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Position Title: Information Management Officer
Receiving Agency: OCHA
P Level: P3
Location: Yangon, Myanmar
Duration: 6 months
Start date: ASAP
Language: Fluency in English required
Brief Description of Emergency Outbreak/Upsurge and the Consequences for OCHA:
A worsening humanitarian situation in Myanmar, driven by ongoing conflict, economic decline, and periodic natural disasters, has led to increased displacement, rising food insecurity, and limited access to essential services. This upsurge has heightened the need for coordinated humanitarian response, requiring OCHA Myanmar to scale up inter-agency coordination, strengthen information management, and support resource mobilization to address growing needs across affected populations.
Brief Surge Need Justification:
The proposed surge deployment is urgently required to strengthen responsible, practical and coordinated data-sharing and integration across the Myanmar humanitarian response. The operating environment is increasingly complex and constrained, with expanding needs, a growing diversity of actors and assistance modalities, and heightened requirements for timely, accurate and coordinated data to support joint analysis, avoid duplication, improve targeting, and strengthen accountability to affected populations and donors. The urgency is directly linked to the Humanitarian Reset in Myanmar, which requires more joined-up, evidence-based, and efficient ways of working among humanitarian and development actors. At present, data sharing remains fragmented due to sensitivities around protection, trust, risk, storage, access permissions and partner confidence. These constraints limit the use of common data sets and reduce opportunities for integrated analysis, particularly for multi-sectoral assistance, multipurpose cash, coordinated targeting, deduplication and prioritization. The post will provide time-bound technical capacity to analyse the humanitarian and development data ecosystem, clarify real and perceived barriers to data sharing, facilitate structured dialogue among partners, and develop practical workflows, standards, tools and pilot approaches. This dedicated support is needed now to help translate system-wide commitments on data stewardship, interoperability and joint analysis into operationally feasible arrangements that can be used by OCHA, RCO, clusters/sectors, MIMU, NMAWG, ICCG, TCF-related processes, UN agencies, NGOs and donors. Current OCHA Myanmar capacity cannot absorb this function. The IM and coordination teams are already fully engaged in core responsibilities, including inter-sectoral reporting, HNRP monitoring, cluster and ICCG support, needs analysis, donor engagement, cash and voucher coordination, and transition toward area-based coordination approaches. Existing capacity can support and benefit from the work, but it cannot lead the intensive trust-building, technical facilitation, data governance, partner consultation, workflow development, interoperability and pilot implementation required within the proposed timeframe. Other OCHA capacities also do not fully apply because the requirement is not a routine IM staffing gap or a standard coordination function. It requires specialized, time-limited expertise at the intersection of humanitarian information management, data governance, protection-sensitive data sharing, interoperability, deduplication, partner engagement and humanitarian-development coordination. The role is therefore suitable for Stand-By Partner support as a temporary surge capacity to address an urgent, specialized need that is not currently available within the operation. Without this surge support, fragmentation in data-sharing practices will continue to constrain collective analysis, reduce visibility on overlaps and gaps, slow progress on responsible deduplication, and weaken the evidence base for operational decision-making, funding prioritization and accountability. The deployment will provide the focused capacity needed to rapidly establish practical arrangements, build partner confidence, and generate outputs that can be sustained through OCHA and RCO coordination and information management functions after the surge period.
Main Partners and Stakeholders in the Field:
· Resident Coordinator Office (RCO) and Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) · Humanitarian partners: ICCG, UN agencies, national and international NGOs, Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement and local civil society organizations · National and State authorities · Donors
Main Tasks and Duties to be Executed:
This role is deliberately positioned at the Resident Coordinator’s Office in Yangon to ensure system-wide reach across humanitarian and development actors, while maintaining direct technical linkage with OCHA and humanitarian coordination structures. The placement will enable the deployee to bridge RCO, OCHA, UNCT, cluster/sector, MIMU, and TCF-related workstreams, helping to translate the Humanitarian Reset into practical data-sharing, interoperability, and joint analysis arrangements that can be embedded in both RCO and OCHA work after the surge period.
· Analyse and map the humanitarian and development data ecosystem, including data flows, systems, actors, gaps, duplication, risks and constraints, and produce actionable recommendations.
· Develop a clear typology of data, including sensitive, operational and aggregate data, and define appropriate sharing, storage, access, handling, anonymization and encryption protocols for each category.
· Convene structured dialogue among UN agencies, INGOs, national NGOs and other partners to build trust and agree on practical data-sharing approaches that respect sensitivities and protection requirements.
