Information Management Officer

In humanitarian crises, all actors must be able to rely on secure information. They need to know how many people are in an area, what the needs of the affected population are and which organisations are already providing support.

For this purpose, Information Management Officers collect, process and share data and information. They thereby support humanitarian coordination and enable the provision of rapid and effective assistance.

ZIF is looking for Information Management Officers who can perform at least two of the following four Information Management tasks: Data management, Mapping, Graphic Design/Web Management and Data Analysis.

• Data Management;
• Mapping;
• Graphic Design/Web Management;
• Data Analysis.

• Preferably a university degree in social sciences, statistics, demography, geography or related field of study;
• Knowledge of humanitarian coordination and the UN system;
• Working experience in an international organisation is preferred;
• Sound knowledge of Excel (pivot tables, functions);
• Depending on the above mentioned task profiles, profound knowledge in ArcGIS, MapInfo, SPSS, Epi Info, HTML, PHP, Java, SQL, MS Access, Progress tools, InDesign

• German citizenship;
• University degree or relevant occupational training;
• Several years of relevant professional experience in a humanitarian setting (or comparable);
• Experience in crisis or conflict areas desirable;
• Excellent oral and written English language skills (C1 level and above);
• Further language skills at level B2 and above desirable (especially French, Spanish and Arabic – in some cases level B1 may be acceptable for Arabic language skills);
• Physical and mental fitness for travel to tropical areas;
• Availability for a deployment for at least six months.

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