Programme and Policy Officer - Information Management, Suva, Fiji

## Programme and Policy Officer - Information Management, Suva, Fiji - Organization:WFP - World Food Programme - Office:WFP Suva, Fiji DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability. The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. 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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:The Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) are among the most disaster-prone countries globally, with climate-related and geophysical hazards posing significant challenges to sustainable development. Progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) continues to be constrained by persistent inequalities, gender disparities, limited institutional capacities, climate change impacts, and increasing food security risks. The World Food Programme (WFP) Pacific Multi-Country Office (PMCO) supports governments and partners across PICTs to strengthen food security, resilience, emergency preparedness and response, shock-responsive social protection systems, disaster risk financing, anticipatory action and cash-based transfer programming. Effective information management is essential to support evidence-based decision-making, programme implementation, emergency response, donor accountability and inter-agency coordination. PMCO requires strong information management capacity to consolidate data from multiple programme portfolios, maintain information systems and reporting platforms, develop analytical products, and support regional coordination mechanisms, including the Regional Pacific Food Security Cluster (rPFSC) and Pacific Regional Cash Working Group (PRCWG). The Programme and Policy Officer (Information Management) will support the development and maintenance of Programme Unit information systems and information products, facilitate programme reporting and data analysis and provide dedicated information management support to the Regional Pacific Food Security Cluster (rPFSC) and Pacific Regional Cash Working Group (PRCWG). Job Title:Programme and Policy Officer (Information Management) Type of Contract:Service Contract Duration:8 months (possible extension up to 11 months) Duty Station:Suva, Fiji ACCOUNTABILITIES / RESPONSIBILITIESUnder the direct supervision of the Head of Programme, the Programme and Policy Officer (Information Management) will: - Serve as the Information Management focal point for the Regional Pacific Food Security Cluster (rPFSC) and Pacific Regional Cash Working Group (PRCWG), supporting coordination, information sharing, preparedness, response and reporting activities across the Pacific region. - Maintain and support the enhancement of information management systems and products for the rPFSC and PRCWG, including partner directories, 5W databases, coordination platforms, dashboards, mapping products, reporting tools and information repositories. - Collect, analyse, consolidate and disseminate cluster, partner, programme, monitoring and operational data in accordance with WFP information management standards and corporate guidance. - Develop and maintain dashboards, infographics, factsheets, country profiles, situation reports, partner mapping products and other analytical and visualization products to support the information needs of theProgramme Unit, rPFSC and PRCWG. - Support emergency preparedness and response information management activities through the development and maintenance of assessment databases, response monitoring tools, emergency dashboards, risk profiles, contingency planning products and situation reports. - Support the Programme Unit in maintaining and developing information management systems, Programme performance tracking tools and reporting platforms. - Contribute to the preparation of corporate, management, donor and programme reporting products. - Develop and maintain knowledge management and communication products that strengthen organizational learning, visibility, and information sharing among WFP, government counterparts, and partners. - Provide technical support and capacity strengthening to programme staff, government counterparts, cluster members, and partners on information management systems, reporting tools, data quality assurance and information management good practices. - Contribute to cross-functional programme initiatives, emergency preparedness and response activities, and other information management tasks as required in support of programme implementation and regional coordination efforts. - Perform other related duties as required to support programme implementation, emergency preparedness and response, information management and regional coordination activities. Expected Deliverables By the end of the assignment, the Officer is expected to deliver: - Regional Pacific Food Security Cluster (rPFSC) and Pacific Regional Cash Working Group (PRCWG) information management systems and products maintained and regularly updated. - Quality information management support provided to rPFSC and PRCWG coordination. - Programme information management systems, databases, reporting tools and knowledge repositories maintained and updated. - Information management support provided for emergency preparedness and response activities. - Knowledge management, information-sharing and capacity-strengthening activities delivered to programme staff, government counterparts, cluster members, and partners, as needed. - Completion of secondary school education. - A university degree in Information Management, Statistics, Economics, Information Systems, Monitoring and Evaluation, Geography, GIS, Computer Science, Social Sciences, Data Science, or a related field is desirable. - At least seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in information management, programme support, monitoring and evaluation, data management, reporting or related fields. - Experience managing databases, information systems and digital data collection platforms. - Experience analyzing, visualizing, and reporting data using Microsoft Excel or similar tools. - Experien