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  • Posted: Dec 21, 2022
    Deadline: Jan 3, 2023
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    UNICEF contributes to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria with a mandate to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. UNICEF’s Nigeria country programme: Aims to accelerate the realization of the rights of all c...
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    Information Management Officer. NO-2, Maiduguri

    How can you make a difference?

    Under the supervision of the Education Manager, the Information Management Officer will manage the collection, analysis, and sharing of information/data that is important for the sector partners to make informed (evidence-based) strategic decisions. 

    Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

    Under the overall supervision and general guidance of the Education Manager and the Education Sector Coordinator, Information Management Officer will be responsible for the below-mentioned tasks and outputs: 

    • Provision of IM services, including mapping, to the Sector/Education program for decision making including data collection, collation, analysis, and dissemination. 
    • Adapt existing in-country information management approaches for collecting, analyzing and reporting Sector activities and resources, and identifying information gaps
    • Establish and maintain information databases that consolidate, analyses and report/disseminate information critical to decision making
    • Maintain monthly reporting from Sector participants, including 5Ws (‘Who does What, Where, When and for Whom?’ databases)
    • Support the estimation of spatial and temporal gaps, overlaps and coverage of Sector activities and projects.
    • Work with Cluster/ participants to identify information gaps at national and sub-national levels and propose ways to bridge those gaps
    • Work with the OCHA Information Management Specialist to develop appropriate supportive strategies
    • Facilitate effective linkages with all Education Sector stakeholders, including OCHA, and national actors, for enhanced capacity and gap identification.
    • Use GIS for map production and geographic data management
    • Adopt and promote the use of global standards for information management for inter-operability
    • Manage flows of information and dissemination in an appropriate way, including website management
    • Manage an inventory of relevant documents on the humanitarian situation
    • Support the development and analysis of needs assessment and monitoring programmes
    • Provide information management leadership in assessments and monitoring, including joint assessments and training
    • Lead on the preparation of SitRep inputs with emphasis on Sector plans, targets, and achievements
    • Develop and strengthen information management capacity through the training of Sector members • Contribute to the core Sector functions
    • Where there is both a national and a sub-national cluster, the post holder will ensure that there is effective communication, reporting, engagement, and coordination between the two levels
    • Support the Education Sector developing/adapting standards and indicators for monitoring the progress and the effectiveness of humanitarian response within the Sector, taking into account national standards or guidelines, as well as globally agreed standards such as the Inter-Agency Network on Education in Emergencies (INEE) Minimum Standards.  
    • Wherever possible and/or appropriate, ensure that IM supports national information systems, standards and builds local capacities.  Maintain appropriate links with relevant Government, State and local authorities in order to strengthen, not replace or diminish national efforts and work closely with government and MoE to develop EMIS systems to include conflict sensitive data for improved educational planning.
    • Contribute to drafting funding proposals and donor reports for common appeals, including collecting inputs from partners for joint sector documents.

    To view the full job description, please refer to the attached…

    To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have

    • A university degree in Information Systems/Information Management, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Management, Computer Science, or a related field is required.  Formal training in sector information management is an advantage.
    • Minimum two (2) years of similar work experience in Information Management preferably with NNGOs/INGOs and/or the UN is required.  Experience in major emergency response relevant to the sector is highly desirable.
    • Experience in major emergency response relevant to the sector is highly desirable
    • Excellent written and spoken English is required. Working knowledge of the local languages (Hausa and Kanuri) is highly desirable. 

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to UNICEF on jobs.unicef.org to apply

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