Information Management Officer SC8
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WFP encourages female candidates and people with disabilities to apply.
WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis. We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief, ethnic or social background, gender, gender identity and disability
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Job Title: Information Management Officer
Type of Contract: Service Contract (SC)
Duration: 12 months renewable
Duty Station: Suva/Fiji
Vacancy Number: 177691
Date of Publication: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Deadline for Application: Wednesday 22 November 2022
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
Under the supervision of the World Food Programme (WFP’s) Program Policy Officer with support from technical units in the WFP Regional Bureau Bangkok, the Information Management Officer’s main duties and responsibilities are as follows:
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Coordinate closely with and support the preparation of reports for the Regional Pacific Food Security Cluster Coordination team (WFP and FAO) and respond to the Cluster Membership’s information management needs.
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Coordinate closely with and support the preparation of reports for the Pacific Regional Cash Working Group Coordinator and respond to information management needs of the Pacific Regional Cash Working Group.
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Act as an Informational Management focal point for the Regional Pacific Food Security Cluster and Pacific Regional Cash Working Group.
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Provide IM services to cluster and working group for key decision making. These services will include data collection, collation, analysis, mapping and visualization, and dissemination processes relevant to the needs of the cluster. This may require support for the enhancement of additional capacity through remote guidance and managing, organizing, and delivering these activities.
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Identify and analyse secondary data and information resources for rapid onset emergency response.
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Assist in the design of simple and easy-to-use Food Security and/or Cash and Voucher assistance data collection forms adapted to country needs in consultation with the local authorities, providers of Food Security/ Cash and Voucher assistance and other key stakeholders.
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Create and maintain contact directories of Regional Pacific Food Security Cluster, Pacific Regional Cash Working Group partners and National Cash Working Groups.
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Design and update the “Who does What Where When for Whom (5Ws)” database and derivative products, such as dashboards, and maps (both static and interactive), using relevant mapping and data analysis and visualisation software(s).
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Provide orientation / training on the IM tools to partners for enhanced reporting capacities.
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Support the rPFSC and RPCWG Coordinators on sector wide advocacy and information products, including newsletters, stories, assessment reports, piolot actions and studies.
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Coordinate as the rPFSC and RPCWG focal point with partners to report their activities for the advocacy and information products.
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Support the needs and gap identification for the sector; contributing to facilitating and agreeing on boundaries/benchmarks to enable prioritization within the sector.
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Update regularly Regional Food Security Cluster, Pacific Regional Cash Working Group, and National Cash Working Group webpages, where relevant news, documents and products can be uploaded and circulated.
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Serve as the rPFSC and RPCWG focal point at the IMWG platform in disaster time.
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Serve as the rPFSC and RPCWG focal point and contribute to the Pacific Humanitarian Team (PHT) led inter-sectoral response activities, including assessment, analysis, gaps, contingency planning, response planning, monitoring and reporting, representing at the Information Management Working Group (IMWG) as required.
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Contribute to sectorwide capacity building initiatives on IM related aspects to both rPFSC and RPCWG.
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Perform other tasks as required/ directed by the supervisor.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Qualification
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Minimum Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, management, project management, information technology, communication, journalism, public relations, or another related discipline.
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Bachelor’s degree with four years of professional experience or a master’s degree with two years of professional experience.
Experience
Mandatory
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Experience working with Illustrator and/or Power-bi or other software
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Experience in coordinating and facilitating general meetings
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Experience conducting training and facilitating workshops
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Progressive responsibility in information management.
Desirable
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Professional experience in information management of international humanitarian development.
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Relevant experience in geospatial software such as Cash or ArcGIS with knowledge of applying data-driven analysis to different contexts and creating mapping products.
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Understanding of relevant national and UN institutional frameworks
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Knowledge of UN operational programmes and policy commitments, with WFP programmatic and partnership experience
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Knowledge of humanitarian emergency preparedness and response will be an advantage.
HOW TO APPLY
To be considered, interested candidates are invited to apply via https://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
We want to ensure the recruitment process is fully accessible. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of any accessibility needs you may have.
ABOUT WFP
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
WFP is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce. WFP has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, abuse of authority or discrimination. All selected candidates will, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
