Organization: UN Children’s Fund
Country: Ecuador
Closing date: 14 Jan 2017
BACKGROUND
On 16 April, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake (Richter scale) struck coastal areas in north-west Ecuador, its epicenter located close to the town of Muisne and 170 km northwest of the capital Quito. Although the epicenter was situated in a remote rural area, several towns in coastal provinces were affected. The most affected areas are the provinces of Manabi, Esmeraldas, Santa Elena, Guayas, Santo Domingo and Los Ríos, for which the Government declared a «state of emergency».
To date, more than 2,400 aftershocks have reverberated across the coastal areas as a result of the initial earthquake, with more than 40 aftershocks greater than 5.0 in the Richter scale. So far, the government has reported 663 fatalities, 12 missing persons, and 4,859 injured people. Up to 560 schools were damaged, leaving about 120,000 children with limited access to education. Approximately 13,962 houses and public buildings affected in urban settings and 15,710 in the rural area, leaving more than 140,000 people homeless. To date, about 6,725 people remain displaced, living in 23 government managed official shelters. An estimate of 5,000 people continue to live in spontaneous shelters (DTM – R5).
UNICEF, in close coordination with the international community, has responded providing basic services to the affected population. UNICEF has attended to over 80,000 children with multi-sectorial emergency response, and is also supporting the government in the recovery and reconstruction phase. The WASH Cluster, coordinated by UNICEF, has benefitted 203,000 people with access to safe water in the most affected areas, including in official shelters, schools and rural areas. Zika educational materials have been introduced into the local curricula in the Earthquake affected areas in collaboration with the ministries of Health and Education. Over 34,000 children were provided with educational and recreational materials, and about 13,000 children and adolescents had access to safe temporary educational and protective spaces. Some 20,000 children and adolescents received psychosocial support since the first the day after the Earthquake. UNICEF is supporting institutions, communities and families to strengthen protective environments and capacity for the prevention of and response to violence against children and adolescents.
Six months after the 7.8 earthquake, the situation of children has improved although humanitarian assistance is still needed, especially for children living in informal shelters and rural areas.
PURPOSE
Under the supervision and direction of the UNICEF Emergency coordinator and in coordination with emergency specialists (Wash, Education and Child Protection); the Emergency Information Manager Consultant (IMC) main responsibility is to collect, compile, store, process and share data and information in the context of UNICEF and key stakeholders response to the Earthquake. The Information Management Consultant improves the capacity of stakeholders for analysis and decision making through strengthened collection, processing, interpretation and dissemination of information at the intra and inter-cluster level.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
Within the delegated authority and under the given organizational set-up, the consultant may be assigned the primarily, shared, or contributory accountabilities for all or part of the following areas of major duties and key end-results:
Establish and maintain information databases that consolidate, analyze and report/disseminate information critical to decision making.
Adapt existing in-country information management approaches for collecting, analyzing and reporting Cluster activities and resources, and identifying information gaps.
Work with Cluster participants to identify information gaps at national and sub-national levels and propose ways to bridge those gaps.
Use GIS mapping for map production and geographic data management.
Adopt and promote the use of global standards for information management.
Manage flows of information and dissemination in an appropriate way.
Maintain monthly reporting from Cluster participants, including 5Ws (‘Who does What, Where, When and for Whom?’ databases).
Maintain updated contact information of all/most relevant UNICEF emergency partners and stakeholders as well as relevant partners from other sectors/coordination platforms.
Respond to the Cluster participants’ needs for information.
Manage an inventory of relevant documents on the humanitarian situation.
Where there is both a national and a sub-national cluster, the post holder will ensure that there is effective communication, reporting, engagement and coordination between the two levels.
Support the development and analysis of needs assessment and monitoring programme. Properly collect and manage data while ensuring that sensitive, personally identifiable datasets are suitable anonymized.
Ensure data from humanitarian partners and stakeholders is periodically and consistently collected in a way that allows comparability and compatibility, and is timely available for analysis and decision making, including the development of IM systems and tools as appropriate.
Contribute to build capacities among governmental and other national and local partners and stakeholders as per issues related to information management.
