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Position Title: Child Protection AoR Information Management Officer
Receiving Agency: UNICEF
P Level: P3
Location: Bangui, CAR
Duration: until 31 March 2027
Language: Fluency in French and English required.
In the Central African Republic, the protracted humanitarian crisis continues to severely affect children, in a context marked by persistent insecurity, frequently limited humanitarian access in several prefectures, complex multi-stakeholder coordination, recurring displacement dynamics and chronic underfunding of the response.
In 2026, approximately 1.2 million children require humanitarian assistance, while the risks of violence, family separation, recruitment and use by armed groups, gender-based violence and exposure to explosive ordnance remain high in several parts of the country.In this context, rigorous, reliable, up-to-date and accessible information management is essential to guide programme decisions, support advocacy and strengthen coordination of the Child Protection response. It is also critical for tracking the results of Child Protection Section interventions, analysing gaps between needs and coverage, improving reporting quality, and supporting resource mobilization and allocation.UNICEF's response to these challenges is grounded in its humanitarian mandate to save lives, alleviate suffering, preserve human dignity and protect the rights of children and crisis-affected populations. It also addresses risk reduction and the underlyingcauses of vulnerability to disasters, fragility and conflict.
In CAR, as in other humanitarian contexts, the response is guided by the Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action, which define UNICEF's organizational, programme and operational responsibilities for coverage, quality, equity, accountability and advocacy. The availability of reliable information and its effective use in decision-making are essential to meeting these commitments.Beyond its direct programme responsibilities, UNICEF also exercises humanitarian coordination responsibilities through the cluster approach. Introduced as part of humanitarian reform, this approach seeks to ensure clear leadership, predictability and accountability in international humanitarian responses by clarifying the division of responsibilities among organizations and defining roles within sectors. As an IASC member, UNICEF works alongside national and local actors, including authorities, civil society and communities, to support humanitarian coordination and improve the collective impact of the response.
In CAR, UNICEF is Cluster Lead Agency for Nutrition and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, co-lead for Education, and lead of the Child Protection Area of Responsibility within the Protection Cluster, including its provider-of-last-resort role. UNICEF therefore undertakes the core IASC functions when clusters are activated or sectoral coordination support is requested, including needs analysis, strategic planning, response monitoring, gap identification, advocacy, partner capacity strengthening, and support to national and subnational coordination mechanisms.To reflect the recommendations of the Humanitarian Reset, including the objective of reducing the number of clusters from 11 to 8, it was also agreed to simplify the Protection Cluster by consolidating the Child Protection, Gender-Based Violence and Mine Action Areas of Responsibility within a single integrated Protection Cluster. Humanitarian Coordinators and Humanitarian Country Teams must ensure that country-level coordination structures, including clusters, are tailored to context and co-coordinated by local actors, such as civil society organizations or local and national authorities, including women-led organizations whenever possible, in accordance with humanitarian principles.
In CAR, to implement these recommendations on simplifying the Protection Cluster, the Protection Cluster and Child Protection, GBV and Mine Action AoR coordinators jointly agreed upon and developed a memorandum of understanding and terms of reference for ajoint Strategic Advisory Group to guide the consolidation process and operation of the simplified Protection Cluster, taking into account the joint global guidance issued on 6 October 2025.Within this framework, UNICEF is responsible for filling this Information Management position and contributing to the coordination and information management of the Child Protection AoR within the new simplified Protection Cluster structure.
In CAR, this consolidation process requires stronger collaboration between the Child Protection AoR and the Protection Cluster, particularly on information management, to ensure coherence of tools, analyses and reporting within an integrated Protection coordination structure.A well-structured AoR coordination team, including an Information Management function, is a formal deliverable of the Cluster Lead Agency and an integral part of its mandate. The Information Management Officer is a key member of both the Child Protection AoR coordination team and the Child Protection Section. At the same time, the complexity and breadth of UNICEF Child Protection Section portfolio require stronger capacity to manage, analyse and visualize programme data. Information produced by programmes, field offices, implementing partners and coordination mechanisms must be regularly consolidated and analysed to provide a coherent overview of needs, coverage, results and gaps.The Information Management Officer is therefore a key member of the Child Protection AoR coordination team, and the role includes supporting implementation of the cluster core functions within AoR coordination.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
Under the direction and overall supervision of the Chief, Child Protection Section, the Information Management Officer provides information management support to both the UNICEF Child Protection Section and the Child Protection Area of Responsibility.