· Provide technical guidance on data protection, privacy, risk mitigation, deduplication and interoperability, in line with UN requirements and relevant Myanmar frameworks.
· Develop data- sharing workflows, metadata standards, interoperability protocols, dashboards and data catalogues consistent with coordination frameworks.
· Support practical interoperability arrangements between HNRP, cluster/sector, MIMU and TCF-related data systems, including common metadata, geographic coding, partner/activity identifiers, reporting templates and minimum data standards.
· Design, implement and monitor pilot initiatives for data integration, ensuring outputs inform operational decision-making across coordination mechanisms.
· Produce practical tools and guidance, including notes, workflows, checklists and a short concept note for endorsement by relevant coordination bodies.
· Collaborate with OCHA IM, NMAWG, cluster IMOs, MIMU, technical partners, UNCT Data Governance structures, TCF-ISP and ICCG to support coordinated assessments, harmonized data collection, risk management and incident review.
· Capture lessons learned, document challenges and solutions, provide recommendations for longer-term strategy and system improvements, and produce regular updates and written reports for RCO, OCHA, HCT, NMAWG, thematic working groups and donors.
Expected Outcome of the Deployment:
Key Outputs:
- Mapping of the data ecosystem, flows, and gaps.
- Agreed data typology and sharing framework.
- Functional workflows and interoperability standards enabling responsible linkage and comparison of HNRP, cluster/sector, MIMU and TCF/RCO data for joint analysis.
- Practical guidance tools for implementers and donors.
- At least one integrated multi-sector analytical product.
- Pilot initiatives demonstrating data integration's practical use.
- Documented lessons learned and system improvement recommendations.
Expected Outcomes
- Improved quality and consistency of data across partners.
- Stronger joint analysis and evidence-based decision-making.
- Reduced duplication and improved targeting of assistance.
- Enhanced interoperability between systems.
- Strengthened accountability to affected populations and donors.
- Greater system-wide coherence and efficiency.
Language(s) Required:
English
Specific Required Skills:
Required
• Strong experience in information management and data systems
• Demonstrated work on data sharing, data protection, or IM in complex contexts
• Experience in multi-agency coordination environments
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills
Desirable:
• Experience with sector-specific data and information management and data systems
• Familiarity with tools such as ActivityInfo, CommCare, SCOPE, HOPE
• Experience in sensitive or access-constrained contexts
Experience:
Minimum 5 years’ progressively responsible experience working with humanitarian and/or development data, information management, data governance, or evidence-based programming in national or international settings.
Demonstrated experience supporting data analysis, data sharing, interoperability, reporting, and coordination across UN agencies, NGOs, government counterparts, or development partners.
At least 3 years’ experience working in complex humanitarian, development, or HDP nexus contexts, with practical exposure to protection-sensitive data, partner reporting systems, dashboards, and joint analysis processes. Experience with OCHA, RCO, UNCT, clusters/sectors, or other UN/international coordination mechanisms in Myanmar or the wider region is highly desirable.
Overall Security Situation:
The overall security environment in Myanmar remains highly volatile, with ongoing armed conflict, airstrikes, and localized clashes reported across several regions. The main threats include airstrikes, artillery fire, drone attacks, armed clashes, explosive hazards, and increasing criminal activity, particularly in conflict-affected areas such as Sagaing Region, Magway Region, Shan State, Rakhine State, and Tanintharyi Region. Infrastructure challenges, including fuel shortages and electricity rationing, continue to affect transportation, communications, and operational continuity. In Yangon, where most international staff are based, the security level remains moderate, with risks mainly related to crime, civil unrest, and economic pressures. However, areas in Central Myanmar, Rakhine State, and parts of Shan State remain high-risk due to active hostilities and the presence of multiple armed actors, which may affect access and movement. These conditions may also impact on staff well-being due to movement restrictions, service disruptions, and prolonged exposure to an uncertain environment. All Stand-By Partner (SBP) personnel, deployed under UN Expert on Mission status, are fully included in UN security plans, briefings, movement control procedures, and contingency arrangements, ensuring they receive the same security coverage, guidance, and support as other UN personnel during their deployment.
CANADEM and its partners have a no-tolerance policy for inaction to prevent, respond to and follow up on alleged cases of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (SEAH). For this reason, we adhere to all policies, procedures and training of the United Nations on The Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (PSEAH). CANADEM mandates all deployees successfully complete the PSEA online course. This e-learning course is composed of a set of lessons designed to raise awareness about SEAH, become familiar with a range of measures to combat SEAH, understand the impact on victims and the consequences for UN Personnel who commit Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment.
