Information Management Officer (Child Protection), Nob, Lebanon Beirut, Fixed Term Appointment-1 Year (Lebanese Nationals Only)

II. Organizational Context and Purpose for the job   The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nation.   Job organizational context:   The impact of the Syrian crisis in Lebanon is overwhelming, with a quarter of the population now being refugees. Since 2012 the humanitarian response has been growing to meet the needs of the increasing  number of  affected persons  and  to cope  with the  evolving  and complex  operational context. The Education, WASH, and Child Protection Sectors, which are co-led by the Government of Lebanon, UNHCR and UNICEF, are responding to the needs of the most vulnerable of the affected population groups. As part of this co leadership UNICEF has committed to provide IM support to these sectors. A well-run sector including Information Management is a formal deliverable of the Sector’s Co Lead Agency and forms a part of the agency’s work. In order to support the Lebanon Crisis Response Plan there is an essential need to maintain existing systems, to monitor reporting on indicators of the results framework, and to adapt to the evolving context and changing IM needs. The sector approach ensures clear leadership, predictability and accountability in international responses to humanitarian emergencies by clarifying the division of labor among organizations and better defining their roles and responsibilities within the different sectors of the response. It aims to make the international humanitarian community better organized and more accountable and professional, so that it can be a better partner for the affected people, host governments,  local authorities, local civil society and resourcing partners UNICEF, as highlighted in their Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action, is fully committed to interagency humanitarian processes in Lebanon and supports this through provision of leadership and participation in assigned sectors. Information management has become one of the greatest challenges. There is a need to strengthen the information management system for better coordination, response and planning. A national Information Management (IM) working group is operational in Beirut, Lebanon for coordination and collaboration of IM needs. In addition to this, each sector has an IM focal point supporting both national and field level coordination. This includes regular attendance at field level meetings with partners. The current response uses as variety of online tools to support coordination and reporting.  Existing challenges including cross sectoral IM products and tools and the integration of inter-agency tools to support the objectives of individual sectors. This   IM   support should   be provided   through the   services of   an Information   Management Officer with the below mentioned scope and profile requirements   Purpose for the job:   The Information Management Officer (IMO) is one of the core sector coordination team members and plays a vital role in collecting, analysing, and sharing information that is important for the stakeholders to make informed (evidence based) strategic decisions on: the needs of affected populations the prioritization of these areas according to sector indicators where there is a need for sectorial partners and to what degree what are the key gaps in activity and need what capacity exists to be used in support of the identified prioritised response needs   The IMO supports the Sector Coordinator by furnishing the sector with the data and information required to make these decisions.    III. Key function, accountabilities and related duties/tasks   Summary of key functions/accountabilities: Working under the guidance and direction of the Child Protection Sector Coordinator, the IMO liaises and communicates with many different types of people. S/he presents information in a way that is easily understood by the sector members, government agencies and management.   General Support the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA) in child protection sector data collection and management Provide IM services to sector for key decision-making.  These services will include data collection, collation, analysis, dissemination processes relevant to the needs of the sector, including data collection and map production.  This may require building additional and appropriate capacity through the training of staff members of the sector partners. Maintain and update contact directories of education partners, using the Interagency contacts list and other sources   Data Gathering, Tools and Process Support data collection on a project basis for education activities implemented by the Government and where UN agencies and NGOs have a supporting role, such as Accelerated Learning Programmes (ALP) Outreach Identify secondary data and information resources that are useful for education analysis Manage the online database used for collecting education data in Lebanon. Ensure that partners have full understanding of how to report technically and also their reporting responsibilities. Monitoring Support indicators-tracking by developing analysis products based on information reported Indicators-tracking database and derivative products, such as maps Needs and gap identification for the sector; Inventory of relevant common data sets, including population data disaggregated by age and sex;   Dissemination and Access to Information for Stakeholders Develop a monthly education data sheet that will show most recent validated information, in collaboration with UN, NGOs and government stakeholders Ensure that relevant information is shared to field level through the education partners groups, attend field meetings to provide regular briefings on the data available and results Regularly review effectiveness of methods to share information in an appropriate way (ie not all stakeholders have access to the same type of information systems) using internet, field facilitators, hard copies, verbal feedback at coordination meetings   Mapping Thematic, operational and planning mapping, needs, gaps per location   Inter-Agency Information Management Work with UN and other Interagency IMs through the IM Working Groups to establish and maintain the systems and processes needed for effective information sharing with partners related to inter-agency coordination. Actively participate in IMWG initiatives such as trainings and IM briefings at field level  Liaise with local and national authorities on data – particularly to assess and access existing information.   Training and capacity building of sector partners Promote and support training of partners, government and humanitarian personnel and capacity building of humanitarian partners. This will be required on an on-going basis. IV. Impact of Results: Effective and efficient information management (data collection, analysis, sharing) is in place to support coordination at national and field level.   V. Competencies and level of proficiency required:   Core Values   Commitment Diversity and inclusion Integrity   Core competencies Communication [II] Working with People [II] Drive for Results  [II] Functional Competencies:   Analyzing [II] Applying Technical Expertise [II] Planning and Organizing [III] Relating and Networking [II]   VI. Recruitment Qualifications: University degree in geographic sciences, humanitarian affairs, political science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Engineering, Architecture, Communications, or related field. Minimum of two years of relevant professional experience Strong knowledge of Excel and relevant computer programs and software.  Understanding of GIS/Cartographic outputs and ability to collect and organize data to support their production (potentially to be produced by others); Ability to present information in understandable tables, charts and graphs Ability to maintain and manage website content Data storage and file management expertise Assessment, survey, and monitoring and evaluation expertise Knowledge of ArcGIS or other mapping software an advantage. Knowledge of Adobe Illustrator Fluency in Arabic and English required. French is an advantage.