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UNICEF Information Management Manager Vacancy in New York for 2025. Apply Now!

Information Management Manager Details

  • Position(s): Information Management Manager, (P-4), Education Cannot Wait (ECW), UNICEF Hosted Fund,  
  • Organization: UNICEF
  • Job no: 578279
  • Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
  • Duty Station: New York
  • Level: P-4
  • Location: United States
  • Categories: Knowledge Management
  • Deadline: Jan 10, 2025

About the UNICEF Vacancy

UNICEF Information Management Manager Vacancy in New York for 2025. Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is the first global multilateral fund dedicated to supporting education for children and youth in countries affected by wars, disasters, and crises. It was launched at the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016 by a broad coalition of international aid agencies and public and private donors to usher in faster and more sustainable education responses in crises settings. ECW inspires political commitment to financing education in humanitarian contexts, catalyzes financial resources, facilitates joint programming between humanitarian and development actors, empowers local partners and seeks to strengthen quality and accountability.

ECW is hosted by UNICEF. The Fund is administered under UNICEF’s financial, human resources and administrative rules and regulations, while operations are run by the Fund’s own independent governance structure that provides strategic guidance and oversight to its investments. ECW’s day-to-day activities are carried out by a Secretariat under the direction of the Education Cannot Wait Director.

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The post will serve as the focal point for ECW’s design and implementation of information management systems. In addition to ECW’s utilization of SharePoint and UNICEF systems, a bespoke platform has been developed and seamlessly integrated into the ECW webpage (educationcannotwait.org). This platform leverages Drupal, an open-source Content Management System powered by web-based technologies. Its primary objective is to serve as the central repository for storing ECW grants data and facilitating communication with grantees.

This position holds a pivotal role within ECW, fostering collaboration across all sections internally and engaging directly with grantees and other partners in-country. Thus, profound understanding of education in complex emergencies based on field experience is required.

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Duties and Responsibilities

The successful incumbent is responsible for overseeing and leading ECW’s information management initiatives, collaborating with various colleagues and external partners both within and outside of ECW, and facilitating ECW’s efforts in supporting education during emergencies and protracted crises.

Enhance coordination, collaboration, build relationships and capacity

  • As the lead of information management at ECW, play a key role in overseeing the successful implementation and monitoring of the ECW Grants Management System (GMS). The responsibilities include streamlining and optimizing the grant-making process across various functional areas within ECW, such as Finance, Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E), Program management, Risk Management, Communication, and Advocacy, with a view to focusing on the seamless coordination and efficiency of all grant-related activities within ECW’s specialized domains.
  • Take charge of leading, coordinating, and serving as the primary liaison for ECW’s information management with a diverse range of ECW partners, including grantees at all organizational tiers. The key responsibilities encompass ensuring efficient communication, robust reporting mechanisms, and fostering meaningful engagement with all stakeholders involved.
  • Represent ECW in relevant forums and arenas to support grantees and partners in enhancing their capacity, fostering creativity, and promoting innovation in their efforts to contribute to education in emergencies through effective information and knowledge management.
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Information management function leadership

  • Develop and supervise the execution of an information management strategy, data collection, and analysis plan that addresses the information requirements of the ECW Secretariat and its partners. Ensure compliance with standards and protocols for ethical data and information management.
  • Oversee and ensure accurate data processing including organizing, cleaning, triangulating, evaluating and validating the data,
  • Oversee the creation of accurate, quality and timely information products that are in line with agreed style guides.
  • Ensure the dissemination of information and information products through appropriate channels in collaboration with M&E and Comms & Advocacy sections.
  • Establish, maintain and ensure the accessibility of a common and shared secure storage system of essential grant information and files.
  • Ensure feedback on information management tools is gathered and used to make improvements.

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Requirements

Minimum requirements:

  • An advanced university degree in Social Science, Data Management, Social Statistics, Communications, Knowledge Management, Information Technology Management, Business Administration, or another relevant technical field (such as Computer Science or Software Engineering).
  • A minimum of eight years of professional experience in information technology management and business operations within a large international organization and/or corporation. 
  • Work experience in supporting information management in two or more ECW programme countries at the field level. 
  • Experience in humanitarian contexts, particularly in complex emergency settings, with an understanding of grantees. A combination of ICT knowledge and knowledge management, along with experience in fostering partnerships. 
  • Fluency in both English and French is required (If mother tongue is not French, DELF C1 or C2 level certificate must be submitted as a proof of proficiency). Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, or Spanish) is an asset.
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Desirables:

  • Certification and/or proven experience in one of these several ICT technical competencies: ICT Project Management, Business Analysis, Information Security is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it.

  1. Builds and maintains partnerships
  2. Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
  3. Drive to achieve results for impact
  4. Innovates and embraces change
  5. Manages ambiguity and complexity
  6. Thinks and acts strategically
  7. Works collaboratively with others 

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