The incumbent ensures that information management processes effectively contribute to a well-coordinated, strategic, adequate, coherent and effective response. The incumbent also helps ensure accountability of the response to affected populations.In a context of access constraints, limited capacity and significant underfunding of child protection, the incumbent must ensure that reliable and secure systems are established, produce evidence-based analyses that support informed strategic decision-making, and strengthen the capacity of teams, partners and national institutions.The incumbent’s main duties and responsibilities are as follows:
1. Information management and coordination for the Child Protection AoR
•Support the AoR Coordinator in implementing information management functions related to the Cluster core responsibilities.
•Map partner presence at national and subnational levels for the Child Protection AoR.
•Contribute to the different stages of the Humanitarian Programme Cycle, including needs analysis, estimation of people in need, targets and budgets, and development of the HNRP.
•Contribute to the annual Cluster Coordination Performance Monitoring exercise, response analysis and monitoring, and the annual review.
•Participate in and contribute to the implementation of child protection risk assessments.
•Use and monitor the Joint Protection Response Monitoring Framework.
•Develop and update AoR monitoring tools at national and subnational levels, including 3W/5W matrices, ActivityInfo, dashboards, and maps of protection services and actors.
•Support AoR members in regularly submitting complete, high-quality data and produce analyses of coverage, gaps, overlaps and collective response performance.
•Contribute to the preparation of SitReps, severity analyses and other strategic Child Protection AoR products.
•Monitor and analyse the financial situation of the Child Protection AoR, and support and undertake advocacy with partners to ensure financial reporting through the Financial Tracking Service (FTS).
•Support evidence-based advocacy and resource mobilization by providing accurate, relevant and timely data, information and information products.
•Support subnational coordination mechanisms and the Area-Based Coordination approach when adopted by inter-agency mechanisms.
•Participate in relevant information management working groups and coordinate with other clusters, Areas of Responsibility, OCHA and inter-agency mechanisms.
•Provide the data and analyses required to represent the AoR in the IMWG, ICCG and other strategic coordination forums.
•Promote harmonization of indicators, definitions, tools and reporting timelines, while preserving the distinct purposes and rules of the various information management systems.
•Work closely with the Protection Cluster Information Management Officer to ensure coherence of tools, joint analyses and information management processes within the integrated Protection coordination structure.
2. Operationalization of MRM IMS+ and deployment of CPIMS+
•Prioritize support for operationalizing MRM IMS+ for the secure management of information on grave violations against children in situations of armed conflict.
•Support the deployment and use of CPIMS+ for child protection case management, in accordance with applicable standard operating procedures, harmonized tools and national protocols.
•Contribute to platform configuration, management of user access and profiles, and resolution of technical issues.
•Liaise with UNICEF technical teams at Headquarters, relevant centres of excellence and global platform administrators.
•Develop and update operating procedures, access matrices, data-sharing protocols and system-specific risk mitigation measures.
•Establish mechanisms to control data quality, completeness and consistency.
•Produce aggregated analyses, in line with confidentiality rules, to guide programming, advocacy and resource mobilization.
•Train and support authorized users, including UNICEF personnel, partners and, according to agreed responsibilities, competent national institutions.
•Ensure that MRM IMS+ and CPIMS+ are managed in separate environments, in accordance with their respective purposes, protocols and access rules.3. Management and use of Child Protection Section programme data
•Develop and implement an information management plan that meets the planning, monitoring, reporting and analysis needs of the Child Protection Section.
•Develop, harmonize and update data collection tools, databases and dashboards used by the Section and its partners.
•Support the definition of indicators, data-collection methods, means of verification and quality-assurance mechanisms.
•Monitor results, populations reached, geographical coverage and progress against programme targets.
•Produce analyses to identify key protection risks, the most vulnerable groups of children, priority areas and gaps between needs and service coverage, especially in hard-to-reach areas and areas affected by displacement and conflict.
