Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)A (least hardship)
Family Type (not applicable for home-based)
Family
Staff Member / Affiliate TypeUNOPS LICA5
Target Start Date2024-01-29
Job Posting End DateFebruary 25, 2024
Terms of ReferenceIMPORTANT INFORMATION:
• This position is advertised to internal and external applicants. Candidates must be legally present in México at the time of application, recruitment and hire. Only Mexicans or candidates holding a valid work permit in México will be considered eligible.
• Recruitment as a UNHCR staff member and engagement under a UNHCR affiliate scheme or as an intern, is subject to proof of full vaccination against COVID-19, independently of contract type and duration. The selected candidate(s) will be required to provide the proof of vaccination prior to recruitment.
• Only short-listed candidates will be notified. The recruitment process might include written test and/or oral interview for this job opening. No late applications will be accepted.
• UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing, training or any other fees).
• This position is offered under UNOPS Local ICA contract until 31/12/2024 with possibility of extension.
• Remuneration: A competitive compensation and benefits package is offered depending on relevant experience as per the requirements of the job advertisement. For information on UN salaries, allowances and benefits, please visit the portal of the Office of HR Management of United Nations.
1. General Background
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.
Mexico has become a destination country for a growing number of refugees, a trend that is expected to continue given the complex migration context in the region. There are currently more than 100,000 refugees in Mexico, with great increases from previous years figures.
UNHCR is committed to supporting Mexico to strengthen its asylum capacity to ensure that persons that are in need of international protection can access the territory and to find regional approaches to equitably share responsibilities within the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (MIRPS).
The Information Management Unit in UNHCR Mexico Country Office (COMEX), works towards solutions that provide up-to-date data for decision-making, support protection principles and are interoperable with the systems of UNHCR partners in Mexico.
The Snr Information Management Assistant will be part of the Information Management Unit in COMEX, based in Mexico City, to work on and process pertaining large datasets and to produce and disseminate information products to meet Senior Management and Field Offices needs that are essential for UNHCR Mexico to protect and serve persons of concern.
2. Purpose and Scope of Assignment
The Snr Information Management Assistant will support the production and dissemination of information products related to activities and response of UNHCR Mexico Operation to population, including but not limited to 3/4/5Ws, refugee statistics, mixed movements & protection monitoring, implementation and Programme information, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E).
- Assist in planning and production of standard and ad hoc reports. This entails compiling, processing, analyzing and presenting data and periodic statistical and analytical reports; as well as providing ad hoc charts and tables as required by the management.
- With the support of the IMO, assist in development of new interoperable information systems, applications/databases needed by the UNHCR Offices/Units, in order to perform those tasks smoothly.
- Update and maintain databases of main activities and response in the operation, with emphasis on the datasets for monitoring UNHCR protection activities and assistance. Likewise, provide its respective data processing and dashboards/infographics/maps for consults that can feed the various statistical reports.
- Carry out and deliver the Annual Statistical Report and Mid-Year Statistical Report for Mexico Operation, under UNHCR standards. Likewise, provide its respective data processing and dashboards/infographics/maps for consults that can feed the various population statistics reports.
- Under the supervision of the IMO, assist in compiling and aggregating information elements required to produce standardized information products and support the design and implementation of data collection plans for baseline and context-specific data regarding activities and response in UNHCR Mexico Operation.
- Support the operation in the collation, processing and analysis of data and information and perform data quality and consistency control for specific large datasets (e.g. refugee population data, new asylum applications, administrative records, protection monitoring survey results, multi-year results monitoring systems, expenditures, etc).
- Coordinate UNHCR data collection exercises and carry out complete data cycles: required analytical framework, questionnaire design, data collection (apps, rollouts and monitoring), processing/collation and data exploration.
- Support UNHCR initiatives with data management and data analysis to develop all related information products and keep them updated (5Ws/Partner presence mapping, legal & paralegal presence mapping).
- With the support of the IMO, assist in operationalizing country-specific common data standards.
- Perform any other tasks as required delegated within the IM Unit.
3. Monitoring and Progress Controls
- Standard statistical data presented in dashboards, infographics, maps, and ad-hoc reports are produced periodically.
- Annual Statistical Report and Mid-Year Statistical Report for Mexico Operation are carried out under UNHCR global standards and submitted under the stablished deadlines.
- There is reliable and up-to-date data on UNHCR implementation monitoring and assistance as well as other humanitarian response in Mexico Operation.
- The Office delivers reliable, accessible, and user-friendly, relevant, predictable, appropriate and timely information.
- Required UNHCR data collection exercises are carried out under UNHCR standards.
- Global data standards, and where appropriate, the establishment of country-specific common data standards are adopted by UNHCR and its partners.
4. Qualifications and Experience
a. Education
- Completion of bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Demography, Geography, Information Technology or any related field, COMBINED WITH minimum of two (2) years of relevant work experience.
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- Alternatively, completion of Secondary education with post-secondary training/certificate in Data Science, Statistics, Demography, Information Technology or any related field AND minimum of four (4) years of relevant work experience
b. Work Experience
- Minimum of two (2) years of relevant work experience, COMBINED WITH a bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Demography, Geography, Information Technology or any related field
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- Minimum of four (4) years of relevant work experience (when completion of Secondary education COMBINED WITH post-secondary training/certificate in Data Science, Statistics, Demography, Information Technology, or any related field)
c. Key Competencies
- Experience with relevant processing software, ideally R.
- Proficiency in Power BI.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Excellent written and oral presentation skills.
- Fluency in Spanish and working knowledge of English.
Desirable:
- Demonstrated quantitative and analytical skills applied to reporting client-oriented scenarios.
- Experience with handling confidential data and demonstrated understanding of different data collection methodologies and platforms, including mobile phone applications (e.g. ActivityInfo, KoBo Toolbox, ODK Collect).
- Knowledge of web design and software development is an asset.
- Knowledge of current GIS software (ArcGIS, Google Earth, QGIS) desirable.
- Knowledge of Adobe Illustrator desirable.
- Ability to formulate IM-related technical requirements and Operating Procedures.
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SkillsDM-Data collection methodologies, IM-Epi Info Software, IM-Information Management (related technical requirements & Operating Procedures), IM-Statistics Analysis, IT-Geographic Information Systems (GIS), IT-Microsoft Excel
Education
CertificationsDemographics - Other, HCR Operational Data Management Learning Program - UNHCR, Information Technology - Other, Social Sciences - Other, Statistics - Other
Work Experience
Other informationThis position doesn't require a functional clearance
Home-BasedNo