Lead on the preparation of SitRep inputs with emphasis on Cluster plans, targets and achievements.
When necessary, develop and strengthen information management capacity through the training.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES
Advanced university degree or equivalent experience in a subject area relevant to information management such as: geographic sciences, humanitarian affairs, political science, information technology, information systems (statistics), engineering, and communications.
Extensive work experience relevant to this post may be considered as a replacement for formal qualifications.
A minimum of 2-5 years of experience with either the UN and/or NGO
Fluency in English (verbal and written). Good written and spoken skills in the language of the humanitarian operation and knowledge of another UN language an asset.
Ability to develop systems and tools for Information Managers to present information in multiple formats
Advanced knowledge on mapping tools and map making process
Strong knowledge of GIS/cartographic outputs
Formal training in cluster information management an advantage
DELIVERABLES
Estimated days
Deadline
• Elaboration of IM Framework/Workplan for the period of contract
• Cluster support: maintain contact partners list. Note update and share meeting actions
• Assessments: Compile and analyse assessments, share with partners
• Data and Information: Identify data sources/collect, maintain data
• Response Monitoring: Follow up 5W, indicator update, GAP analysis
• Reporting: Support Monitoring and Evaluation section. Dashboard, Mapping
• Partner Capacity Building in Information Management
30 days
15th February
Cluster support: maintain contact partners list. Note update and share meeting actions
• Assessments: Compile and analyse assessments, share partners
• Data and Information: Identify data sources/collect, maintain data
• Response Monitoring: Follow up 5W, indicator update, GAP analysis
• Reporting: Support Monitoring and Evaluation section. Dashboard, Mapping
• Partner Capacity Building in Information Management.
30 days
15th March
Cluster support: maintain contact partners list. Note update and share meeting actions
• Assessments: Compile and analyse assessments, share with partners
• Data and Information: Identify data sources/collect, maintain data
• Response Monitoring: Follow up 5W, indicator update, GAP analysis
• Reporting: Support Monitoring and Evaluation section. Dashboard, Mapping
• Partner Capacity Building in Information Management
30 days
15th May
Cluster support: maintain contact partners list. Note update and share meeting actions
• Assessments: Compile and analyse assessments, share with partners
• Data and Information: Identify data sources/collect, maintain data
• Response Monitoring: Follow up 5W, indicator update, GAP analysis
• Reporting: Support Monitoring and Evaluation section. Dashboard, Mapping
• Partner Capacity Building in Information Management
30 days
15th April
• Assessments: Compile and analyse assessments, share with partners
• Data and Information: Identify data sources/collect, maintain data
• Response Monitoring: Follow up 5W, indicator update, GAP analysis
• Reporting: Support Monitoring and Evaluation section. Dashboard, Mapping
• Partner Capacity Building in Information Management
30 days
15th June
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Cluster support: maintain contact partners list. Note update and share meeting actions
• Data and Information: Identify data sources/collect, maintain data
• Response Monitoring: Follow up 5W, indicator update, GAP analysis
• Reporting: Support Monitoring and Evaluation section. Dashboard, Mapping
• Partner Capacity Building in Information Management
• Final consultancy report.
30 days
15th July
Definition of supervision arrangements:
Consultant is supervised by the UNICEF Ecuador Emergency Coordinator.
Description of official travel involved:
Whenever the consultant will be required to travel a travel authorization (TA) will be issued to the consultant and travel expenses provided on the basis of UNICEF standards. Travel will be authorised upon completion of the UNICEF’s ‘Basic Security in the Field’, ‘Advanced Security in the Field’ courses.
UNICEF recourse in the case of unsatisfactory performance:
Cessation of the agreement. In the event of unsatisfactory performance, UNICEF reserves the right to terminate the Agreement. In case of partially satisfactory performance, such as serious delays causing the negative impact on meeting the programme objectives, low quality or insufficient depth and/or scope of the assessment completion, UNICEF is entitled to decrease the payment by the range from 30 to 50%.
Please indicate your ability, availability and daily/monthly rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference above. Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.
How to apply:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=502279