•Identify information gaps and propose realistic, safe and ethical ways to address them.
•Provide the data, maps, charts and analyses required for reports, SitReps, programme documents, concept notes, funding proposals, programme reviews and advocacy materials.
•Document results, trends and lessons learned from the implementation of child protection programmes.
•Ensure the secure storage, archiving and accessibility of the Section’s data and information products.
4. Data protection, accountability and capacity strengtheningEnsure that data collection, storage, analysis, sharing and dissemination comply with the principles of confidentiality, necessity, proportionality, informed consent and do no harm.
•Assess and prevent risks associated with managing sensitive data, particularly data concerning children, survivors of violence and persons exposed to stigma or retaliation.
•Ensure appropriate data disaggregation by age, sex, disability, location and other relevant vulnerability factors.
•Where appropriate, integrate information from feedback and complaints mechanisms into analyses and programme decisions.
•Promote the meaningful participation of children, families and communities in data collection and use processes, in accordance with ethical and child safeguarding principles.
•Develop and implement a capacity-strengthening plan for the Section, AoR partners and, as required, national institutions.
•Provide technical support to users and partners to improve data quality, timeliness and use.
•Promote digital tools and solutions suited to the capacities of national and local actors, and document lessons learned to continuously improve information management systems.
•Comply with child safeguarding and protection from sexual exploitation and abuse policies, including incident-reporting procedures.
5. Strengthen national and local capacities for the Child Protection response (CPAoR) and the UNICEF Child Protection Section.
Support or implement actions to strengthen leadership and capacity at local and national levels by promoting the participation of local and national actors in Cluster information management activities, including support to partners to overcome technical and operational barriers to participation in IM activities.
•Conduct an information management capacity assessment and develop a capacity-development plan for Child Protection AoR and Child Protection Section partners.
•Réaliser une évaluation des capacités en matière d’information et de gestion (IM) et élaborer un plan de développement des capacités pour les partenaires du DdR PE et de la section protection de l’enfant.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES
Education:An advanced university degree, Master’s degree or equivalent, in one of the following fields is required: information management or information systems; geographical information technology and geographic information systems (GIS); computer science; statistics; social sciences; or another field relevant to information management, the relevant Area of Responsibility or cluster.
Training in information management for a cluster or the Child Protection Area of Responsibility is considered an asset.
Experience
A minimum of five years of professional experience in information management, data management, geographic information systems, assessments, situation analysis and/or planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning (PM&E) within the United Nations and/or an NGO is required.
Demonstrated experience showing very strong information management skills in a professional setting is essential for this position.
Experience in a humanitarian context is an asset.
Experience working within the humanitarian coordination system is an asset.
Substantial professional experience gained outside the humanitarian sector but relevant to this position may be considered in lieu of humanitarian experience. Such experience must demonstrate a proven ability to adapt to change, work under pressure and operate in unusual circumstances, including where data are missing or available information contains gaps.
Languages:
Fluency in French is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language, namely English, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish, is considered an asset.
Required technical competencies:
The incumbent must demonstrate strong knowledge and proven skills in the following areas:Humanitarian architecture, the Cluster approach and core functions
•Key processes and features of the Humanitarian Programme Cycle, including the Humanitarian Needs Overview, the Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP), Cluster Coordination Performance Monitoring (CCPM), and Humanitarian Reset recommendations, including the humanitarian-development nexus approach.
•IASC Guidance Note on Strengthening Participation, Representation and Leadership of Local and National Actors in IASC Humanitarian Coordination Mechanisms
.•IASC Reference Module for Cluster Coordination at Country Level.
•IASC Guidance Note on Using the Cluster Approach to Strengthen Humanitarian Response.Humanitarian principles, standards and guidance
•Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action (2020), UNICEF
.•The Sphere Handbook (2018), Sphere.
•Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS) (2014).
•Operational Framework on Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) (2013), IASC
.•Principles of Partnership: A Statement of Commitment (2007), ICVA.
•The Availability, Accessibility, Acceptability and Quality framework, a tool for identifying potential barriers to service access in humanitarian settings (2019), UNICEF.
