UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is offering an IICA full time position in El Fasher, Sudan
Sub-Office.
The UNHCR Data Transformation Strategy 2020-2025 envisions that by 2025 UNHCR
becomes a trusted leader on data and information related to refugees and other persons of
concern, thereby enabling actions to protect and to empower persons of concern. The Strategy
stipulates investing in four complementary priority areas: data management and governance;
information systems; capacities and skill development; and culture for evidence-informed
decision-making. The strategy envisages data and information management functions in
UNHCR carried out in a complementary and inter-linked manner between Headquarters
Divisions and Services, Regional Bureaux, Country Operations and key external partners,
including persons of concern.
Under the direct supervision of the Head of Operation in Darfur at El Fasher Sub-Office, the
Information Management Officer is responsible for coordinating and supporting data and
information management activities in the relevant offices within Darfur, as well as supporting
and overseeing data and information management activities in the relevant regional offices.
S/he is either part of or responsible for leading and motivating a team of data and information
management staff within Darfur; to ensure coordination among staff working on information
and data management activities in Darfur; and to function as the liaison with The Rep. Office
in Khartoum on data related issues.
Information and data management staff are responsible for coordinating, planning and
delivering on data and information activities for all UNHCR operational contexts, responses
and populations of concern, including providing coordination and leadership in partnerships on
data with all stakeholders - including persons of concern. They serve the entirety of UNHCR
staff and activities, including protection, programme, operations, external relations and
executive management for evidence-informed planning, advocacy, and coordination. They are
key in ensuring multi-stakeholder, multi-sector, and multi-country activities are provided with
robust and meaningful data and information to support planning, funding and advocacy efforts.
This includes both internal and external assessments, regional and country-based planning
and monitoring activities such as the COPs, CRRF, RRPs, HNOs, HRPs, and Cluster Plans.
Information and data management covers the assessment, design, implementation and
evaluation of data and statistical related activities. This includes assessment of the information
landscape; definition of information and data needs; design of data and information activities,
including data collection, analysis, storage and dissemination; implementation of data and
information management activities; and monitoring and evaluation of data management
activities. The focus is largely operational and protection data along with financial and HR data
related to assessment, planning, monitoring and evaluation. This is the data, information and
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analysis needed to deliver robust and comprehensive assessments and evaluations, and to
support results-based planning, monitoring and reporting implemented by UNHCR and by its
partners.
Depending on if they are located in HQ, regional or country offices, the role of the data and
information management staff is to provide the necessary quality assurance and technical
support for the full range of the data and information management and analysis activities to
countries and regional offices; to ensure these process are in accordance with technical
standards for data and information management; and to undertake regional or country data
and information management (definition, collection, analysis, storage and dissemination)
activities. In addition they are responsible for coordinating HQ and external support to the
country and regional offices, to liaise with relevant bodies on relevant data and statistical
matters; to monitor the quality of data and information management activities in
country/regional or HQ; to design and implement global, regional or country-based data
strategies and systems; to ensure data and information activities are implemented in
accordance with data privacy policies, global data sharing agreements and data protection
regulations; to communicate the status, value and importance of data; to provide the data,
information and analysis needed for global analysis; and to identify risks and opportunities
based on insights derived from data.
UNHCR is a global organisation dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a
better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. Every year,
millions of men, women and children are forced to flee their homes to escape conflict and
persecution. We are in over 125 countries, using our expertise to protect and care for millions.
Title: Information Management Officer
Duty Station: El Fasher, Sudan
Duration: through 31/12/2020
Contract Type: UNOPS International Individual Contractor – IICA 2
Closing date: 19 March 2020
Start date: ASAP.
Responsibilities
Coordinate data and information management activities at the Country level:
• Participate in the relevant data and information management team and activities.
• Contribute to the design and implement data strategies and systems.
• Assist the data team and others communicate the status, value, and importance of
data.
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• Support the collection, storage, management and protection of data in the
region/country or at the global level.
• Support consolidation of data systems, including the interoperability of operational data
and systems.
• Ensure consistency of data and results for country, global and regional analysis,
including cross border analysis and response.
• Identify risks and opportunities based on insights derived from data.
• Support the coordination with HQ, external and internal partners on data and
information management efforts and mechanisms, including OCHA, IOM, regional
economic commissions and other institutions with statistical or data interests, UNICEF,
and WFP.
• Lead or take part the relevant IM networks (internal and external) on refugee, IDP,
stateless and related issues.
• Improve data quality in the region/county or globally through field support, capacity
building, monitoring and feedback.
• Support data security, data protection and responsible data-sharing.
Support offices with data and information management support:
• Provide technical guidance on methodologies, and support for data management
activities such as surveys, secondary data reviews, targeting and vulnerability
assessments, indicator definition, population estimation, profiling, statistical analysis,
predictive analytics, big data, international recommendations, GIS, data visualisation,
maps, official statistics and other data and information management activities.
