CANADEM is seeking candidates with previous UN and international experience who are available for an immediate deployment to Liberia with WFP for a 3 month contract ASAP.
Job Title: Information Manager for Food Security Cluster/Sector
Place of Work: Liberia
FUNCTION PURPOSE
The Information Manager is one of the core Food Security Cluster Coordination team members and plays a vital role in collecting, analysing, and sharing information that is important for the cluster stakeholders to make informed (evidence based) strategic decisions on:
- the food security needs of affected populations
- the prioritization of these areas according to Food Security indicators
- where there is a need for Food Security actors and to what degree
- what are the key gaps in activity and need
- what capacity (human, material, financial) exists to be used in support of the identified prioritised response needs
The Information Manager therefore supports the Food Security Cluster Coordinator by supporting the cluster with the data and information it requires to make programmatic decisions.
As such, the Information Manager needs to be able to liaise and communicate with many different types of people and agencies and act as a ‘bridge’ between Food Security decision makers and technical IM staff.
Fundamental to the job is the ability to collect and analyse data as well as to present information in a way that is easily understood by the cluster members. Sometimes this is through graphic means such a mapping but also through tables, charts, and narrative writing. Other times it involves discussing the information directly with the decision makers to make important interpretations on the findings.
Key Responsibilities and Tasks:
Data collection and information analysis:
Report to the Food Security Cluster Coordinator and respond to the Cluster Membership’s needs for information;
Provide IM services to cluster for key decision making. These services will include data collection, cleaning, collation, analysis and dissemination processes relevant to the needs of the cluster. This may require building additional and appropriate capacity through the training of additional staff and managing, organizing, and conducting these activities;
Proactively gather information from Cluster partners and other organizations which may be of use to the Food Security Cluster for informing decisions;
Identify secondary data and information resources as needed;
As appropriate, design Food Security data collection forms, ensuring that the purpose and use of all data collected is clear, questions are simple, clear, collectable highlighting where potential problems might arise; organize and manage the data input and initial analysis and presentation of data for the Food Security cluster;
Create, manage and maintain contact directories and mailing lists of Food Security Cluster partners;
Establish, collect information for and maintain Who does What Where and When (4W) database and derivative products, such as maps
Based on collected data, conduct needs and gap identification for the sector; facilitating and agreeing benchmarks to enable prioritisation within the sector;
Conduct inventory of and identify relevant common Cluster / Sector data sets, including population data disaggregated by age and sex;
Develop simple, user-friendly emergency Food Security monitoring reporting formats in consultation with the local authorities, providers of Food Security assistance and other key stakeholders;
Collect data on the humanitarian requirements and contributions ( financial, material, human – as appropriate);
Other tasks:
Liaise with OCHA and IM Focal Points in other clusters – share information as appropriate and identify and gather information from other clusters which can inform Food Security response and preparedness decisions;
Assist in organizing and following up with FSC Meetings (including preparing and disseminating meeting minutes)
Disseminate information, including through e-mail updates, bulletins, etc.,
Ensure the FSC website is kept up to date
Provide inputs for various situation reports and information inquiries as needed
Any other tasks that may be required (within reason) to achieve the objective of this assignment.
QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES
Degree-level qualification or equivalent. Preferably, the degree should be in a relevant field or discipline such as Food Security, Agriculture, geographic sciences, humanitarian affairs, political science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Engineering, or Communications although experience can replace qualifications.
Minimum of 5 years of experience – experience in humanitarian field in emergency context is preferred.
Willingness and ability to work in difficult environments, in often stressful time- critical situations.
Ability to work in English required, with working-level proficiency in French.
Cultural and Gender awareness and sensitivity.
Technical Skill sets
Essential Technical Skills:
Strong knowledge of and experience in using advanced Excel and data analysis softwares. Preferably experience in using databases.
Understanding of GIS/Cartographic outputs and ability to collect and organize data to support their production (potentially to be produced by others).
Ability to present information in understandable tables, charts and graphs.
Other Technical Skills that are considered desirable:
Ability to maintain and manage website content for the cluster.
Data storage and file management expertise.
Assessment, Survey, and Monitoring and Evaluation expertise.
Communications and technical writing using both graphic and narrative presentations.
Information Technology and networking skills.
Knowledge of ArcGIS or other mapping software an advantage.
How to apply:
If you see yourself in and have all of the above-mentioned skills, please register with CANADEM before contacting us. This can be done on our website at www.canadem.ca/register . Then send an email ASAP topantiwa.naksomboon@CANADEM.ca with Subject Line: " WFP- IMO- Food Security- Liberia "together with an updated resume, citizenship, date of availability, and your current location and a phone number where we can reach you. Please also forward blank referee questionnaire that can be found at www.canadem.ca/rqf to two of your references (recent supervisors preferred). Full instructions on how to complete the forms are included in the document; also please send us any evaluation report that you may have about your field work. We will be considering applications as they are received