United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Refugee Organisation
Closing date: 26 Feb 2010
Location: Somalia - Mogadishu, but the staff member will be located in Nairobi, Kenya
Location: Somalia - Mogadishu, but the staff member will be located in Nairobi, Kenya
Organizational context:
The incumbent of this post is responsible for managing operational data and reporting. He/she will perform the following main functions:
- Facilitate and/or dispatch data collection in the local operation, including data collection methodology, data processing and data analysis.
- Respond to report requests from local staff, local governments, partners, donors and headquarters.
- Act as a local lead in compiling and calculating statistics.
- Train local staff and/or organize training in data management best practices.
- Liaise with headquarters on new reporting requirements and procedures.
- Ensure that relevant data elements are collected in a standardized way that is compatible with Geographic Information System (GIS).
- Coordinate with GIS Officers in the field and Senior GIS Officers in headquarters to define data structure, interfaces and algorithms.
- Liaise with implementing and operational partners on data issues, participate in and/or organize inter-agency data groups at the Field level, and, if necessary, advise partners on methodological issues and promote timely reporting of data, according to agreed standards, for which they are responsible.
- Conduct data collection audits in order to ensure that no unnecessary data collection is occurring and to ensure that all necessary data is being captured.
- Record explicit data audit trails and metadata elements when calculating statistics, such that data sources, data quality and the methods of calculation are systematically kept.
- Develop new data collection and data analysis tools, including efficient data capturing forms.
- Manage the registration (“proGres”) database, oversee data input and reporting in close collaboration with other officers (protection, registration, community services, etc.)
- Create and maintain databases and spreadsheets that meet operational requirements.
- Convert, import and export data from systems as required.
- Support end-users of database systems.
- Archive and backup database systems.
- To perform other duties as required.
Qualifications and experience:
- University Degree (B.A.) in social science, computer science, demography, geography, statistics, economics or a related field is required.
- Minimum of 8 years experience in data management, statistics, analysis, information technology and administration Experience in manging monitoring and surveillance systems in humanitarian organizations or in large, complex organizations.
- Ability to code in SQL.
- Fluent in English and very good knowledge of another UN working language.
How to apply
A full curriculum vitae, including nationality and references, should be sent to: UNHCR, Vacancy Management Unit (quoting ref. 10012920), case postale 2500, 1211 Geneva 2 Dépôt, Switzerland, or by fax (+41 22) 739 7322, or preferably, by e-mail: hqpe14@unhcr.org.Reference Code: RW_825HAK-87