Senior Officer, Regional Accelerating Information Management – Yaoundé
Fédération internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge (IFRC)
Yaoundé, Centre, Cameroon
·04 Nov. 2024
·Unspecified
·Humanitarian
·Others
Description
The Senior Officer will be part of the regional IM team based in Africa. The project Senior officer will focus his/her time to the implementation of the AIM project in the Africa Region. Work with National Societies on the set-up and implementation of AIM related projects. This will include setting up project agreements with National Societies, support National Societies with the project-startup, roll out the IM Learning and Development component in the region, nurturing and expanding the regional IM network, and aligning the activities in the region with the global objectives.
Missions / Responsibilities / Activities
Job Duties and Responsibilities in Coordination:
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to establish project-implementation agreements.
- Participate in coordination meetings and working groups to share data-related updates, insights, and recommendations, fostering collaboration and alignment of efforts.
- Provide technical guidance and support to colleagues, partners, and volunteers regarding data-related matters, promoting a culture of data-driven decision-making and effective coordination.
- Coordinate with the global AIM project members the development and promoting of training programs and workshops related to the IFRC IM Competency Framework. (e.g. data collection, management, and analysis techniques), enhancing the data-related skills and knowledge of staff, volunteers, and partners.
- Provide mentoring and coaching to colleagues and team members to strengthen their capacity in data-related areas, supporting their professional growth and development.
- Conduct assessments and gap analyses to identify capacity-building needs in data-related aspects, designing and implementing targeted interventions to address those gaps and improve overall data literacy and competency.
- Cultivate and nurture Africa Community of Practice to be a positive and inclusive community environment.
- Engage with community members through various channels, fostering open communication.
- Plan and organize events, both online and offline, to strengthen community bonds.
- Respond promptly to community inquiries, feedback, and concerns.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align community initiatives with organizational goals.
- Identify and amplify positive community stories and achievements.
- Monitor community trends and sentiment to proactively address issues or opportunities.
- Develop and implement strategies to grow and diversify the community.
- Facilitate discussions, forums, or webinars to encourage knowledge-sharing and networking.
- Act as a liaison between the community and the organization, conveying community feedback and needs.
- Actively work towards the achievement of the IFRC strategy and goals.
- Abide by and work in accordance with the Red Cross and Red Crescent principles.
- Perform any other work-related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the line manager.
Job Requirements
- Relevant university degree / higher education or demonstrated equivalent humanitarian related experience. Required.
- Recognised technical training in data collection, management and visualisation, analysis, needs assessments or a related field. Preferred.
- Technical training in Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Risk Management, Disaster Management, or relevant areas of expertise. Preferred.
- IFRC training in Mobile Data Collection, Survey Design & Humanitarian Information Analysis. Preferred.
- Minimum 4 years of proven experience in program implementation, preferably in an international organisation. Required.
- Experience in providing Information Management support in a disaster response and recovery emergency operation. Preferred.
- Experience in learning and development, preferably in Information Management. Required.
- Experience in project development with multiple partners. Required.
- Experience building an online peer-to-peer network. Required.
- At least 2 years of experience of working for the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement. Preferred.
- Full understanding of the IFRC RCRC IM network. Required.
- High level of familiarity with IFRC IM standards, tools and processes. Required.
- Strong negotiation, networking and communications skills. Required.
- Ability to work within a multi-cultural, multilingual and multidisciplinary environment. Required.
- Skills in developing and training staff. Preferred.
- Fluently spoken and written English and French. Required.
- Good command of another IFRC official language (French, Spanish, or Arabic). Preferred.
Applicant profile
» Experience Level: Medium
» Years of work experience: Between 3 years and 5 years
» Years of work experience: Between 3 years and 5 years
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