Information Management Officer (IMO) CST II at World Food Programme (WFP)

World Food Programme (WFP)

Position: Information Management Officer (IMO) CST II

Deadline: November, 05/2023

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The Food Cluster, which is led by the World Food Programme (WFP) as the Cluster Lead Agency (CLA) is supporting in coordinating the food response planning and implementation of strategies in Ethiopia, through collaboration with partners and the Government of Ethiopia. There are still concerns of worsening food insecurity in some regions, including the conflict and drought-affected zones, where households need emergency food assistance. Projections for 2024 indicate that the most vulnerable people in the northern and southern parts of the country will require timely and coordinated food assistance. The increase in number of displaced people and the negative impact of drought and conflicts on livelihoods have resulted in additional food-insecure people to be assisted by the Government and partners. This has contributed to additional demand for food cluster analysis and products, including information for strategic decisions at national and regional levels. The international Management Officer (IMO) will support in coordinating the preparation of regular reports, contributing to response planning process. He/she will contribute to the inter-cluster humanitarian analysis and reporting.

JOB PURPOSE

The Information Management Officer (IMO) is a key member of the Food Cluster (FC) Coordination team and plays a vital role in collecting, analyzing, and sharing information that is important for the cluster stakeholders to make informed, evidence-based and strategic decisions on:

1. Food security needs and geographic areas of affected populations

2. Location and activity of Food Security actors

3. Key gaps in activity/program coverage and response overlaps

4. Existing capacity (human, material, financial) to be utilized in support of the identified response needs.

5. Monitoring of the response against the HRP and other set indicators

The IMO reports to the Food Cluster Coordinator (FCC) and responds to the FC Membership’s needs for information. The FSC IMO is responsible for the day-to-day management of the FSC IM Tool, under the technical guidance and support of the IM team at the Global Food Security Cluster. The IMO will liaise and communicate with a wide range of stakeholders and acts as a ‘bridge’ between food security decision makers and technical information management (IM) staff. Fundamental to the job is the ability to design (and/or adapt) the right tools to collect and analyze data as well as to present information in a way that is easily understood by the food cluster members, and external audience (i.e., graphic means such a mapping but also through tables, charts, and narrative writing).

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Facilitate the Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) preparation: provide data on food security indicators (based on the Joint Intersectoral Analysis Framework (JIAF)); together with the food cluster coordinator, and along with the Information management working group (IMWG), analyze the severity of the needs and define people in need (PiN).

2. Develop, together with the food cluster coordinator and in consultation with sector partners, of the coordination of food cluster response plans, strategy, and log frame (e.g., HRP).

3. Create and monitor the HPC online system for project submissions and reporting.

4. Proactively gather information from partners and other organizations which may be of use in ensuring informed decision-making processes.

5. Develop and maintain database about food cluster partners’ activities, analyse and process the data, and share final information and products (dashboards, maps, etc.) with partners. Ensure that data is collected and presented in a way consistent with the FSC objectives.

6. Ensure financial monitoring for cluster response activities (check OCHA FTS).

7. Conduct secondary data review, compile an inventory of available assessments, and provide food cluster partners with a list of available information/data with respective sources on a regular basis (e.g., common Cluster / Sector data sets, including population data disaggregated by age and sex, assessments, and other surveys.

8. Create and maintain Contact directories and mailing lists.

9. Maintain updated gFSC country and the FSC Humanitarian Response webpages with all relevant material.

10. Conduct capacity building for food cluster partners on IM (e.g., on monitoring/reporting formats, project submission, excel use).

11. Contribute to the development of reports (Sitreps, Bulletins, newsletters) by providing the food cluster coordinator with data and information.

12. Organize food cluster meetings and working groups; in collaboration with the food cluster coordinator.

13. Together with the food cluster coordinator, support Global Food Security Cluster (GFSC) initiatives, e.g., CCPM (Cluster Coordination Performance Monitoring), global cluster annual overview, global dashboards, etc.

14. Liaise with OCHA and IM Focal Points in other clusters and attend IM Working Group meetings or other relevant WG meetings – share information as appropriate.

DELIVERABLES / OUTPUTS

• Mandatory IM products on a regular basis: 4Ws database, Partners Presence Map, Gap Analysis (PiN vs reached), Funding Analysis, Activity Analysis.

• Contact directory and mailing list.

• Assessments repository.

• Food cluster meeting presentations and minutes.

• Food cluster country webpage.

• IM annual work plan.

• Handover report with shared folder with documents at the end of the assignment.

Job requirements

Education:

• University Degree in Statistics, Economics, Data Management, GIS and other related fields.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years professional work experience in data management and visualization.

• Experience in humanitarian context is mandatory and experience in food security -related topics is highly desirable.

• Willingness and ability to work in difficult environments, in often stressful time-critical situations.

• Experience managing a team in a diverse working environment.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Formal training in Cluster Information Management or previous Cluster experience is desirable.

• Strong knowledge of and experience in using advanced Excel

• Knowledge of data visualization and mapping: ability to collect and organize data for map production, map production (using ArcGIS, QGIS, or any other mapping tools)

• Ability to present information in understandable tables, charts and graphs.

• Ability to maintain and manage website content for the cluster.

• Data storage and file management expertise.

Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English. Knowledge of the local language is an added advantage.

DESIRABLE SKILLS

• Data analysis using statistical software.

• Assessment, Survey, and Monitoring and Evaluation

• Information Technology

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