Eligible Applicants

• This position is advertised open to internal and external applicants.

Procedures and Eligibility

• Interested applicants should consult the Administrative Instruction on Recruitment and Assignment of Locally Recruited Staff (RALS).

Duties and Qualifications

• Senior Data Management Assistant

Organizational Setting and Work Relationships

The Senior Data Management Assistant shall report to the Registration Officer. S/he shall be responsible for data management activities within the UNHCR Gambella's Operation in close collaboration with Protection and Registration Staffs. The incumbent shall provide data management support to WFP/ ARRA monthly general Food Distribution through the provision of electronic mnifest generated from proGres V4. S/he shall support the different sections of UNHCR with data and statistics required for protection intervention and programming of assistance. Similar support shall be provided to implementing and operational partners as well as headquarters. The incumbent shall monitor servers and devices during data synchronization to mitigate data loss. S/he shall assist with data clean-up, data quality assessment, end users support and training in accordance with data protection protocol.

As a frontline worker in the field s/he shall collect data from Persons of concern through in person interviews, therefore the incumbent must have good communication and inter-personal skills.

Duties

• Enter data mainly related to asylum seekers, refugees and other persons of concern to UNHCR into the computer database.
• Prepare reports and project documents by providing information, preparing tables and drafting routine correspondence and reports.
• Assist in compilation of data and interpreting the statistics for various reports.
• Assist in the development of forms for data collection and analysis, if requested.
• Act as interpreter in the exchange of routine information and translate routine documents and correspondence as and when required.
• May be required to collect GIS data, update maps and undertake field trips to project sites.
• Decide on the data recorded in database.
• Decide on appropriate resolution to incidents and escalate issues to the supervisor if incident cannot be resolved within the scope of responsibility.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Additional Information

• Please note that UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, travelling, processing, training or any other fees).
• An eliminatory or complementary written test for shortlisted candidates may be conducted which will be followed by competency-based interview.
• Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Applicants must be nationals of the country and be locally recruited within the country of their employment.
• This is UNOPS contract is until 31 December 2021.

Job ID : 28684

Hardship Level: E

Family Location Type : Non-Family

Job Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Education & Professional Work Experience
• Years of Experience / Degree Level
• G5- 2 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 1 year relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher

Field(s) of Education

• Not applicable

Certificates and/or Licenses

• Electronic Data Processing, Information Technology
• (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Relevant Job Experience

Essential

• Not specified

Desirable

• Completion of UNHCR learning programs or specific training relevant to functions of the position.

Functional Skills

• IT-Computer Literacy
• DM-Data Management
• DM-Data collection methodologies
• DM-Database Management
• (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Core Competencies

• Accountability
• Communication
• Organizational Awareness
• Teamwork & Collaboration
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Client & Result Orientation

Managerial Competencies

• Not specified.

Cross-Functional Competencies

• Analytical Thinking
• Technological Awareness
• Planning and Organizing

Language Requirements

• For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English

Position Competencies

• Competencies as defined in Job Profile

Language Requirements

• Knowledge of 'English' is essential.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants can apply through the website Careers- Vacancies

The Closing Date for Submission of Applications is Monday 16 August 2021 (Mid Night Ethiopia Time).