Information Officer at International Medical Corps

Location: Maiduguri

Job Summary

• The Information Officer is the focal point for developing external and internal progress and situation reports. Working with sector leads, the M&E team, and senior management, the Information Officer supports the development of templates and tools to support efficient internal programmatic and contextual reporting.
• The Information Officer leads the compilation of internal and external reports.
• The Information Officer also represents the organization by participating actively in formal and informal Information Management coordination forums.
• The Information Officer reports to the Emergency Program Coordinator.
• This position is subject to funding.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Responsibilities:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with minimal supervision.

Essential Duties:

Reporting:

• Draft regularly scheduled internal and external reports/updates on country program/emergency response activities for sharing with International Medical Corps HQ and field-level donor representatives
• Work with the M&E Team and Program Leads to develop internal reporting structure – identifying individuals (data collectors) responsible for providing sector and contextual information.
• Work with the M&E Team and Program Leads to develop internal reporting schedule and templates
• Compile information for situation analysis (security, political, media, from other agencies/actors), regarding humanitarian needs and program activities
• Work with data collectors - including providing training and support and facilitating coordination in gathering and compiling relevant information to produce location, sector or other reports.

Analyze relevant material from internal and external sources for inclusion in reporting:

• Compile and report out on program updates and activity data in close coordination with M&E officer
• Coordinate with program staff to draft external communication products, including success stories that highlight need and programmatic impact

Coordination & Information Management:

• Contribute to external coordination through NGO and other coordination mechanisms.
• Coordinate with program staff to produce material useful in external communications, for use by HQ Communications, Resource Development, and the field team.
• Assist with and respond to information requests—including ad hoc and donor inquiries in collaboration with program heads
• Facilitate and support information flow, particularly regarding the current status of activities, within the International Medical Corps field team and with HQ
• Work with the M&E Team and Program leads to develop a strategy for collating and storing program information, including but not limited to: situation reports, donor reports, proposals, photos and videos for easy access and retrieval and to support effective knowledge transfer.

Qualifications and Requirements

• University degree specializing in Development Studies, Communications, Public Health, Public Affairs, Women’s Studies, or other specialties relevant to humanitarian work.
• At least two years of experience with a non-profit or non-governmental organization
• Significant experience writing reports and proposals. (Writing samples required)
• Significant experience researching humanitarian topics utilizing a wide-variety of local and international resources.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently
• Flexible, able to cope with stressful situations and frustrations
• Strong experience with Microsoft Excel, including use of formulas and pivot tables.
• Excellent skills with Microsoft Word.
• Excellent English communication skills, particularly writing
• Willingness to travel to other Borno LGAs outside of MMC for up to 2 weeks as required by supervisor.