Context
Established in early 2018 at the Regional Office for East and Horn of Africa, the Regional Data Hub (RDH) aims to support evidence- based strategic and policy level discussion on migration through a combined set of initiatives. These include: strengthening regional primary and secondary data collection and analysis; increasing Information management capacity across countries; providing technical support to ensure harmonization and interoperability of key methodologies used to monitor population mobility; and the engagement of key stakeholders and governmental counterparts in migration dialogue and consultation.
Under the overall supervision of the Regional Director for East and Horn of Africa, the direct supervision of the Regional Data Hub Coordinator and in close coordination with the EUReintegration Facility and Better Migration Management Unit, at the regional level, and with information management cells, at the country level, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading the Information Management initiatives aiming to streamline data management and analyse mixed migration movements, trends, and its characteristics across the region.
Responsibilities:
Manage the technical aspects of Regional Data Hub (RDH) Information Management (IM) initiatives and ensure synergy of various related tools and systems development at the regional,country, and Headquarters (HQs) level.
Provide technical advice and support to mixed migration IM regional and country level datacollection systems, including different type of mobility and tracking systems.
Coordinate the development and enhancement of the integrated methodology for datacollection and information packaging as required and needed by regional mixed migration andmobility programming.
Lead and coordinate the design, mapping, assessment and monitoring of regional mixedmigration data sources and make these available for internal and external reports andpublications.
Conduct data analysis and produce statistical data on timely basis commensurate to theneeds and demands of the programmes and to inform decision making processes andprogrammatic priorities.
Manage RDH technical staff in assigning tasks and making sure their performances areoptimized.
Monitor and advice, on the production of information products in relation to regional andcountry-level mobility data sources, including, but not limited to, analytical and statistical reports,displacement and migration profiles, maps and other relevant products, to ensure their highestpossible quality.
Implement training and other capacity building activities to IM staff in the region.
Provide technical liaison with relevant stakeholders to present, discuss, advise, and explorepotential development and initiatives in relation to the implementation of projects activities underthe RDH at the regional and country levels.
Provide advisory services and technical support on information management approachesand practices in other areas of work of the Regional Office (RO), including: collection,processing and analysis of data and information; and information management policies andprocedures, with an emphasis on technological applications.
Research, analyse and evaluate new applications related to information systems, to newtechnologies and processes to manage information in response to RDH needs.
Represent the RDH at relevant working groups or initiatives that require informationmanagement and data analytics.
Perform such other duties as may be assigned
Required Qualifications and Experience:
Education
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Database Management,Software Development, Geographic Information Systems, Statistics or a related field from anaccredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience; or
University degree in the above fields with seven years of relevant professional experience.
Experience
Experience in information management, emergency humanitarian operations management and coordination of information flows, data management including collection, storing, processing,and analysing data to generate information products;
In-depth knowledge of the latest technological developments in information technology andinformation systems;
Demonstrated ability for leadership in the context of partnership building and consensualdecision-making;
Proven skills to analyse statistical information;
Ability to formulate IM-related technical requirements and operating procedures;
Ability to translate planning-specifications into technical briefs for data capture and analysis,and vice versa;
Ability to compile and holistically analyse diverse datasets;
Experience with handling confidential data;
Demonstrated team-building and information management skills;
Demonstrated understanding of different data collection methodologies;
Knowledge and understanding of relational data theory;
Experience in advanced data visualization and information design skills.LanguagesFluency in English is required.
Working knowledge of any regional language is an advantage