Receiving Agency: OCHA
P Level: P3
Location: Yangon, Myanmar
Duration: 6 months
Start date: ASAP
Language: Fluency in English required
Brief Description of Emergency Outbreak/Upsurge and the Consequences for OCHA:
A worsening humanitarian situation in Myanmar, driven by ongoing conflict, economic decline, and periodic natural disasters, has led to increased displacement, rising food insecurity, and limited access to essential services. This upsurge has heightened the need for coordinated humanitarian response, requiring OCHA Myanmar to scale up inter-agency coordination, strengthen information management, and support resource mobilization to address growing needs across affected populations.
Brief Surge Need Justification:
The proposed surge deployment is urgently required to strengthen responsible, practical and coordinated data-sharing and integration across the Myanmar humanitarian response. The operating environment is increasingly complex and constrained, with expanding needs, a growing diversity of actors and assistance modalities, and heightened requirements for timely, accurate and coordinated data to support joint analysis, avoid duplication, improve targeting, and strengthen accountability to affected populations and donors. The urgency is directly linked to the Humanitarian Reset in Myanmar, which requires more joined-up, evidence-based, and efficient ways of working among humanitarian and development actors. At present, data sharing remains fragmented due to sensitivities around protection, trust, risk, storage, access permissions and partner confidence. These constraints limit the use of common data sets and reduce opportunities for integrated analysis, particularly for multi-sectoral assistance, multipurpose cash, coordinated targeting, deduplication and prioritization. The post will provide time-bound technical capacity to analyse the humanitarian and development data ecosystem, clarify real and perceived barriers to data sharing, facilitate structured dialogue among partners, and develop practical workflows, standards, tools and pilot approaches. This dedicated support is needed now to help translate system-wide commitments on data stewardship, interoperability and joint analysis into operationally feasible arrangements that can be used by OCHA, RCO, clusters/sectors, MIMU, NMAWG, ICCG, TCF-related processes, UN agencies, NGOs and donors. Current OCHA Myanmar capacity cannot absorb this function. The IM and coordination teams are already fully engaged in core responsibilities, including inter-sectoral reporting, HNRP monitoring, cluster and ICCG support, needs analysis, donor engagement, cash and voucher coordination, and transition toward area-based coordination approaches. Existing capacity can support and benefit from the work, but it cannot lead the intensive trust-building, technical facilitation, data governance, partner consultation, workflow development, interoperability and pilot implementation required within the proposed timeframe. Other OCHA capacities also do not fully apply because the requirement is not a routine IM staffing gap or a standard coordination function. It requires specialized, time-limited expertise at the intersection of humanitarian information management, data governance, protection-sensitive data sharing, interoperability, deduplication, partner engagement and humanitarian-development coordination. The role is therefore suitable for Stand-By Partner support as a temporary surge capacity to address an urgent, specialized need that is not currently available within the operation. Without this surge support, fragmentation in data-sharing practices will continue to constrain collective analysis, reduce visibility on overlaps and gaps, slow progress on responsible deduplication, and weaken the evidence base for operational decision-making, funding prioritization and accountability. The deployment will provide the focused capacity needed to rapidly establish practical arrangements, build partner confidence, and generate outputs that can be sustained through OCHA and RCO coordination and information management functions after the surge period.
Main Partners and Stakeholders in the Field:
· Resident Coordinator Office (RCO) and Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) · Humanitarian partners: ICCG, UN agencies, national and international NGOs, Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement and local civil society organizations · National and State authorities · Donors
Main Tasks and Duties to be Executed:
This role is deliberately positioned at the Resident Coordinator’s Office in Yangon to ensure system-wide reach across humanitarian and development actors, while maintaining direct technical linkage with OCHA and humanitarian coordination structures. The placement will enable the deployee to bridge RCO, OCHA, UNCT, cluster/sector, MIMU, and TCF-related workstreams, helping to translate the Humanitarian Reset into practical data-sharing, interoperability, and joint analysis arrangements that can be embedded in both RCO and OCHA work after the surge period.
· Analyse and map the humanitarian and development data ecosystem, including data flows, systems, actors, gaps, duplication, risks and constraints, and produce actionable recommendations.
· Develop a clear typology of data, including sensitive, operational and aggregate data, and define appropriate sharing, storage, access, handling, anonymization and encryption protocols for each category.
· Convene structured dialogue among UN agencies, INGOs, national NGOs and other partners to build trust and agree on practical data-sharing approaches that respect sensitivities and protection requirements.