• Support the analysis of primary and secondary data for interpretation and evidenceinformed decision making.
• Support the monitoring of data and information management activities in the relevant
offices for integrity, veracity, reliability and credibility and compliance with policies.
• Document needs and capacities for data management activities.
• Provide technical and training support to operations.
• Support assessments and situational analysis process with analytical frameworks, data
collection, and analysis (standards, methodologies).
• Support planning process (standards, methodologies) quality assurance and technical
advice on Theories of Change and indicators, as well as with data and statistical
analysis
• Support monitoring by providing quality assurance and technical advice to the
monitoring methodologies, data collection and analysis.
• Review and assess country or region-specific data systems and needs; provide
recommendations for solutions.
• Undertake data and information management activities:
• Lead and undertake data management activities (definition of needs, data collection,
analysis, storage and dissemination)
• Lead and undertake geospatial analysis, statistical analysis, targeting, surveys,
indicator definition and other data management activities.
• Consolidate data and information for analysis.
• Support analysis for comparative country, regional and global analysis, including
political and socio-economic trends.
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• Take part in planning processes (COPs, regional RRP, regional migration response
plans, etc.).
• Support cross-country assessment and situational analysis, such as in regional RRP
situation.
• Undertake the analysis of trends concerning changes at the outcome and impact levels.
• Develop information management products such as indicators, templates, maps and
dashboards.
• Help ensure data is curated and stored in data registries and libraries in accordance
with standards.
• Provide population movement tracking systems and other population data systems
• Support solutions for meeting ‘communication with communities’ information and data
needs.
Work in close collaboration with:
• All staff to further data literacy and assist in interpretation the data.
• Registration staff regarding the use of individual and personally identifiable data
collected or managed by UNHCR.
• Programme staff on the data and information aspects of assessment, targeting and
monitoring (three most data driven aspects of the OMC).
• Cluster coordinators and partners on data and information needs in UNHCR-led cluster
operations, including HNO and HRP processes.
• Inter-agency staff on the development, coordination and monitoring of responses plans.
• Protection staff on the design, implementation and analysis of protection and case
monitoring systems.
• Operations coordinators and reporting officers on the design and delivery of data and
information management products for internal and external consumption.
• Sectors technical experts on the methodologies, formats, storage and dissemination of
sectoral data and information, including cross sector analysis.
• Senior management to understand and serve their information and knowledge needs.
• Perform other related duties as required.
Essential minimum qualifications and professional
experience required
• 6 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 5 years relevant experience
with Graduate degree; or 4 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree, field(s) of
Education:
Social Science; Statistics; Information Management;
Physical Science; Economics; Data Science;
Geography; GIS; Engineering;
Demography; Computer Science; or other relevant field
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• 5 years in data or statistical field, 3 years in international context and/or humanitarian
or development situation. Experience with data sharing, data management and data
analysis to support policy formulation and implementation.
Desirable qualifications
• Knowledge of national and international statistical systems; knowledge of international
protection, human rights and international humanitarian law; experience in data
collection and analysis in field situations; knowledge of GIS and geospatial systems
and techniques.
Functional Skills
• DM-Data collection methodologies;
• DM-Data Management;
• DM-Database Design & Development;
• MS-Data Collection and Analysis;
• DM-Metadata Creation & Management;
• MS-Statistics Analysis
• DM-Open Source Software & Data;
• DM-Population census and econometrics;
• DM-Protection Data Management Systems;
• DM-ArcGIS (Geographic SP-Topographic Surveying Information System);
• SP-Mapping Software;
• DM-Cartographic Skills;
• SP-Design tools such as Global Positioning System (GPS)
• PR-Cluster Information Management Tools, Resources and Approaches;
• PG-Needs Assessment and Response Analysis;
• DM-Data governance, quality assurance and preservation
• DM-Data Interoperability
• DM-Data science methodologies
• DM-Development of and revision of data standards
• DM-Qualitative data analysis
• DM-Quantitative data analysis
Location
The IICA will be based in El Fasher, Sudan with travel to other states within Sudan.
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Remuneration
Monthly fees range betweenUS$7,000 – US$9,000, depending on the level of expertise of the
candidate. Daily subsistence allowance for travel within Sudan will be payable as applicable.

Interested applicants should submit their letter of motivation, Personal History Form (PHF) and
CV to SUDKH-HR@unhcr.org indicating [Information Management Officer] in the subject of
the email.
Personal History Forms are available at PHF Form / Supplementary Sheet.
− This an international officer vacancy. Sudanese Nationals are not eligible to apply.
− Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
− Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply
− Candidate Assessments may include a written examination followed by a Competency
Based
The UNHCR workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages and
opinions. UNHCR seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities
as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are
encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, colour, sex,
national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.