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 children and women to survival, development, protection and participation. Promotes efforts to reduce infant, child and maternal mortality; expand access to quality basic education; and strengthen social and child protection systems. Uses a rights-based and gender-sensitive approach Plays a catalytic role in supporting federal, state and local governments in identifying key bottlenecks that hinder realization of the rights of disadvantaged children, supported by equity-focused, inclusive advocacy, planning, action and monitoring at all levels. Supports adolescent development.
Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
Under the Emergency Manager's overall supervision and general guidance, the Information Management officer will be responsible for the below-mentioned tasks and outputs to enable evidence-based analysis and decision-making.
GIS mapping:
- Provision of IM services, including GIS mapping for emergency-related decision-making, including data collection, collation, analysis, and dissemination.
- Provide technical support to the newly established GIS unit of the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA), in close consultation with the Emergency Specialist.
- Conduct the biannual partners’ and service mapping of the Northwest Coordination Forum, by collecting and synthesizing data from UN agencies and NGOs.
Data analysis and knowledge management:
- Adapt existing in-country information management approaches for collecting, analyzing, and reporting Sector activities and resources, and identifying information gaps, as needed
- Establish and maintain information databases that consolidate, analyze and report/disseminate information critical to decision making
- Keep abreast of global standards for information management for inter-operability
- Manage flows of information and dissemination in an appropriate way, including website and SharePoint management
- Manage an inventory of relevant documents on the humanitarian situation, including the repository of Northwest Coordination Forum assessments.
- Support the development and analysis of needs assessment and monitoring programmes, including Humanitarian Performance Monitoring (HPM) as needed.
- Serve as knowledge management focal point of the emergency team
- Undertake other duties as relevant.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum requirements:
- Education: A first level university degree (Bachelor's) in Information Systems/Information Management, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Management, Computer Science or a related field is required.
- Work Experience: At least two (2) years of relevant work experience of similar work experience in Information Management preferably with NNGOs/INGOs and/or the UN is required.
- GIS mapping expertise, and familiarity with ArcGIS is required.
- Experience in major emergency response relevant to the sector is highly desirable.
- Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset.
- Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency.
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