Emergency Information Management and Reporting Officer
Organizational Context
UNICEF is a leading global agency dedicated to child rights, providing life-saving assistance and development support. In Sudan, UNICEF is a key responder to a major humanitarian crisis, addressing conflict, displacement, disease, food insecurity, and climate shocks. The Emergency Team focuses on consolidating information, supporting preparedness, monitoring response, and producing timely reports to facilitate strategic decision-making in this complex and evolving environment.
Job Purpose
The Emergency Information Management and Reporting Officer will support UNICEF's emergency coordination and response in Sudan. This role is crucial for managing humanitarian information, maintaining robust reporting systems, and developing analytical products. The officer will ensure the timely production of high-quality emergency reports and operational updates, contributing to evidence-based decision-making and effective coordination across sectors, field offices, and partners. The position directly supports the Emergency Manager and the broader Emergency Team in navigating one of the world's largest humanitarian crises.
Responsibilities
The role involves comprehensive information management, including developing and implementing emergency information systems, maintaining databases, and consolidating data from various sources. This includes data cleaning, validation, and quality assurance. The officer will create visualization products like dashboards and maps. Analysis and situation monitoring include tracking humanitarian developments, analyzing multisectoral data, and contributing to needs assessments and scenario planning. Emergency reporting entails preparing humanitarian updates, briefing notes, and management summaries, ensuring consistency and adherence to quality standards. Coordination support involves facilitating information flow and documenting meetings. The role also includes promoting ethical data management, supporting capacity building on information systems, and contributing to accountability to affected populations.
Work Experience
A minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in information management, humanitarian reporting, monitoring and evaluation, data analysis, or emergency coordination support is required. Experience in developing dashboards, managing large datasets, and preparing situation reports is essential. Experience with humanitarian organizations and supporting emergency operations is highly desirable. Proficiency in advanced Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or GIS applications is a plus.
Skills
Key competencies include building partnerships, self-awareness, ethical awareness, driving for results, innovation, strategic thinking, collaboration, and managing ambiguity. Essential technical skills involve information management, data analysis, reporting, and visualization. Strong communication, advocacy, public information, and information technology skills are also required. The ability to work effectively under pressure in a multicultural environment is crucial.