Senior Data and Information Management Assistant at UNHCR – Guatemala City, Guatemala

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GS5

Staff Member / Affiliate Type

General service

Rode

Temporary > Temporary assignment/appointment

Difficulty level

A (least hardship)

Family Type

Family

Residential location (if applicable)

Target start date

2024-10-01

Target end date

2024-12-31

Application deadline

September 30, 2024

Standard job description

Senior Data Management Assistant

Organizational structure and working relationships
The role is normally supervised by a senior staff member who will provide regular guidance and support to the Senior Data Management Assistant. Depending on the nature of the task/assignment, he/she will work independently on routine tasks, while following the supervisor’s instructions for more complex issues. The role does not have a supervisory role.
Contacts are mainly with colleagues at the same workplace to exchange information and discuss work plans. External contacts are not frequent. At the field locations, the officer, under the supervision of the manager, can play a liaison role with national and local authorities for the collection and exchange of data.

All UNHCR staff are responsible for carrying out their duties as set out in their job description. They do so within their delegated authority, in accordance with the UNHCR regulatory framework, including the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR policies and administrative instructions, as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff must carry out their responsibilities in a manner consistent with UNHCR’s core, functional, cross-functional and management competencies and core values ​​of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Duties
– Enter data primarily relating to asylum seekers, refugees and other persons relevant to UNHCR into the computer database.
– Prepare reports and project documents by providing information, preparing tables, and drafting routine correspondence and reports.
– Assist in collecting data and interpreting the statistics for various reports.
– If requested, assist in developing forms for data collection and analysis.
– Act as an interpreter in the exchange of routine information and translate routine documents and correspondence as necessary.
– You may be required to collect GIS data, update maps, and conduct field trips to project sites.
– Determine what data is stored in the database.
– Decide on appropriate resolutions to incidents and escalate issues to the supervisor if the incident cannot be resolved within the employee’s area of ​​responsibility.

– Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities that impact objectives in the area of ​​responsibility. Ensure risk-based decision-making in the functional area. Raise risks, issues and concerns with a supervisor or relevant functional colleague(s).
– Perform other related tasks as required.

Minimum qualifications
Education and professional work experience
Years of experience / Education level
G5- 2 years of relevant experience with a high school diploma; or 1 year of relevant work experience with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent or higher

Field(s) of Education
Not applicable.

Certificates and/or licenses
Electronic data processing Information technology
(Certificates and licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Relevant work experience
Essential
Not specified

Desirable
Completion of UNHCR learning programs or specific training relevant to the functions of the position.

Functional skills
IT computer skills
DM Data Management
DM Data Collection Methodologies
DM Database Management
(Functional skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Language requirements
For international professional and field service positions: knowledge of English and the UN working language of the duty station, if English is not spoken.
For national professional positions: knowledge of English and the UN working language of the place of employment, if this is not the case and the local language is not sufficient.
For general service positions: knowledge of English and/or the UN working language of the duty station, if this is not English.

All UNHCR staff must individually and collectively contribute to a working environment in which everyone feels safe and empowered to perform their duties. This includes demonstrating zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment including sexual harassment, sexism, gender inequality, discrimination and abuse of power.

As individuals and managers, we must all be proactive in preventing and addressing inappropriate behaviour, supporting ongoing dialogue on these issues and speaking out and seeking advice and support from relevant UNHCR resources when such issues arise.

This is a standard job description for all UNHCR positions with this job title and level. The operational context may include additional essential and/or desirable qualifications related to the specific operation and/or position. Such requirements are incorporated by reference into this job description and will be taken into consideration in the screening, selection and selection of candidates.

Desired candidate profile

UNHCR experience

Functional clearance

This feature does not require functional permission

Required languages ​​(expected general proficiency is minimum level B2)

Spanish

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English

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Desired languages

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Additional qualifications

Skills

DM-Database Management, DM-Data Collection and Analysis, DM-Qualitative Data Analysis, DM-Quantitative Data Analysis, EL-Evaluation Data Collection, EL-Monitoring and Evaluation, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), IM-Composite Indicator Development, IM-Information Management Tools, IM-Statistics Analysis, Python for Data Analysis, R Programming

Education

Certifications

Electronic data processing – Other, Information technology – Other

Work experience

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