Information Management Officer at Save the Children Nigeria

Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children is working in Nigeria because one in five children in Nigeria dies before their fifth birthday. About 40% of children miss out on school and have to work to survive while nearly 2 million children have lost one or both parents to an AIDS-related disease.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Information Management Officer

Job ID: 2100044D
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employee Status: Fixed Term

Child Saveguarding

• Level 3: The responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children or young people.

Role Purpose

• The purpose of this post is to manage the collection, analysis and sharing of information that is important for the PM to make informed, evidence-based, strategic decisions; and to enable the PM to perform its core functions. Requires good judgment, analytical and conceptual thinking; and ability to work in high-pressure environments, with limited supervision. Also, to ME related activities. 

Key Areas of Accountability
4Ws and Capacity Mapping:

• IMO to use and update the 4Ws on a monthly basis and periodically update the partner capacity map
• IMO to prepare regular reports, analyses and dashboards, based on the 4Ws; and keep the website updated with relevant reports, assessments and other documents
• Develop and maintain an information management strategy, in consultation with the country office(s) concerned, including internal information flow;
• Identify and obtain the needed data and information elements required to produce analysis and information products;
• Create operational data management systems to enable effective analysis and monitoring including data quality control protocols and standards for validation and sharing of data;
• Provide information management support to staff and partners as required;
• Support in making methodological decisions about how to conduct needs assessments and/or understand/interpret the results of assessments;
• Produce visual information such as tables, graphs and other infographics in a suitable format for reporting and illustration purpose;
• Contribute to the revision of monitoring and evaluation tools and train program team on design and proper use of it.
• Support lessons learned, best practices, program data, evaluations, and other information to generate donor communication pieces, proposal annexes, success stories, case studies, and other high-quality, results-based documentation.
• Support the promotion of data and information sharing within the humanitarian community;
• Maintain data and information-sharing relationships within the humanitarian community

Partner Reporting:

• Develop and implement systems and processes to support new and existing partners to report into the 4Ws and meet reporting requirements for projects.

Additional Job Responsibilities

• The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Behaviours (Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
• Demonstrates commitment to the cluster and independence from employing organisation

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future-orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates the highest levels of integrity

Qualifications

• University degree, preferably at an advanced level, in a subject area relevant to information management
• Extensive work experience relevant to this post may be considered as a replacement for formal qualifications.
• Formal training in information management is also desirable.

Experience And Skills (Essential)
Experience:

• At least 2 years post-NYSC progressively relevant work experience
• Work experience with NGO, including in a humanitarian context. Extensive work experience outside the humanitarian sector which is relevant to this post may be considered as a replacement for humanitarian experience.

Skills:

• Demonstrated skills in GIS and in using map-making packages
• Demonstrated skills in managing data capture and storage, analysing diverse datasets, and presenting information in understandable tables, charts, graphs and reports
• Demonstrated skills in MS Excel or MS Access (e.g. pivot tables and functions) and other relevant IM programs and systems
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to work and network effectively with a wide range of people to reach a broad consensus
• Thinks and acts strategically and ensures that project activities are prioritised and aligned within an agreed strategy
• A high level of written and spoken English

Desirable:

• Skills in web design and software development
• Experience in information management in the first phase of a major emergency response relevant to the cluster

Other:

• Demonstrated commitment to Humanitarian Principles and the Principles of Partnership

Application Closing Date
23rd June, 2021.