Re-Advertisement: JO # 18735 – Assistant Information Management Officer (Data Curator) – NOA – UNHCR Temporary Appointment - Beirut, Lebanon

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT.

Eight years into the Syria crisis, Lebanon remains the country hosting the largest number of refugees per capita, with nearly 950,000  Syrian refugees registered with UNHCR, about 20,000 refugees of other origins - mostly Iraqi - and Palestine refugees under UNRWA’s mandate.  There are no formal camps for Syrian refugees in Lebanon, and refugees are living in hundreds of communities and locations across the country.

The refugee response is led by the Government and UNHCR and UNDP, supported by the international community. As the designated lead agency in the refugee response, UNHCR has established a sector-based structure in Beirut and in the field. The structure brings together over 150 UN agencies, national and international NGO partners [over 150 actors, including UN agencies, national and international NGOs and Ministries] in identifying and agreeing on the strategic priorities to address the needs of Syrian refugees and vulnerable Lebanese communities. The Lebanon Chapter of the Response Plan falls under the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP), whereby UNHCR guides the refugee response and UNDP facilitates the resilience and stabilization component.

The UNHCR operational response in Lebanon is one of the largest for the organization. Media attention and the frequency of influential high-profile visitors is high. The Office has grown substantially in the past years and is currently operating with around 650 staff. Aside from the country office in the capital city of Beirut, UNHCR has field offices in Mount Lebanon, Qobayat, Tripoli, Tyre and Zahle.

The Assistant Information Management Officer assists in the production and dissemination of information on the population of concern, including but not limited to Protection and Programme information.

The incumbent operationalizes data standards developed at the central level in field operations, compile data and analyse information from all populations of concern. S/he supports the Programme Team and UNHCR's implementing partners in the choice of indicators for monitoring to be included in sub-agreements as well as the Protection Team in operationalizing protection monitoring systems.

FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT

Accountability

• The Office delivers reliable, accessible and user-friendly, relevant, predictable, appropriate and timely information.
• Global data standards, and where appropriate, the establishment of country-specific common data standards are adopted by UNHCR and its partners.

Responsibility

• Operationalize country-specific common data standards and promote them with partners, including UNHCR data standards and the IASC Common Operational Datasets.
• Compile, aggregrate and analyze data and information elements required to produce standardized information products and implement data/information collection plans for baseline and context-specific data.
• Support the operation in the analysis of processed data and information and perform data quality and consistency control.
• Facilitate the analysis of cross-border information between relevant countries.
• Assist in training staff involved in information management activities, including data collection and data entry teams.
• Support and leverage geographic data for map production and use in geographic information systems (GIS).
• Share UNHCR data with partner agencies and maintain Portal data and information in-line with agreed frequencies.
• Provide technical Information Management support to Needs Assessment processes, specifically in data collection, processing/collation and analysis.
• Perform other duties as required.

Authority

• Liaise with partners and represent UNHCR in meetings related to the functions.
• Make recommendations and provide advice on the technical information management requirements.
• Assist in training of data entry and data collection team