•IASC Statement on the Centrality of Protection in Humanitarian Action.
•Special measures for protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (2008).
•Guidelines for Integrating Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Action (2015), IASC.Child protection knowledge and competencies
•Child Protection in Emergencies Coordination Handbook (2016), Child Protection Area of Responsibility, Global Protection Cluster.
•Child Protection Needs Identification and Analysis Framework (2021), Child Protection AoR
.•Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (2019), Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action.
•Tools, methodologies and good practices relating to child protection assessments and intersectoral assessments.
•Joint methodology for analysing the 15 protection risks of the Protection Cluster.Technical information management competencies
•Data planning, including development and implementation of an information management strategy and a data collection and analysis plan.
•Data collection, including:
oConducting secondary data reviews and analyses using appropriate platforms and tools such as DEEP, the humanitarian secondary data review and analysis platform, or Microsoft Excel.
oDesigning and implementing primary data collection.
•Data processing, including knowledge of good practices, standards, protocols, regulations and legislation relating to data protection.
•Data analysis and management, including:oAggregating data from multiple sources using tools such as Microsoft Excel, CSV, SQL, KoBo and APIs.
oAnalysing data to produce information that supports strategic decision-making.
oCreating and maintaining databases using Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access or other database-management tools.
•Information communication and dissemination, including:oPresenting information clearly through accurate, accessible and user-oriented information products.
oDesigning and producing static and dynamic data visualizations and dashboards using Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign and the Microsoft Office suite.
oProducing basic and advanced maps using geographic information systems and mapping software such as ArcGIS, MapInfo, QGIS and Adobe Creative Suite.
Storing, publishing and disseminating information products through different channels, including the Power BI online service and ActivityInfo.oManaging websites.
•Collecting, analysing and incorporating user feedback on information management processes and products.
Core values
•Care
•Respect
•Integrity
•Trust
•Accountability
•Sustainability
Core competencies
•Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
•Works collaboratively with others
•Builds and maintains partnerships
•Innovates and embraces change
•Thinks and acts strategically
•Drives to achieve impactful results
•Manages ambiguity and complexity
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: UNICEF
P Level: P3
Location: Bangui, CAR
Duration: until 31 March 2027
Language: Fluency in French and English required.
In the Central African Republic, the protracted humanitarian crisis continues to severely affect children, in a context marked by persistent insecurity, frequently limited humanitarian access in several prefectures, complex multi-stakeholder coordination, recurring displacement dynamics and chronic underfunding of the response.
In 2026, approximately 1.2 million children require humanitarian assistance, while the risks of violence, family separation, recruitment and use by armed groups, gender-based violence and exposure to explosive ordnance remain high in several parts of the country.In this context, rigorous, reliable, up-to-date and accessible information management is essential to guide programme decisions, support advocacy and strengthen coordination of the Child Protection response. It is also critical for tracking the results of Child Protection Section interventions, analysing gaps between needs and coverage, improving reporting quality, and supporting resource mobilization and allocation.UNICEF's response to these challenges is grounded in its humanitarian mandate to save lives, alleviate suffering, preserve human dignity and protect the rights of children and crisis-affected populations. It also addresses risk reduction and the underlyingcauses of vulnerability to disasters, fragility and conflict.
In CAR, as in other humanitarian contexts, the response is guided by the Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action, which define UNICEF's organizational, programme and operational responsibilities for coverage, quality, equity, accountability and advocacy. The availability of reliable information and its effective use in decision-making are essential to meeting these commitments.Beyond its direct programme responsibilities, UNICEF also exercises humanitarian coordination responsibilities through the cluster approach. Introduced as part of humanitarian reform, this approach seeks to ensure clear leadership, predictability and accountability in international humanitarian responses by clarifying the division of responsibilities among organizations and defining roles within sectors. As an IASC member, UNICEF works alongside national and local actors, including authorities, civil society and communities, to support humanitarian coordination and improve the collective impact of the response.
