated, manages OCHA staff working directly on information management and information technology activities.

3 )Effective functioning of the OCHA Jordan and ROSC hardware and software packages

• Responsible for identifying, analyzing, designing and implementing best technological options for web-based mapping and content management systems.

4)Knowledge building and knowledge sharing

• Conduct Information Management and Mapping related trainings for humanitarian community and OCHA staff based on needs and requirements.
• Provides training to OCHA staff on OCHA’s information systems and standards.
• Establishes and maintains an information network at the national level to facilitate humanitarian information exchange and the promotion of data and information sharing protocols, those developed and endorsed by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee.

Core

• Innovation :Ability to make new and useful ideas work

Level 4: Adept with complex concepts and challenges convention purposefully

• Leadership:Ability to persuade others to follow

Level 4: Generates commitment, excitement and excellence in others

• People Management:Ability to improve performance and satisfaction

Level 4: Models independent thinking and action

• Communication:Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform

Level 4: Synthesizes information to communicate independent analysis

• Delivery:Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement

Level 4: Meets goals and quality criteria for delivery of products or services

Technical/Functional

• Partnerships:Ability to engadonors, and other development stakeholders and forge productive working relationships

Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise

• Innovation outreach and partnerships:Ability to communicate within and at large, participate in peer communities and engage substantively

Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise

• Communication:Ability to effectively communicate intensions and requirements to internal and external stakeholders?

Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise

• Knowledge Management:Ability to capture, develop, share and effectively use information and knowledge

Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise

• Information Systems & Technology (General):Knowledge of IST innovations and concepts and ability to apply them to strategic and/or practical situations

Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise

• Data Management:Ability to develop and execute architectures, policies, practices and procedures in order to manage the information lifecycle needs of UNDP

Level 4: apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise

• Data Analysis and Visualization:Ability to evaluate, transform and model data to derive relevant findings- undertake & provide analysis of data to assess Org performance and or global trends

Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise

• Priority setting :Ability to scan and synthesize diverse sets of information to arrive at strategic priorities and positioning recommendations

Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise

• Team building :Ability to work effectively with diverse groups of professionals towards common goals

Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in information systems, information science, business administration, disaster and emergency management, Information Technology or related area is required. A first-level university degree (i.e. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in one of the above mentioned academic disciplines in combination with qualifying relevant professional experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• Master’s degree with 2 years of experience or Bachelor’s degree with-4 years of experience in Geographic information management systems and database management is required.
• Experience with ArcGIS, MapInfo or other GIS tools is an advantage;
• Knowledge of online or offline programming and JavaScript is an asset;
• Experience in graphic design, Adobe illustrator an advantage;
• Experience in the design and development of surveys, including user requirements, form design, survey implementation, data entry, data cleaning and analysis is an advantage.

Language Requirements:Fluent written and spoken Arabic and English

Other:

• Ability to communicate with technical as well as non-technical people;
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks within an environment where many interruptions occur;
• Ability to work with multi-cultural teams and international professionals;
• Availability and fitness for travel within the region;
• Ability to work under stress and under tight deadlines;