ROLE PURPOSE:
Save the Children (SCI) and UNICEF share global responsibility for the coordination of Education in Emergencies as part of the UN humanitarian reform (www.humanitarianreform.org) and the Cluster system.
The overall aim of the Education Cluster in Ukraine is to support the coordination of a timely, coherent and effective education preparedness, plan and response by mobilizing and coordinating stakeholders to respond in a strategic manner to existing and potential emergencies. The Education Cluster is accountable to the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) and Humanitarian Coordinators through the lead agencies (Save the Children and UNICEF) to fulfil this aim. The Ukraine Education Cluster is guided by Humanitarian Need and
Response Plan 2024 and Education Cluster Strategy 2023-2025.
The Information Management Coordinator (IM) will support this initiative by managing the collection, analysis and sharing of information from and with Cluster partner organizations on their key humanitarian activities, targets, as well as gaps using inter-cluster Activity.Info data management system. The IM will also facilitate the analysis and visualization of data from partners to inform effective coordination and decision making of the Education Cluster team, so that they can make informed (evidence-based) strategic decisions.
The IM is expected to work impartially and closely with Education Cluster coordinators and sub-coordinators, including with staff of our co-lead agency (UNICEF), counterparts in the Ministry of Education, UN OCHA Information Management team, and to serve the needs of allpartners of the Education Cluster.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
1. Data on Education Cluster partner activities is collected, analysed and reported
monthly to enable Education Cluster partners and the humanitarian actors to
make evidence-based decisions
Key Activities:
Specific Deliverables:
1.1. Support Education Cluster partners on contributing data montly to Activity.Info,
this also includes uploading relevant reporting data from Save the Children
education response to Activity.Info system.
1.2. Process partners individual requests to support data uploades to the AI system.
1.3. Data on school aged children and education personal specific reference to
displacement, non-displacement, returnees, and refugee is collected and analysed
on the monthly basis and visualized upon request. Key trends and gaps are
identified to guide Cluster actions.
1.4. Required data is provided and analysed to produce data snapshots, factsheets,
other information materials for Education Cluster team and partners.
2. Education information management products made available to facilitate the
Education Cluster performance
Specific Deliverables:
2.1. Dashboards on education situation are produced and disseminated among the
cluster partners including related to (a) modality of learning, (b) attacks on
education, (c) response-gap analysis at national and subnational levels, etc.
2.2. Dashboards on education situation in sub-regions/oblasts are produced/updated.
2.3. Mapping of partners presence/geographical distribution is produced and updated
upn request.
2.4. Education Cluster web-site is regularly updated including information/situation
updates on the Humanitarian Response in consultation with the Ministry of Education
and Cluster Coordination Team.
3. Support to cluster strategic coordination with Information Management capacity
is provided including conducting bi-weekly meetings at assigned cluster
meetings
Key Activities:
Specific Deliverables:
4. Contribute to improved/ strengthened information management capacity among
relevant partners and actors
Key Activities:
Specific Deliverables:
4.1. Training guides for partners on reporting on Activity.Info are developed.
4.2. Training sessions to partners on reporting on Activity.Info are conducted for
partners at different sub-national levels.
5. The education needs of the war affected children (displaced, non-displaced,
returnees) in the country are assessed regularly and recommendations made to
fill the gaps
Key Activities:
Specific Deliverables:
5.1. Work with Education Cluster members to conduct needs assessments and identify
information gaps at national and sub-national levels and propose ways to bridge
those gaps
5.2. Support multi-sectoral and inter-sectoral needs assessment (e.g. MCNA) including
questioner development in coordination with Edcucation Cluster coordinators.
5.3. Provide technical assistance during needs assessment activities (creating online
forms, facilitating data collection, analysis and visualization)
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
Desirable
KEY COMPETENCIES
Generic Competencies
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder
may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills
and experience
WE OFFER:
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Health and Safety:
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
If you are interested in the vacancy, we are looking forward for your application. A СV in English will be an advantage. Also, we will be grateful if you indicate the expected salary level and the level of English language proficiency.