Country: Norway
Organization: Norwegian Red Cross
Closing date: 19 Jul 2023
Duties and responsibilities
- Develop, enhance and coordinate the IM tools, systems and procedures of the Disaster Risk Management Unit.
- Implement, promote and monitor IM guidelines and tools in order to achieve better IM consistency.
- Based on analysis of needs and processes, propose and implements solutions to improve the management of the information life cycle,
- Ensure enhancement and quality of the reporting and monitoring tool and systems.
- Coordinate the reporting process for tertial and annual reporting.
- Lead the extraction, analysis and validation of data related to emergency operations and produce a range of IM products – including graphics, maps and dashboards.
- Ensure IM systems for access to updated data informing the decision making in support of, or preparation for response operations.
- Ensure the effective use of the designated information systems, including offline and online platforms.
- Coordinate and support DRMU initiatives/projects with the IM component.
- Actively seek and develop internal collaboration and synergies with other departments.
- Ensure synergies with ICRC and IFRC on IM practices.
- Provide opportunities for sharing of lesson learnt and capacity building within the organization on Information Management and monitoring and reporting.
- Quality assures reports on response operations led by the DRM Unit.
- Support the creation of donor applications.
- Facilitate access to information on emergency operations.
- Ensures proper documentation throughout the task force life cycle.
- Provide IM operational briefings/debriefings to outgoing/incoming delegates.
- Based on request, act as replacement of the Operational Team Leads in leading the Task Force (TF) for NorCross' response to acute disasters, conflict and protracted crisis.
Qualifications
- Masters degree, preferably within Project Management/Information Management or other relevant field.
- Minimum 3-years relevant experience including in field experience.
- Relevant work experience can compensate the absence of masters degree.
- Proven experience in emergency response management or humanitarian settings.
- Basic Delegates Training Course/IMPACT, or equivalent Red Cross knowledge.
- Experience in working in an International Organization Available to deploy for short term missions at short notice on request.
- Intermediate knowledge of Red Cross Movement.
- Advanced knowledge of humanitarian field work including in protracted crisis.
- Advanced knowledge of project management.
- Advanced knowledge of Information Management.
- Advanced knowledge of relevant IT tools and systems Knowledge of IM tools used in humanitarian settings.
Personal qualities
- Keep abreast of latest technological developments.
- Commitment to continuous learning.
- Ability to connect with both formal and informal networks of information management practitioners.
- Creative/inventive, analytical, detail-oriented.
- Proactive.
- Good organizational/planning/monitoring skills, sense of priority.
- Adaptable.
- Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
- Quick to spot and correct errors/inconsistencies.
- Ability to work independently while also working with others.
- Able to recognize one’s own limitations Active listener, open to ideas and criticism and should be able to communicate clearly within team and with stakeholders.
- Fluent written and oral skills in English. French, Arabic and Spanish language skills are an asset. Norwegian language skills or willingness to learn Norwegian.
Personal suitability will be an important factor.
How to apply
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