In CAR, UNICEF is Cluster Lead Agency for Nutrition and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, co-lead for Education, and lead of the Child Protection Area of Responsibility within the Protection Cluster, including its provider-of-last-resort role. UNICEF therefore undertakes the core IASC functions when clusters are activated or sectoral coordination support is requested, including needs analysis, strategic planning, response monitoring, gap identification, advocacy, partner capacity strengthening, and support to national and subnational coordination mechanisms.To reflect the recommendations of the Humanitarian Reset, including the objective of reducing the number of clusters from 11 to 8, it was also agreed to simplify the Protection Cluster by consolidating the Child Protection, Gender-Based Violence and Mine Action Areas of Responsibility within a single integrated Protection Cluster. Humanitarian Coordinators and Humanitarian Country Teams must ensure that country-level coordination structures, including clusters, are tailored to context and co-coordinated by local actors, such as civil society organizations or local and national authorities, including women-led organizations whenever possible, in accordance with humanitarian principles.
In CAR, to implement these recommendations on simplifying the Protection Cluster, the Protection Cluster and Child Protection, GBV and Mine Action AoR coordinators jointly agreed upon and developed a memorandum of understanding and terms of reference for ajoint Strategic Advisory Group to guide the consolidation process and operation of the simplified Protection Cluster, taking into account the joint global guidance issued on 6 October 2025.Within this framework, UNICEF is responsible for filling this Information Management position and contributing to the coordination and information management of the Child Protection AoR within the new simplified Protection Cluster structure.
In CAR, this consolidation process requires stronger collaboration between the Child Protection AoR and the Protection Cluster, particularly on information management, to ensure coherence of tools, analyses and reporting within an integrated Protection coordination structure.A well-structured AoR coordination team, including an Information Management function, is a formal deliverable of the Cluster Lead Agency and an integral part of its mandate. The Information Management Officer is a key member of both the Child Protection AoR coordination team and the Child Protection Section. At the same time, the complexity and breadth of UNICEF Child Protection Section portfolio require stronger capacity to manage, analyse and visualize programme data. Information produced by programmes, field offices, implementing partners and coordination mechanisms must be regularly consolidated and analysed to provide a coherent overview of needs, coverage, results and gaps.The Information Management Officer is therefore a key member of the Child Protection AoR coordination team, and the role includes supporting implementation of the cluster core functions within AoR coordination.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
Under the direction and overall supervision of the Chief, Child Protection Section, the Information Management Officer provides information management support to both the UNICEF Child Protection Section and the Child Protection Area of Responsibility.
The incumbent ensures that information management processes effectively contribute to a well-coordinated, strategic, adequate, coherent and effective response. The incumbent also helps ensure accountability of the response to affected populations.In a context of access constraints, limited capacity and significant underfunding of child protection, the incumbent must ensure that reliable and secure systems are established, produce evidence-based analyses that support informed strategic decision-making, and strengthen the capacity of teams, partners and national institutions.The incumbent’s main duties and responsibilities are as follows:
1. Information management and coordination for the Child Protection AoR
•Support the AoR Coordinator in implementing information management functions related to the Cluster core responsibilities.
•Map partner presence at national and subnational levels for the Child Protection AoR.
•Contribute to the different stages of the Humanitarian Programme Cycle, including needs analysis, estimation of people in need, targets and budgets, and development of the HNRP.
•Contribute to the annual Cluster Coordination Performance Monitoring exercise, response analysis and monitoring, and the annual review.
•Participate in and contribute to the implementation of child protection risk assessments.
•Use and monitor the Joint Protection Response Monitoring Framework.
•Develop and update AoR monitoring tools at national and subnational levels, including 3W/5W matrices, ActivityInfo, dashboards, and maps of protection services and actors.
•Support AoR members in regularly submitting complete, high-quality data and produce analyses of coverage, gaps, overlaps and collective response performance.
•Contribute to the preparation of SitReps, severity analyses and other strategic Child Protection AoR products.
•Monitor and analyse the financial situation of the Child Protection AoR, and support and undertake advocacy with partners to ensure financial reporting through the Financial Tracking Service (FTS).
•Support evidence-based advocacy and resource mobilization by providing accurate, relevant and timely data, information and information products.
•Support subnational coordination mechanisms and the Area-Based Coordination approach when adopted by inter-agency mechanisms.
