Emergency Information Management Junior Officer

UNICEF promotes the rights and wellbeing of every child, in everything we do. Together with our partners, we work to translate that commitment into practical action, especially for the most disadvantaged children.

In the Pacific we work in Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu: These 14 Pacific island countries are home to 2.3 million people, including 1.2 million children and youth, living on more than 660 islands and atolls stretching across 17.2 million square kilometres of the Pacific Ocean, an area comparable to the combined size of the United States of America and Canada.

Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu are classified as Fragile States according to World Bank/OECD criteria. All 14 Pacific island countries have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, but only a third are on track with reporting obligations.

Information Management is key in ensuring quality and timely analysis of often scarcely available data for use in decision making. As Pacific WASH Cluster lead, as well as co-lead of multiple national WASH Clusters/sectors, including Education and Child Protection. In delivering on these mandates, UNICEF needs to ensure it can deploy rapid information support across the sectors and clusters in which with works. This includes support to the Pacific regional clusters as well as national clusters/sectors under National Disaster Management Offices (NDMOs).

The UNICEF Pacific Multi-country office covers 14 countries and territories, many of which are disaster-prone countries and affected by climate change. Furthermore, the humanitarian landscape is complexified by a regional Pacific UN humanitarian coordination structure and multiple different coordination structures at country level requiring a high level of contextual understanding that can realistically only be gained through time in the region.

Under the direct supervision of Emergency Specialist, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
• Support a comprehensive assessment of existing information management systems and tools within UNICEF Pacific and relevant government and partners.
• Identify key stakeholders and establish working relationships to facilitate data sharing and collaboration.
• Assist data collection and management systems to improve the availability and quali-ty of data for humanitarian actions.
• Create data visualization tools and techniques for improved data interpretation and decision-making.
• Support training and capacity building sessions to partners and stakeholders on data collection, management, and utilization.
• Contribute that cross-cutting considerations such as gender, disabilities, and accountability to affected populations are integrated into the information management framework (Provide humanitarian monitoring templates and guidance to regional UNICEF staff and key partners to ensure alignment with best practices).