Overview
The position holder will be responsible for strengthening the organization’s capacity to anticipate, monitor, and respond to humanitarian emergencies through the development and coordination of effective early warning systems, risk analysis, and robust information management processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Creating and managing a comprehensive information management system for all humanitarian and resilience programmes, guided by a clear Information Management Strategy.
- Liaising with key stakeholders, promoting effective information and records management practices, and coordinating information needs across teams.
- Producing infographic analyses of the humanitarian landscape, offering evidence-based recommendations to emergency teams and senior management.
- Designing, analyzing, and preparing emergency status reports detailing response and recovery efforts, identified needs, and preliminary damage assessments.
- Supporting the evaluation, development, implementation, maintenance, and review of departmental electronic document and records management systems.
Required Experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience in the NGO sector, or demonstrated equivalent combination of education and experience in the area of early warning and/or information management in humanitarian settings.
- Demonstrated experience in activities with communities and/or international development in INGOs working environment and preferably have experience as an emergency information management specialist in a wide range of disasters.
- Proven statistical skills and experience.
- Demonstrated field experience in Information management within humanitarian reform and cluster approach environments.
- Proven experience in data protection and security an asset.
Qualifications
B.A/MA Degree in Computer Science, Information Management, communication, or disaster management and related field from a recognized educational institution.
