Job Description

Agency: UNOCHA

Title: Management Analyst

Job ID: 26140

Practice Area – Job Family: Environment&Disaster Reduction – HUMANITARIAN SITUATION AND RESPONSE

Vacancy End Date: (Midnight New York, USA) 04/10/2019

Duty Station: Antananarivo, Madagascar

Education & Work Experience: I-Master’s Level Degree – 2 year(s) experience

Languages Required: English, French

                       Desired:

Grade: I08

Vacancy Type: FTA Local

Posting Type: Common System

Bureau: Africa

Contract Duration: 1 Year with possibility for extension

Reservé uniquement aux ressortissants Malagasy.

Les candidatures féminines sont fortement encouragées.

Background

OCHA Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa is improving its information management and information dissemination capacity to ensure that humanitarian partners, local and international media, policy makers and governmental and non-governmental actors have timely and relevant information on the humanitarian situation and response in Madagascar.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall guidance of the Head of OCHA Office and under the direct supervision of the Humanitarian Affairs Officer, the national IMO will be responsible for the following duties:

-Ensure implementation of information programs to publicize priority issues and/or major events, to include drafting information strategies, coordinating efforts, monitoring and reporting on progress, taking appropriate follow-up action, and analyzing the outcome

-Conduct reporting and analysis, by establishing and maintaining reporting system within the country; drafting and distribute regular reports on the humanitarian situation; ensuring flow of information and analysis of developments in the country/region, including tracking trends and sharing reports with HQ, and key partners Implementation of the publications strategy and plan

-Contribution to production of a specific type or types (e.g. print, broadcast, etc.) of information communications products (e.g. press kits, press releases, feature articles, speeches, booklets, brochures, backgrounders, audio-visual materials, radio spot programmes, etc.), to include proposing topics, undertaking research, determining appropriate medium and target audience, preparing production plans, writing drafts, obtaining clearances and finalizing texts, editing copy, and coordinating design approval, printing procedures and distribution

-Undertake activities to promote media coverage (e.g. press conferences, use of social media, interviews, press seminars and other special activities) of priority issues and/or major events, to include development of a media strategy and action plan, initiating pro-active media outreach efforts, proposing and arranging press conferences/media coverage, disseminating materials and consulting with press on approach/story angle and other information requests, undertaking appropriate follow-up action and analyzing and reporting on the impact of coverage

-Prepare, on the basis of official UN documentation and other sources, initial drafts of articles or chapters for inclusion in UN newsletters, periodicals, and other reports.

Competencies

In this section list all 5 core competencies as well as the most relevant technical/function competencies the role will require along with the appropriate level.  Primary competencies are those integral to the position and are the criteria by which a hiring decision would be made.  Secondary competencies are necessary but are not critical to the role.

Innovation

Ability to make new and useful ideas work

Leadership

Ability to persuade others to follow

People Management

Ability to improve performance and satisfaction

Communication

Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform

Delivery

Ability to get things done

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

-Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Information Management, information systems, GIS or related field. A first-level university degree in any of these fields, in combination with two additional years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Additional study related to technology for information management (e.g. GIS certification) is highly desirable

Experience:

-A minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience in information management, information systems, data management, geographic information systems & mapping, and/or data visualization, is required. In-depth knowledge of industry standard GIS and Graphics design software, including but not limited to Adobe Illustrator, ArcGIS, InDesign, Photoshop and Tableau is required.

-Experience managing information in disaster response or complex emergency settings (preferably in a hardship Duty Station) is required. At least one year of experience working on humanitarian IM-related projects in Southern Africa is desirable. Relevant experience within the UN system or an international organization is desirable.

-Experience managing common operational datasets desirable. Experience in working on Humanitarian Needs Overview and Humanitarian Response Plan is desirable.

Language Requirements:

-Fluency in written and spoken English and French is required.

Other:

-Experience undertaking missions to support Information Management in areas/countries where populations affected by humanitarian crisis are located is desirable

Disclaimer

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