Overview
The Programme and Policy Officer (Information Management) will support the development and maintenance of Programme Unit information systems and information products, facilitate programme reporting and data analysis, and provide dedicated information management support to the Regional Pacific Food Security Cluster and Pacific Regional Cash Working Group.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the Information Management focal point for the Regional Pacific Food Security Cluster (rPFSC) and Pacific Regional Cash Working Group (PRCWG), supporting coordination, information sharing, preparedness, response and reporting activities.
- Maintain and support the enhancement of information management systems and products for the rPFSC and PRCWG, including partner directories, 5W databases, coordination platforms, dashboards, mapping products, reporting tools and information repositories.
- Collect, analyse, consolidate and disseminate cluster, partner, programme, monitoring and operational data.
- Develop and maintain dashboards, infographics, factsheets, country profiles, situation reports, partner mapping products and other analytical and visualization products.
- Support emergency preparedness and response information management activities through the development and maintenance of assessment databases, response monitoring tools, emergency dashboards, risk profiles, contingency planning products and situation reports.
- Support the Programme Unit in maintaining and developing information management systems, Programme performance tracking tools and reporting platforms.
- Contribute to the preparation of corporate, management, donor and programme reporting products.
- Develop and maintain knowledge management and communication products that strengthen organizational learning, visibility, and information sharing.
- Provide technical support and capacity strengthening to programme staff, government counterparts, cluster members, and partners on information management systems, reporting tools, data quality assurance and information management good practices.
- Contribute to cross-functional programme initiatives, emergency preparedness and response activities, and other information management tasks as required.
- Perform other related duties as required to support programme implementation, emergency preparedness and response, information management and regional coordination activities.
Required Experience
- At least seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in information management, programme support, monitoring and evaluation, data management, reporting or related fields.
- Experience managing databases, information systems and digital data collection platforms.
- Experience analyzing, visualizing, and reporting data using Microsoft Excel or similar tools.
- Experience supporting programme monitoring, performance reporting and results tracking.
- Experience developing dashboards, analytical products, reports, presentations and other information management products.
- Desirable: Experience working with UN agencies, INGO/ NGOs and/or government institutions.
- Desirable: Experience supporting coordination mechanisms such as Food Security Clusters, Cash Working Groups or similar multi-stakeholder platforms.
- Desirable: Experience using digital data collection and management platforms (e.g. KoboToolbox, SurveyCTO) and mapping software such as ArcGIS.
- Desirable: Experience supporting humanitarian preparedness, emergency response, resilience, social protection or cash-based transfer programmes.
Qualifications
- Completion of secondary school education.
- A university degree in Information Management, Statistics, Economics, Information Systems, Monitoring and Evaluation, Geography, GIS, Computer Science, Social Sciences, Data Science, or a related field is desirable.
