Nutrition Cluster Information Management Officer , NOB, Temporary Appointment, Mogadishu, Somalia (Open to Somali Nationals Only)

The nutrition situation in Somalia indicates a varied but persistently alarming picture throughout the country. In light of weak or non-existent governance structures in parts of Somalia, nutrition response programming is mainly undertaken by UN, international and national agencies. The role, therefore, of the cluster approach mechanism to coordinate and support emergency response is vital to ensure that those most in need receive appropriate and timely assistance. The Somalia Nutrition Cluster is a coordination mechanism that aims to ensure effective and strategic emergency nutrition responses. Working with the ministry of health, the cluster mainly focuses on overall response coordination, capacity-building, assessment, emergency preparedness, and improving coverage of emergency nutrition programs. The nutrition cluster coordination comprises a national coordination team (nutrition cluster coordinator, Information management officer, deputy cluster coordinator (WFP), and two cluster coordinator officers) and the subnational coordination is led by UNICEF Nutrition Officers or dedicated subnational coordinators or MOH state coordinator focal persons. There are currently 82 active Nutrition Cluster members including 3 government agencies, 49 national/local organizations, 25 international NGOs, and 3 observers providing nutrition services in all accessible locations throughout Somalia. There are currently over 1,500 nutrition sites implementing various nutrition interventions throughout Somalia. The high number of partners and service provision sites require a dedicated Nutrition Information Officer to manage all the data and information related to nutrition response.

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The nutrition situation in Somalia indicates a varied but persistently alarming picture throughout the country. In light of weak or non-existent governance structures in parts of Somalia, nutrition response programming is mainly undertaken by UN, international and national agencies. The role, therefore, of the cluster approach mechanism to coordinate and support emergency response is vital to ensure that those most in need receive appropriate and timely assistance.

The Information Management Officer (IMO) is a core Cluster Coordination team member. The purpose of this post is to manage the collection, analysis and sharing of information that is important for the Cluster partners to make informed (evidence based) strategic decisions.

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Main Responsibilities and Deliverables:

With support from the National Nutrition Cluster Coordination Team and supervision from the National Cluster Coordinator, the Nutrition Cluster IMO will support the Nutrition Cluster at the national and sub-national levels in Somalia. The incumbent will collect and organize nutrition cluster coverage and programming results and produce and share response information, showing results, gaps, and trends, with cluster partners and the Cluster Lead Agency to facilitate a timely and effective nutrition response and demonstrate results and impact. Facilitate information sharing, assessment, and survey results with cluster partners and cross clusters (with OCHA). When national and sub-national clusters exist, the post holder will guarantee effective communication, reporting, engagement, and coordination of information management duties.

Summary of key responsibilities:

• In collaboration with the nutrition sector/cluster information manager, review the nutrition sector information management systems and support cluster/sector coordination team and partners to address identified gaps.
• Use GIS and other tools to prepare accurate, quality, and timely IM products such as maps, interactive dashboards, infographics etc. at National and State levels and geographic data management for country level outlook.
• Support in conducting data collection, processing including cleaning, validating, analysis of nutrition data and information important to the nutrition sector/cluster.
• Disseminate information and information products that has been cleared through appropriate channel to nutrition sector partners and stakeholders.
• Gather feedback on IM products and use to make improvements.
• Support in updating Nutrition Cluster/Sector partners capacity mapping, 4Ws, partners funding status and any other IM products.
• Prepare admissions trends to guide in identifying and flagging sites where nutrition situation is rapidly evolving for timely actions.
• Conduct triangulation analysis of data and information from other sectors such as Health, WASH, Food Security and Livelihood etc.,
• Support in preparing and conducting monitoring of the malnutrition risk factors based on framework that will be agreed by nutrition sector partners, map how they are evolving and impacting nutrition.
• Support the development of the nutrition sector HNO and HRP as well as the nutrition sector annual work plan as it might arise.
• Support the nutrition sector IMO to prepare deliverables and inputs/products and submit to OCHA as part of the nutrition sector obligations to the HPC reporting cycle and tools.
• In collaboration with sector IMO and partners conduct nutrition data quality analysis at both national and sub national level and prepare plan to address data quality gaps identified.
• Contribute to and support consolidation of sector quarterly bulletins, sitreps and regular information updates, including nutrition assessments related updates.
• Support evidence-based advocacy and resource mobilization by providing accurate, relevant, and timely data, information, and information products.
• Support in developing and maintaining catalogs of IM and data products, including maps and assessments.
• Promote and provide training and capacity building activities of the Nutrition Cluster/sector partners on reporting, use of the IM outputs, etc. 
• Support sub national coordinators in conducting monthly analysis and interpretation of nutrition data and other contextual information that might be collected in the hub/states.
• Support in updating the nutrition sector webpage on the humanitarian relief web managed by OCHA.
• Represent the nutrition Sector in the Information Working Group coordinated by OCHA when the IMO is not around.
• Prepare ad hoc data collection tools, Analyse, and respond timely to partners and stakeholders’ data and information requests as needed.
• Participate and support the implementation of annual cluster coordination performance monitoring (CCPM) exercise and annual review.
• Follow up nutrition sector partners reporting on AAP, analyses the implementation based on agreed tools and indicators and update partners through nutrition sector/cluster forum.
• Adhere to child safeguarding and PSEA policies including procedures for challenging and reporting incidents and ensure other members of the IM team comply.
• Support other IM needs that align with CLARE II recommendations
• Perform any other IM related activity as might arise.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• A first University Degree in nutritional sciences, public health, information management, epidemiology, biostatistics or related field.  Additional training in Health Education or Communication for Development (Programme Communication) will be added advantage.
• A minimum of [two years] of relevant professional experience in Information Management and Cluster Coordination work preferably in UN Agencies, NGOs or government.
• Knowledge of the nutrition-related technical guidelines, standards, and indicators
• Proven technical expertise for managing data capture and storage, analyzing diverse datasets, and presenting information in understandable tables, charts, graphs and reports;
• Knowledge of establishing and managing basic websites (e.g. UNOCHA’s Humanitarian Response platform);
• Proven skills in using GIS and map-making packages such as ArcGIS, Mapinfo, QGIS, Adobe creative suite for mapping
• Knowledge and skills in software development are an asset
• Ability to translate planning specifications to technical briefs for data capture and analysis.
• Cross cluster experience in Health, Nutrition and WASH preferred. 
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

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