Information Management Officer-IC

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

Information Management Officer (IMO) will be providing data and information management services to support the UNFPA’s humanitarian programmes and AAP response with knowledge and information management, data analysis, data visualization, and coordination.

The UNFPA Afghanistan Information Management Officer will responsible for:

Support establishing and updating UNFPA Country Office tools and platforms that support the mapping, planning and analysis of humanitarian interventions focused on UNFPA priority areas in maternal and reproductive health, gender-based violence in emergencies, adolescent and youth and protection.
Support designing, developing and managing data tools (segregated by age, gender and disability) to facilitate data collection, processing, and analysis of UNFPA humanitarian programmes and AAP activities.
Identify gaps on data and information relating to UNFPA interventions in emergency and preparedness settings, and suggest ways to address data gaps of the thematic areas.
Perform regular data collection and analysis on community engagement operational presence (4Ws) with the UNFPA Implementing Partners nation-wide to ensure adequate information sharing and two-way communication with affected communities in all UNFPA interventions.
Support the design and rolling out of innovative information management system for community feedback and complaints that provides high quality evidence to enable a systematic course correction at UNFPA.
Support the implementation of community listening initiatives in different localities through data visualisation and storytelling formats.
Support developing, managing and updating UNFPA Information Hub/Platform to strengthen communication with the affected communities in programming, especially vulnerable communities including women, girls, persons with disabilities.
Produce and update UNFPA information products such as reports, charts, and infographics by turning data into graphical products to convey messages and a storyline to enhance Country Office advocacy efforts.
Update UNFPA Country Office standard operating procedure of data protection/ responsibility for community feedback and response mechanism as required.
Support UNFPA units and clusters with tailored information management needs i.e. interactive data visualisation to scale up the advocacy of various thematic areas.
Provide tailored technical assistance for UNFPA staff and Implementing Partners on information management relating to AAP to ensure the smooth roll out of AAP response.
Support the management of Data Working Group (a coordination mechanism under the UNFPA leadership at the national level).
Attend and represent UNFPA at the interagency coordination fora on Information Management at the national level.
Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications and Experience:

Education:

Advanced (Master’s) degree in information management, information systems, social science or related field; A Bachelor’s degree plus 7 years of experience in lieu of Master’s degree will be accepted.

Knowledge and Experience:

At least 5 years of professional work experience in information management, information systems, web management, data management, geographic information systems and mapping, data visualisation or other related area.
Experience working in the UN or other international development organization is an asset;
Experience managing information in disaster response or complex emergencies is desirable.
Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills;
Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing;
Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development;
Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel;
Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.), Microsoft Power BI, Google Data Studio etc. and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment;
Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines;
Sound security awareness;
Have affinity with or interest in reproductive health, gender, protection, adolescent and youth, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System.

Languages:

Fluency in English is required. Dari and Pashto are necessary as the working language in Afghanistan.

Required Competencies:

Values:

Exemplifying integrity,

Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system,

Embracing cultural diversity,

Embracing change

Core Competencies:

Achieving results,

Being accountable,

Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,

Thinking analytically and strategically,

Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,

Compensation and Benefits:

The consultant to be paid on monthly basis for 3 months.