•Participate in relevant information management working groups and coordinate with other clusters, Areas of Responsibility, OCHA and inter-agency mechanisms.
•Provide the data and analyses required to represent the AoR in the IMWG, ICCG and other strategic coordination forums.
•Promote harmonization of indicators, definitions, tools and reporting timelines, while preserving the distinct purposes and rules of the various information management systems.
•Work closely with the Protection Cluster Information Management Officer to ensure coherence of tools, joint analyses and information management processes within the integrated Protection coordination structure.
2. Operationalization of MRM IMS+ and deployment of CPIMS+
•Prioritize support for operationalizing MRM IMS+ for the secure management of information on grave violations against children in situations of armed conflict.
•Support the deployment and use of CPIMS+ for child protection case management, in accordance with applicable standard operating procedures, harmonized tools and national protocols.
•Contribute to platform configuration, management of user access and profiles, and resolution of technical issues.
•Liaise with UNICEF technical teams at Headquarters, relevant centres of excellence and global platform administrators.
•Develop and update operating procedures, access matrices, data-sharing protocols and system-specific risk mitigation measures.
•Establish mechanisms to control data quality, completeness and consistency.
•Produce aggregated analyses, in line with confidentiality rules, to guide programming, advocacy and resource mobilization.
•Train and support authorized users, including UNICEF personnel, partners and, according to agreed responsibilities, competent national institutions.
•Ensure that MRM IMS+ and CPIMS+ are managed in separate environments, in accordance with their respective purposes, protocols and access rules.3. Management and use of Child Protection Section programme data
•Develop and implement an information management plan that meets the planning, monitoring, reporting and analysis needs of the Child Protection Section.
•Develop, harmonize and update data collection tools, databases and dashboards used by the Section and its partners.
•Support the definition of indicators, data-collection methods, means of verification and quality-assurance mechanisms.
•Monitor results, populations reached, geographical coverage and progress against programme targets.
•Produce analyses to identify key protection risks, the most vulnerable groups of children, priority areas and gaps between needs and service coverage, especially in hard-to-reach areas and areas affected by displacement and conflict.
•Identify information gaps and propose realistic, safe and ethical ways to address them.
•Provide the data, maps, charts and analyses required for reports, SitReps, programme documents, concept notes, funding proposals, programme reviews and advocacy materials.
•Document results, trends and lessons learned from the implementation of child protection programmes.
•Ensure the secure storage, archiving and accessibility of the Section’s data and information products.
4. Data protection, accountability and capacity strengtheningEnsure that data collection, storage, analysis, sharing and dissemination comply with the principles of confidentiality, necessity, proportionality, informed consent and do no harm.
•Assess and prevent risks associated with managing sensitive data, particularly data concerning children, survivors of violence and persons exposed to stigma or retaliation.
•Ensure appropriate data disaggregation by age, sex, disability, location and other relevant vulnerability factors.
•Where appropriate, integrate information from feedback and complaints mechanisms into analyses and programme decisions.
•Promote the meaningful participation of children, families and communities in data collection and use processes, in accordance with ethical and child safeguarding principles.
•Develop and implement a capacity-strengthening plan for the Section, AoR partners and, as required, national institutions.
•Provide technical support to users and partners to improve data quality, timeliness and use.
•Promote digital tools and solutions suited to the capacities of national and local actors, and document lessons learned to continuously improve information management systems.
•Comply with child safeguarding and protection from sexual exploitation and abuse policies, including incident-reporting procedures.
5. Strengthen national and local capacities for the Child Protection response (CPAoR) and the UNICEF Child Protection Section.
Support or implement actions to strengthen leadership and capacity at local and national levels by promoting the participation of local and national actors in Cluster information management activities, including support to partners to overcome technical and operational barriers to participation in IM activities.
•Conduct an information management capacity assessment and develop a capacity-development plan for Child Protection AoR and Child Protection Section partners.
•Réaliser une évaluation des capacités en matière d’information et de gestion (IM) et élaborer un plan de développement des capacités pour les partenaires du DdR PE et de la section protection de l’enfant.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES
Education:An advanced university degree, Master’s degree or equivalent, in one of the following fields is required: information management or information systems; geographical information technology and geographic information systems (GIS); computer science; statistics; social sciences; or another field relevant to information management, the relevant Area of Responsibility or cluster.
