Purpose of the job:

Given the scale and the impact of the ongoing conflict, there are greater and urgent demands for data, information and analysis in the CP AOR.  Parallel to the recent conflicts, Sudan communities are simultaneously hit with an on-going climate related events including heavy rain and floods.

The humanitarian response requires high Information Management (IM) capacity with the operationalization of the inter-agency approach.  The IM Specialist will support the CP AoR to make informed evidence based strategic decisions at the field level on: i) the scale/scope and coverage by the child protection partners; ii) responses to the ongoing crisis, as necessary; iii) the needs of affected populations; iv) prioritization of areas according to cluster indicators, as specified in the Flash Updates and Flash Appeal as well as the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP); v) what the key gaps in needs and response are; and vi) what capacity (human, material, financial) is required.

The Sudan-CPAoR IM Specialist will provide technical guidance to the CP AoR and UNICEF programming partners.

She/he will contribute towards generating an overall emergency situation analysis and response coverage in the area of child protection.  The IM Specialist will ensure consistent capacity strengthening of the CP AoR and UNICEF programming to obtain timely and accurate information about the needs, plans and crisis response.

How can you make a difference?

III. Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks  

Summary of key accountabilities:

1. Information Management for the CP AOR in the coordination structure:

• Lead gap analyses at Sudan level for the CP AOR based upon agreed data sources, including through verification and support for information disaggregated by age and sex, vulnerable groups and severity scale locations.
• Lead the development and regular revision of UNICEF and Inter-Agency Information Management tools related to the CP AOR.
• Coordinate closely with other IMOs belonging to the protection cluster and other clusters located either remotely or in person, and ensure complementarity, harmonization and compatibility in the collection of information, format and the products that are used.
• Always ensure the security of data and observe the Information Sharing and Confidentiality Protocols.

• Contribute to UNICEF and Inter-Agency Information Management discussions including for data collection, quality assurance and clearance prior to dissemination, at field level as necessary.
• Represent the CP AOR in the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group IMOs activities and Support field level  coordination functions as requested by the Coordinators.

2. Data Collection, Compilation and Analysis

• Provide continuous support to the child protection monitoring working group and generate regular information products highlighting the humanitarian situation and current needs to support decision making, advocacy and resource mobilization efforts.

• Lead the data collection and reporting from partners in the emergency response tool and generate comprehensive documents in a way that is easily understood by various decision makers (maps, dashboards, infographics and resource analyses).

• Undertake Mapping including 4Ws/5Ws, Needs and Gaps analysis, Services and Infrastructure at field level, as required.
• Support inter-cluster efforts in generating Cross Sectoral Assessment Needs, Service Mapping, Rapid Assessments, Sitreps and Situation Analysis.
• Lead and maintain the suspension and relocation tool in coordination with the Protection cluster IMO.
• Strengthen Child Protection Cluster members capacity in data collection, monitoring, reporting and analysis.

IV.

Impact of Results

The efficiency and efficacy of program preparation, planning and implementation contributes to and accelerates the humanitarian response scale up and national development efforts to scale up access to quality child protection in Sudan.  This in turn contributes to maintaining/enhancing the credibility and ability of UNICEF and the larger humanitarian community to continue providing program services for children.  This efficiency and efficacy are only possible with a clear documentation of progress, which is dependent on good information and data for in-depth analysis.

The standardization and harmonization of information (collection) and use of common indicators, ensured by the IM Specialist, plays a critical role in making progress.

The Child Protection IM Specialist facilitates and enforces the use of common tools and guidelines which facilitates analysis and appropriate programmatic response.  This eventually leads to informed prioritization, better targeting of vulnerable populations and better results for children.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:  TORs_IMO_CPAoR_Sudan_07Aug2024.docx

For every Child, you demonstrate…

VI.

Recruitment Qualifications

Education: Master’s degree or relevant combination of qualifications and experience, in information management or associated disciplines (computer sciences, geography/GIS, engineering, sciences).

Advanced knowledge of Excel, Access, Oracle and MySQL database applications as well as GIS (ArcGIS, QGIS, Google earth Pro. Basic Java and VB scripting) and social media management is an asset.

Experience: Five years of relevant professional experience in Information Management, GIS, data analysis or similar activities in humanitarian context. Experience in Sudan response or similar context is an asset.

Experience in conveying technical information and managing information and presenting in form of maps, useable matrices, as needed.

Experience in facilitating training is an asset.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in English is required.  Knowledge of Arabic and another official UN language is an asset.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

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

V. Competencies and level of proficiency required (please base on UNICEF Competency Profiles)

Core Values

• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Trust
• Accountability
• Sustainability

Core Competencies (For Staff without Supervisory Responsibilities)

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
• Works Collaboratively with others (1)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)