The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian and development network, with millions of volunteers in 190 member National Societies. We are guided by Strategy 2020 - our collective plan of action to tackle the major humanitarian and development challenges of the present decade. We will co...

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Senior Officer, Humanitarian Information Analyst

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Support to IFRC emergency operations:

• Collect, consolidate, and analyze all secondary data to identify information gaps and inform IFRC decision-making processes.
• Support/develop IFRC Crisis Categorization analysis at the onset of emergencies, and update as relevant/required.
• Support and Develop Emergency Operations Snapshot showcasing countries response activities at initial stages of the emergency to inform membership.
• Support /develop IFRC Disaster Brief at the onset of emergencies and ongoing emergencies.
• Support and Develop other relevant Humanitarian Information Analysis product such as the GLobal Analysis of N eeds Complex Emergencies, Situation Analysis of Risks in General Elections, etc.
• Coordinate, support or advise on primary and secondary data collection, management, storage and archiving.
• Support/develop Risk Watch forecast and humanitarian scenarios for the for-emergency operation in Africa
• Support, advise or lead (when assigned) assessments design and implementation
• Select and implement structured analytical techniques to improve the quality, credibility and rigor of the analysis.
• Implement analysis and foresight best practices and methodologies to optimize efficiency in operation and decision-making process.

Information Analysis Capacity Building and Development:

• Act as the technical focal point for remote and in-country technical support and coordination, when requested by the operational requirements.
• 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 national societies regarding data-related matters, promoting a culture of data-driven decision-making and effective coordination
• Maintain clear communication with the IM Coordinator and provide regular updates on ongoing tasks.
• Harmonize and align data analytics standards and approaches in Africa.
• Capacity building and strengthening in Humanitarian Information Analysis in Africa National Societies
• Facilitate discussions, forums, and briefings on trends and analysis in the organization.
• Design and facilitate scenario building workshops with various sectors and operations departments and Africa National Societies
• Ensure lessons learnt are captured and fed into country and global level guidance or assessment preparedness activities.
• Provide technical guidance and support to National Societies to improve their analytical capacities and disseminate IFRC products and tools to facilitate analysis in humanitarian settings.

Duties applicable to all staff.

• Work actively towards the achievement of the Federation Secretariat’s 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.

Education

• Relevant university degree / higher education or demonstrated equivalent humanitarian related experience. Required.
• Relevant post-graduate degree. Preferred.
• Relevant professional training courses. Preferred.

Experience

• 3 to 5 years of proven experience in information management and data analysis in humanitarian contexts. Required.
• Experience in assessment design and data management related to large scale inter agency or sectoral needs assessments. Required.
• Experience in undertaking and managing complex, large scale humanitarian needs. Required.
• Experience in designing, conducting, and analyzing large surveys in emergencies. Required.
• Ability to perform accurate data analysis even on a tight schedule. Required.
• At least 2 years of experience of working for the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement. Preferred.

• Collect, consolidate, and analyze all secondary data to identify information gaps and inform IFRC decision-making processes.
• Support/develop IFRC Crisis Categorization analysis at the onset of emergencies, and update as relevant/required.
• Support and Develop Emergency Operations Snapshot showcasing countries response activities at initial stages of the emergency to inform membership.
• Support /develop IFRC Disaster Brief at the onset of emergencies and ongoing emergencies.
• Support and Develop other relevant Humanitarian Information Analysis product such as the GLobal Analysis of N eeds Complex Emergencies, Situation Analysis of Risks in General Elections, etc.
• Coordinate, support or advise on primary and secondary data collection, management, storage and archiving.
• Support/develop Risk Watch forecast and humanitarian scenarios for the for-emergency operation in Africa
• Support, advise or lead (when assigned) assessments design and implementation
• Select and implement structured analytical techniques to improve the quality, credibility and rigor of the analysis.
• Implement analysis and foresight best practices and methodologies to optimize efficiency in operation and decision-making process.
• Act as the technical focal point for remote and in-country technical support and coordination, when requested by the operational requirements.
• 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 national societies regarding data-related matters, promoting a culture of data-driven decision-making and effective coordination
• Maintain clear communication with the IM Coordinator and provide regular updates on ongoing tasks.
• Harmonize and align data analytics standards and approaches in Africa.
• Capacity building and strengthening in Humanitarian Information Analysis in Africa National Societies
• Facilitate discussions, forums, and briefings on trends and analysis in the organization.
• Design and facilitate scenario building workshops with various sectors and operations departments and Africa National Societies
• Ensure lessons learnt are captured and fed into country and global level guidance or assessment preparedness activities.
• Provide technical guidance and support to National Societies to improve their analytical capacities and disseminate IFRC products and tools to facilitate analysis in humanitarian settings.
• Work actively towards the achievement of the Federation Secretariat’s 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.

• Relevant university degree / higher education or demonstrated equivalent humanitarian related experience. Required.
• Relevant post-graduate degree. Preferred.
• Relevant professional training courses. Preferred.