Programme Officer (Information Management and Innovation), NO-2, Sana'a, Yemen, #00106320 (For Yemenis ONLY)

The Programme Officer (Information Management and Innovation) will be responsible for providing technical support in information management within the UNICEF Yemen to ensure that UNICEF makes informed (evidence based) strategic decisions in programming, advocacy and policy development. S/he will ensure Yemen CO has valid, up to date, accurate and reliable data on humanitarian situation of women and children in Yemen. This includes managing the collection, analysis and sharing of information in coordination with the Information Management Officers and relevant partners. In addition, the post holder will coordinate with all partners to contribute, harmonize, share and report on data at different levels and help to find solutions using innovative approaches when needed.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone and we never give up.

For every child, a Champion

In the 1970s UNICEF established presence in Yemen to respond to the urgent needs of children in the poorest country in the Middle East. In 1991, Yemen ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child and it was enacted immediately.  Since then the country has been making steady progress for children until it plunged into a brutal conflict in 2015 but even before that, Yemen needed large amounts of humanitarian assistance.

In collaboration with local authorities, non-governmental organizations and community partners, UNICEF is working in all the governorates in Yemen to respond to the needs of children throughout the country with a continuum of services to help children survive and grow to their full potential through the following programmes: Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Basic Education, and Child protection.

For more on our work in Yemen, please visit our website: https://www.unicef.org/yemen/

How can you make a difference?

The post holder will be responsible for providing technical support in information management within the UNICEF Yemen to ensure that UNICEF makes informed (evidence based) strategic decisions in programming, advocacy and policy development. S/he will ensure Yemen CO has valid, up to date, accurate and reliable data on humanitarian situation of women and children in Yemen. This includes managing the collection, analysis and sharing of information in coordination with the Information Management Officers and relevant partners. In addition, the post holder will coordinate with all partners to contribute, harmonize, share and report on data at different levels and help to find solutions using innovative approaches when needed.  The Programme Officer (Information Management and Innovation) will be performing the following key activities:

• Coordination and data generation
• Technical support
• Capacity building
• Innovation

For more details on the Job Profile, press CTRL + double-click this document:  Prog Officer IM and Innovation NOB.docx

To qualify as a Champion for every child you will have…

• University degree (Bachelor or higher) in Computer Science or Information Management System (IMS) or similar related ICT background
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in database management and analysis or other related fields.
• Experience with UNICEF and/or the United Nations will be an asset.
• Fluency in oral and written English and Arabic are required.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

Functional Competencies (Required):

• Analyzing (I)
• Applying technical expertise (II)
• Planning and organizing (II)
• Following instructions and procedures (II)

View our competency framework at: http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

 Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advanced to the next stage of the selection process.