Information Management Officer, P2, Temporary Appointment

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The incumbent will work under the guidance and supervision of the M&E Manager, in close collaboration with the other team members in the Polio section as well as with the Programme Monitoring and Data section and the health section. This position is based in the Afghanistan Country Office in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Key End-Results:

1. Polio programme has useful, valid, and reliable information about children's and women's rights; the performance of UNICEF-supported projects, including their relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability, and in emergency contexts, their coverage, coordination, and coherence.
2. Apply innovations in data collection and analysis, ensuring monitoring tools and checklists are developed and rolled out to periodically track progress on key performance indicators and user-friendly dashboards and infographics are generated to inform programme adjustments and course corrections.
3. Strengthened national capacities for monitoring, evaluation, information management and research, with particular attention to the interest, concern, and participation of national, community, and civil society stakeholders.
4. Provide technical assistance to field offices and polio team in collecting, analyzing, and reporting key programme performance indicators and ensuring the documentation of best practices.

KEY DUTIES & TASKS:.

Data/Information Management and Analysis:

• Play a lead role in the design, development, management, and improvement of data management systems including databases and data collection tools and reporting mechanism, along with related process for data collection, cleaning, and verification.
• Strengthen the data workflow from all levels (national, regional, provincial and district) to ensure systematic collection of gender and age-disaggregated data, facilitate data entry and analysis.
• Consolidate data from field offices, partners and stakeholders and build a centralized database that allows comparability and compatibility and is available for timely analysis to support decision making.
• Prepare and disseminate campaign-based and periodic analytical reports to management, programme officers and implementing partners.
• Produce a road map for data use which can lead the team to evidence-based programming and decision making.
• Establish a robust data quality assurance mechanism to ensure that the data collected and used for decision-making are accurate and reliable.

Monitoring and Reporting:

• Design and roll out fit-for purpose and innovative monitoring checklists (Kobo or ODK based) to keep track of key perform indicators on periodic basis.
• Provide timely data/inputs for mid-year and end-year reviews, work planning process, situation reports, and donor reports.
• Generate and analyze the sectoral analytical reports and identify and report on response priorities, gaps and areas that need additional interventions to improve coverage as well as quality of service delivery.
• Develop user-friendly dashboards and infographics, utilizing innovative tools (such as PowerBI, Tableau, ArcGIS).

Knowledge management and sharing:

• Generate periodic trends analysis reports and produce results bulletins per themes as required by the programme needs.
• Streamline methods for sharing information, using mailing list, newsletters, dashboards, verbal feedback at programme meetings including dissemination to the affected communities as part of accountability to affected populations.
• Support the operationalization of the national and regional call centers so that information gathered from the call centers are timely documented, analyzed and disseminated to relevant stakeholders.

M&E Capacity Building:

• In close collaboration with GPEI partners, assist in developing an M&E capacity-building strategy for UNICEF Polio staff, national partners, and institutions in the context of the IMEP or GPEI M&E plan.
• Collaborate to implement capacity-building strategies as a joint commitment with other developmental partners. Utilize a range of appropriate skills-building strategies, including self-learning, seminars and workshops, and practical experience so that UNICEF and partner staff have the basic knowledge and skills in understanding and applying new information management/data management policies, tools, and methods to fulfill their responsibilities.

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

• A university degree in social sciences, information management, international development, planning, evaluation, advanced statistical research or other related field to UNICEF programmes.
• Two years of relevant professional work experience in monitoring, evaluation, data analysis and information management.
• Professional expertise and experience in designing data collection tools and monitoring checklists, particularly using innovative software such as Kobo and ONA.
• Technical knowledge and experience in data/information management and analysis, managing large scale databases and using PowerBI, Tableau and ArcGIS in data analysis/visualization.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness(3)Drive to achieve results for impact(4)Innovates and embraces change(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity(6)Thinks and acts strategically(7)Works collaboratively with others.

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world's most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

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 is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

The assignment duration is from December 2023 to end June 2024, with the possibility of extension.

UNICEF's active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates are encouraged to apply.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

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

Eligible UNICEF International Professional (IP) Staff Members on fixed-term, continuing or permanent contracts applying to a Temporary Appointment, which is dedicated to L3 (or L2) Response, may be able to retain a lien and their fixed-term entitlements. The conditions of the temporary assignment will vary depending on the status of their post and their current tour of duty, and relocation entitlements may be limited as per the relevant policies.

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