Information Management Associate

Peace and Security Centre

The UNOPS Peace and Security Centre (PSC) is a principal service provider in the field of mine action with the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), UNDP, UNICEF, Governments of mine-affected countries and other mine action partners. The Centre is responsible to administer, provide support and oversight of the day-to-day management of the Project Field offices, both according to the client requirements and in line with UNOPS rules and regulations.
It is headed by the Centre Director who has the overall authority and accountability for the performance of the Peace and Security Centre on behalf of its clients.

Under the supervision of the Information Management Officer, the Information Management Associate , will be responsible for the following functions:

• Compile programme and mine action sector with statistics and information regarding explosive hazard threats to support operational prioritization and planning;
• Assist with the maintenance, servicing and development of the IMSMA centralised mine action database for Syria, and associated reporting mechanisms and tools;
• Assist with the verification and recording of all field data from implementing partners into the UNMAS database;
• Perform quality assurance checks on reported data before, during and after data entry;
• Compile statistics for monthly report as directed by the Information Management Officer;
• Assist in creation and maintenance of comprehensive soft and hard archive system on a weekly basis;
• Review and update official forms as per the need of field activities in consultation with the Chief of Operations and Information Management Officer;
• distribute of official forms to operations and implementers in consultation with the Chief of Operations and Information Management Officer;
• Assist in preparation and printing of informative maps with mine action and other available data;
• Maintain and contribute to the operations mapping archive;
• Assist with the successful implementation of the standard working procedures for IT and information management to include the development of procedures, guidelines and manuals;
• Compile Geographic Data from a variety of sources upon request ;
• Review and promulgate all UNMAS produced explosive hazard related documentation to include monthly statistics, presentations and reports;
• Support synchronizing all data between the  main server and other databases;
• Compile statistics, maps, charts  as required by Operations and Programme departments;
• Assist with IT/Database training and technical assistance to UNMAS staff, implementing partners and external stakeholders as needed in the use of the Database & GIS where necessary;
• Create photo catalogue from received photos from mine action activities;
• Assist with IT and related general computer related issues;
• Ensure that the partners and external stakeholders have access to accurate explosive management information products;
• Perform any other relevant task assigned by supervisor or senior management.

• First-level University degree (Bachelors or equivalent) in IT, Data Processing, or any other related field with three (3) years of relevant experience or
• Secondary school (High School Diploma or equivalent) with a minimum of seven (7) years of relevant experience 

• This is a local position, therefore only nationals of the duty station will be considered.
• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns. Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

 UNOPS supports the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to serve people in need by expanding the ability of the United Nations, governments and other partners to manage projects, infrastructure and procurement in a sustainable and efficient manner.

Working in some of the world’s most challenging environments, our vision is to advance sustainable implementation practices, always satisfying or surpassing our partners’ expectations.

With over 7,000 personnel spread across 80 countries, UNOPS offers its partners the logistical, technical and management knowledge they need, wherever they need it.

A flexible structure and global reach means that we can quickly respond to our partners' needs, while offering the benefits of economies of scale.