Training in information management for a cluster or the Child Protection Area of Responsibility is considered an asset.
Experience
A minimum of five years of professional experience in information management, data management, geographic information systems, assessments, situation analysis and/or planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning (PM&E) within the United Nations and/or an NGO is required.
Demonstrated experience showing very strong information management skills in a professional setting is essential for this position.
Experience in a humanitarian context is an asset.
Experience working within the humanitarian coordination system is an asset.
Substantial professional experience gained outside the humanitarian sector but relevant to this position may be considered in lieu of humanitarian experience. Such experience must demonstrate a proven ability to adapt to change, work under pressure and operate in unusual circumstances, including where data are missing or available information contains gaps.
Languages:
Fluency in French is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language, namely English, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish, is considered an asset.
Required technical competencies:
The incumbent must demonstrate strong knowledge and proven skills in the following areas:Humanitarian architecture, the Cluster approach and core functions
•Key processes and features of the Humanitarian Programme Cycle, including the Humanitarian Needs Overview, the Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP), Cluster Coordination Performance Monitoring (CCPM), and Humanitarian Reset recommendations, including the humanitarian-development nexus approach.
•IASC Guidance Note on Strengthening Participation, Representation and Leadership of Local and National Actors in IASC Humanitarian Coordination Mechanisms
.•IASC Reference Module for Cluster Coordination at Country Level.
•IASC Guidance Note on Using the Cluster Approach to Strengthen Humanitarian Response.Humanitarian principles, standards and guidance
•Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action (2020), UNICEF
.•The Sphere Handbook (2018), Sphere.
•Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS) (2014).
•Operational Framework on Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) (2013), IASC
.•Principles of Partnership: A Statement of Commitment (2007), ICVA.
•The Availability, Accessibility, Acceptability and Quality framework, a tool for identifying potential barriers to service access in humanitarian settings (2019), UNICEF.
•IASC Statement on the Centrality of Protection in Humanitarian Action.
•Special measures for protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (2008).
•Guidelines for Integrating Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Action (2015), IASC.Child protection knowledge and competencies
•Child Protection in Emergencies Coordination Handbook (2016), Child Protection Area of Responsibility, Global Protection Cluster.
•Child Protection Needs Identification and Analysis Framework (2021), Child Protection AoR
.•Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (2019), Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action.
•Tools, methodologies and good practices relating to child protection assessments and intersectoral assessments.
•Joint methodology for analysing the 15 protection risks of the Protection Cluster.Technical information management competencies
•Data planning, including development and implementation of an information management strategy and a data collection and analysis plan.
•Data collection, including:
oConducting secondary data reviews and analyses using appropriate platforms and tools such as DEEP, the humanitarian secondary data review and analysis platform, or Microsoft Excel.
oDesigning and implementing primary data collection.
•Data processing, including knowledge of good practices, standards, protocols, regulations and legislation relating to data protection.
•Data analysis and management, including:oAggregating data from multiple sources using tools such as Microsoft Excel, CSV, SQL, KoBo and APIs.
oAnalysing data to produce information that supports strategic decision-making.
oCreating and maintaining databases using Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access or other database-management tools.
•Information communication and dissemination, including:oPresenting information clearly through accurate, accessible and user-oriented information products.
oDesigning and producing static and dynamic data visualizations and dashboards using Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign and the Microsoft Office suite.
oProducing basic and advanced maps using geographic information systems and mapping software such as ArcGIS, MapInfo, QGIS and Adobe Creative Suite.
Storing, publishing and disseminating information products through different channels, including the Power BI online service and ActivityInfo.oManaging websites.
•Collecting, analysing and incorporating user feedback on information management processes and products.
Core values
•Care
•Respect
•Integrity
•Trust
•Accountability
•Sustainability
Core competencies
•Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
•Works collaboratively with others
•Builds and maintains partnerships
•Innovates and embraces change
•Thinks and acts strategically
•Drives to achieve impactful results
•Manages ambiguity and complexity
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.