Information Management Officer (WASH Cluster)

UNICEF is a key UN agency working in Somalia in various aeras such as WASH, Child Protection, Social Policy, Health and Nutrition, and Education sectors. With a population of 3,798,828 people and a significant youth and adolescent proportion forming a huge youth bulge, Somalia faces an unprecedented challenge in addressing the youth and adolescent needs of the people in a complex context where conflict, natural disasters and climate change divert resources from the needs of this important cohort of the population. Approximately 62% of the population is between 5-29 years old, while three-quarters (72%) of the population is less than 30 years old. The unemployment rate is high (estimated at 50%) that also contributes to poverty.

The assignment is based in the UNICEF Somalia WASH Section and supports the national and sub-national WASH Cluster coordination system. UNICEF is the Cluster Lead Agency for WASH and works with government authorities, OCHA, UN agencies, international and national NGOs, civil society organizations and affected communities. The Information Management expert will provide timely, accurate and accessible data and analysis to support needs assessment, strategic planning, response monitoring, gap identification, advocacy, resource mobilization and accountability. The role will contribute to the Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, partner reporting, WASH response monitoring and evidence-based decision-making.

Under the supervision of the WASH Specialist and in close collaboration with the WASH Cluster Coordinator, the UN Volunteer will:
• Implement and maintain the WASH Cluster information management strategy and data collection and analysis plan.
• Manage national and sub-national response monitoring tools and databases, including 3W, 4W and 5W systems.
• Design data collection tools and conduct secondary data reviews, assessments and water price monitoring.
• Clean, validate, triangulate, analyse and securely store data in line with data protection standards.
• Produce dashboards, maps, charts, tables, infographics, situation updates and narrative reports.
• Support needs analysis, People in Need calculations, response prioritization and Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan processes.
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
• Conduct gap, coverage, overlap and trend analysis to guide operational and strategic decisions.
• Maintain partner presence mapping and support timely, complete and accurate reporting by WASH partners.
• Coordinate with OCHA, SWALIM, other clusters and inter-agency information management working groups.
• Support Financial Tracking Service reporting and evidence-based advocacy and resource mobilization.
• Strengthen partner and government information management capacity through training, coaching and technical support.
• Support WASH supply planning, release, stock tracking, distribution reporting, post-distribution monitoring and end-use monitoring.
• Promote accountability to affected populations, inclusion, child safeguarding and prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse.
• Undertake field missions and other related duties required for effective WASH Cluster coordination.