Overview
The Information Management Assistant will support the implementation and maintenance of OCHA’s strategy by collecting, organizing, and analyzing information to provide humanitarian situation analysis for the Eastern Caribbean.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as focal point for collecting, organizing, analyzing information to provide a humanitarian situation analysis for the Eastern Caribbean.
- Develop strong links with other IM focal points in the humanitarian community to promote information-sharing and joint analysis among organizations.
- Maintain and promote the use of global standard IM tools and services (HDX, RWResponse, Kobo) within the humanitarian community.
- Maintain a database of humanitarian actors by sector of activity and geographic location and/or monitor humanitarian activities through OCHA’s 345W and/or Activity Info platform.
- Analyze and process data and information into formats to be used in information products, including interactive dashboards (PowerBi).
- Monitor and analyze humanitarian situations to identify priority information needs and gaps and information sources to bridge the gaps.
- Support the Regional OCHA information team in regular products and services to ensure that humanitarian situations and trends in the Caribbean are reflected in regional documents.
- In coordination with the HAO, promote the activities developed in the work plan.
- Upon the request of the office, deploy to other countries to support OCHA response missions.
- Any other duties may be requested by OCHA Regional Office or the HAO.
Required Experience
Candidates with high school diploma, six (6) years of working experience in information management, emergency, or disaster management, database management or related fields. Candidates with bachelor’s degree in data sciences, statistics and / or studies in social sciences with specialization in information management, three (3) years of working experience in information management, emergency or disaster management, database management, or related fields. Experience working with international, regional, or national organizations and familiarity with the UN system.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree OR High School certificate
