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Scope of Work:

Armenia is facing a dual crisis, dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and the aftermath of the escalation of conflict in Nagorno Karabakh at the end of 2020.  The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh exacerbated the socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, creating new needs and priorities impacting both the local host population and NK population in refugee-like situation. Scaled up response to address immediate and medium-term needs of host communities and displaced populations affected by the dual crisis is ongoing and is anticipated to be required for the next 6 months.

The UN in Armenia has established a flexible coordination structure centred around four Working Groups (WG) – Shelter and NFIs, Protection, Food Security and Nutrition. Under these, additional Sub-Working Groups (SWG) have been established for Child Protection (UNICEF lead), Education (UNICEF lead), and humanitarian cash transfer programming (UNICEF lead, UNHCR Co-lead). The coordination structure is supported by an Information Management WG (IMWG), to ensure a harmonized approach among agencies and partners in collecting information on activities and to facilitate data and information gathering as well as dissemination. With increased partners, scaled up needs and response UNICEF requires strengthened capacities for coordination and information management to better support the three working groups, as well as continue monitoring of both COVID-19 and NK conflict situation in Armenia, as well as UNICEF response to the dual crisis.

How can you make a difference?

Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

Under the general guidance and direction of the Child Rights Monitoring and Evaluation (CRM/E) Specialist and in coordination with the Emergency Coordinator (and Deputy Representative), as well as the UNCEF SWG leads, the IMWG, UNICEF Planning and Monitoring Officer and Heads of Sections, the incumbent will be responsible for strengthening the information gathering, processing, visualization and use with IM tools, procedures and systems. They will also assist in the analysis and reporting of this information to facilitate the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of mostly crisis situation and related activities.

Work Assignment overview Task/Milestone:	Deliverables/ Outputs	Timeline:
Collection and analysis of data about partners and activities via 5W’s (Who, What, Where, When and for Whom) matrix, cluster priority response matrix and other tools.	Consolidated 5W’s (Who, What, Where, When and for Whom) matrix, cluster priority response matrix and other tools, analyzed data reports.	Bi-weekly
Report, analyze and share data through established IMWG monitoring systems, including if necessary, tailoring internal simple and easy-to-use information management tools, processes and workflows	Reports	Bi-weekly or as needed
Alongside the UNICEF CRM/E Specialist, act as a UNICEF information management focal point in the IMWG, to help ensure systems and tools reflect SWG needs and requirements and facilitate information flow between the IMWG and SWGs	Participation and contribution to IMWG	Bi-weekly
Together with the UNICEF Sections and SWG leads, facilitate data analysis to help estimate needs, coverage and gaps and avoid duplication of actions	Reports and data briefs	As needed
Prepare and facilitate monitoring of all UNICEF response based on inputs from different 5W matrixes and UNICEF sections. Facilitate development of the Situation updates (sitreps) including relevant visualized data on overall situation and UNICEF response coordinating inputs from all sections	Monitoring template and reports, SitRep	Bi-weekly and as needed
Together with SWG leads, UNICEF Sections and IMWG support contributions to the IMWG dashboards and UNICEF programmes to producing any other IM products, uploading necessary documents	IMWG dashboard updates, uploaded documents	Bi-weekly
Support SWG leads to prepare data-based presentations and documents, prepare sitrep inputs etc. and share with the SWG lead in a timely manner.	Presentations and briefs	Weekly
Support IMWG and CO in needs assessments, post-distribution monitoring, other data collection, analysis of affected population and response and advise on data gaps and potential tools to collect additional information	Data collection tools, analytical documents, briefs, papers, visualizations, presentations	Weekly
Ensure that timely information update on CO progress and results is available by compiling, organizing, analyzing and preparing data for reports, planning, management, monitoring and evaluation purposes as needed.	Monitoring reports	Weekly
Any other information management tasks as discussed with supervisor, or based upon requirements of the CO.	n/a	n/a

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

Academic qualification:

• BSc Degree Management information System (MIS), Computer Science, Data Analytics, Statistics or related disciplines.

Work experience:

• At least 2 years relevant experience with the Information Management or Data analytics.
• Advanced Excel skills is required.
• Experience with database design, data management, data processing and analysis, as well as working with statistical data is required.
• Experience with data visualization, including familiarity with software for interactive data visualization, like Power BI and Tableau, design of maps, infographics etc is required.
• Experience with spatial analysis software (e.g. qgis/ ArcGis), field data collection tools (e.g. ODK, KOBO) and content management systems is desired.
• Experience with humanitarian preparedness and response is an asset.

Language Proficiency:

• Good working proficiency in English (written and spoken)
• Knowledge of Russian is an asset.

Other skills and Attributes:

• Capacity to work in stressful conditions.
• High level of Integrity and commitment to UNICEF’s mission and professional values.
• Good organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility and adaptability to changes

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

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.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Terms of the application:

The deadline for the submission of applications is 20 May 2021. Applications should include:

• Cover letter;
• CV;
• Financial Proposal.

All qualified applicants should apply online, using the UNICEF E-Recruitment system and following this online application link:

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

For full details please refer to the attached ToR ToR_IM Consultant_UNICEF_for VA.pdf

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

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