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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Data Policy Associate Denmark UNHCR Jobs 2024

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees looking for “Data Policy Associate”. Applicants with a High School Diploma may apply on or before 16-Jul-24.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has published a job vacancy announcement on 02/07/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Data Policy Associate to be based in Copenhagen , Denmark. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org

Company Name: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Job Title: Data Policy Associate

Duty Station: Copenhagen , Denmark

Country: Denmark

Application Deadline: 16-Jul-24

Responsibilities:

– Support activities related to policies, guidance, norms, and standards related to operational data and data management.
– Provide inputs on internal policies and guidance on data, other internal policies and guidance with content related to data, and external guidance and agreements.
– Support reporting requirements, e.g., by tracking activities and coordinating inputs.
– Support efforts to ensure adherence to data protection frameworks, and engage with the HQ Data Protection Office (DPO) to raise issues and needs for guidance and norm-setting or revision.
– In collaboration with relevant entities, support activities to integrate policies, norms and standards into requirements for data systems and tools and, conversely, to elevate/formalize system requirements into guidance, norms, and standards.
– Participate in conducting research on issues of relevance to inform the development or revision of guidance and standards, considering both internal and external sources.
– Support the development of communication products and documents on issues of relevance, such as concept notes, briefing notes, presentations, Intranet content.
– Identify opportunities for external collaboration to develop or revise guidance and standards.
– Liaise with partners and represent UNHCR in external meetings related to the function.

For HQ positions only
– Respond to, manage, coordinate, and/or monitor requests for support from HQ, Regional Bureaux (DIMA Units) and Operations
– Provide guidance on data-related matters upon request from HQ entities, Regional Bureaux (DIMA Units) and Operations
– Support Regional Bureaux (DIMA Units) in developing plans to monitor compliance on data policies, guidance, norms and standards at regional and country level, as relevant.
– Provide support services to UNHCR data governance structures and coordination fora.

– Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
– Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements:

Years of Experience / Degree Level
For G6 – 3 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher

Field(s) of Education
Not applicable.

Certificates and/or Licenses
Operational Data Management Learning Programme
Emergency Registration
UNHCR Needs Assessment eLearning
HCR Risk Management Basics & ERM Programme
(Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Relevant Job Experience
Essential
Relevant work experience in the area of developing, implementing and/or monitoring policies, guidance, standards and/or norms.
Demonstrated experience with research and analysis. Experience in drafting documents and presentations. Ability to coordinate projects and consultation processes. Ability to address multiple tasks in a courteous and service-oriented manner. Experience working with data.

Desirable
Policy experience in the humanitarian or development field. Experience in data management in the humanitarian or development field.

Functional Skills
DM-Data Management
DM-Development of and revision of data standards
* IT-Computer Literacy
* MS-Drafting, Documentation, Data Presentation
PR-Data Protection Policy
UN-UN/UNHCR Interagency Policies, Standards, Programmes, Partnerships, Humanitarian Ops
(Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Language Requirements
For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.