· Provide technical guidance on data protection, privacy, risk mitigation, deduplication and interoperability, in line with UN requirements and relevant Myanmar frameworks.
· Develop data- sharing workflows, metadata standards, interoperability protocols, dashboards and data catalogues consistent with coordination frameworks.
· Support practical interoperability arrangements between HNRP, cluster/sector, MIMU and TCF-related data systems, including common metadata, geographic coding, partner/activity identifiers, reporting templates and minimum data standards.
· Design, implement and monitor pilot initiatives for data integration, ensuring outputs inform operational decision-making across coordination mechanisms.
· Produce practical tools and guidance, including notes, workflows, checklists and a short concept note for endorsement by relevant coordination bodies.
· Collaborate with OCHA IM, NMAWG, cluster IMOs, MIMU, technical partners, UNCT Data Governance structures, TCF-ISP and ICCG to support coordinated assessments, harmonized data collection, risk management and incident review.
· Capture lessons learned, document challenges and solutions, provide recommendations for longer-term strategy and system improvements, and produce regular updates and written reports for RCO, OCHA, HCT, NMAWG, thematic working groups and donors.
Expected Outcome of the Deployment:
Key Outputs:
- Mapping of the data ecosystem, flows, and gaps.
- Agreed data typology and sharing framework.
- Functional workflows and interoperability standards enabling responsible linkage and comparison of HNRP, cluster/sector, MIMU and TCF/RCO data for joint analysis.
- Practical guidance tools for implementers and donors.
- At least one integrated multi-sector analytical product.
- Pilot initiatives demonstrating data integration's practical use.
- Documented lessons learned and system improvement recommendations.
Expected Outcomes
- Improved quality and consistency of data across partners.
- Stronger joint analysis and evidence-based decision-making.
- Reduced duplication and improved targeting of assistance.
- Enhanced interoperability between systems.
- Strengthened accountability to affected populations and donors.
- Greater system-wide coherence and efficiency.
Language(s) Required:
English
Specific Required Skills:
Required
• Strong experience in information management and data systems
• Demonstrated work on data sharing, data protection, or IM in complex contexts
• Experience in multi-agency coordination environments
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills
Desirable:
• Experience with sector-specific data and information management and data systems
• Familiarity with tools such as ActivityInfo, CommCare, SCOPE, HOPE
• Experience in sensitive or access-constrained contexts
Experience:
Minimum 5 years’ progressively responsible experience working with humanitarian and/or development data, information management, data governance, or evidence-based programming in national or international settings.
Demonstrated experience supporting data analysis, data sharing, interoperability, reporting, and coordination across UN agencies, NGOs, government counterparts, or development partners.
At least 3 years’ experience working in complex humanitarian, development, or HDP nexus contexts, with practical exposure to protection-sensitive data, partner reporting systems, dashboards, and joint analysis processes. Experience with OCHA, RCO, UNCT, clusters/sectors, or other UN/international coordination mechanisms in Myanmar or the wider region is highly desirable.
Overall Security Situation:
The overall security environment in Myanmar remains highly volatile, with ongoing armed conflict, airstrikes, and localized clashes reported across several regions. The main threats include airstrikes, artillery fire, drone attacks, armed clashes, explosive hazards, and increasing criminal activity, particularly in conflict-affected areas such as Sagaing Region, Magway Region, Shan State, Rakhine State, and Tanintharyi Region. Infrastructure challenges, including fuel shortages and electricity rationing, continue to affect transportation, communications, and operational continuity. In Yangon, where most international staff are based, the security level remains moderate, with risks mainly related to crime, civil unrest, and economic pressures. However, areas in Central Myanmar, Rakhine State, and parts of Shan State remain high-risk due to active hostilities and the presence of multiple armed actors, which may affect access and movement. These conditions may also impact on staff well-being due to movement restrictions, service disruptions, and prolonged exposure to an uncertain environment. All Stand-By Partner (SBP) personnel, deployed under UN Expert on Mission status, are fully included in UN security plans, briefings, movement control procedures, and contingency arrangements, ensuring they receive the same security coverage, guidance, and support as other UN personnel during their deployment.
CANADEM and its partners have a no-tolerance policy for inaction to prevent, respond to and follow up on alleged cases of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (SEAH). For this reason, we adhere to all policies, procedures and training of the United Nations on The Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (PSEAH). CANADEM mandates all deployees successfully complete the PSEA online course. This e-learning course is composed of a set of lessons designed to raise awareness about SEAH, become familiar with a range of measures to combat SEAH, understand the impact on victims and the consequences for UN Personnel who commit Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment.