Information Advisor 297 views

You will report to the Secretariat Director and be responsible for two staff. You will also liaise with the Forum membership, UN and government entities.

We would like you to start as soon as possible.

Your purpose:

The NGO Secretariat Information Advisor is responsible for supporting the work of the NGO Secretariat through the management and facilitation of information collection and sharing and the management and maintenance of Secretariat communication tools. To perform his/her duties efficiently, the Information advisor needs the skills of a medium to a senior level fullstack web-developer. The Information Advisor will also work on the compilation and design of Forum publications (such as Annual Report), establish internal information sharing systems and provide recommendations for internal Secretriat information management.

Your responsibilities:

The NGO Secretariat Information Advisor supports the work of the NGO Forum through the following key tasks:

Data Collection and Management:

Daily maintenance, management and updating of NGO Forum websites and mailing lists and other inhouse developed web applications.

Management of membership registration information

Daily management of NGO contact details

Ensuring timely response to technical inquiries by staff and members

Management of GIS data

Design and implement data tracking mechanisms for the South Sudan NGO Forum website

Collaborate with NGO Secretariat staff on the creation of surveys and other data collection mechanisms

Provide recommendations for data collection, storage, maintenance tools, software, and methodologies

Prepare training documents for NGO Secretariat staff to access, update, reference, analyse, and properly store collected information

Coordinate with international NGOs, national NGOs, UN agencies, and other relevant parties’ information

Liaise with the INGO Forums in neighbouring countries in the region to understand, promote, and incorporate best practices for information management

*Da**ta Analysis:***

Coordinate regularly with NGO Secretariat Staff and steering committee members to provide updates and discuss data and information needs

Ensure timely response to data requests from NGO Secretariat Staff and member NGOs

Provide regular reports detailing website usage, member statistics, and mailing list participation

Compile and create maps visualizing security and other issues facing NGOs in South Sudan

Conduct additional data analysis as requested by NGO Secretariat Staff and NGO Forum members

*Communication:**

Work to ensure appropriate information reaches international and national NGOs

Assist in building stronger communication networks between NGOs

Develop and maintain routinely scheduled website updates for all NGO Forum working groups

Serve as a technical adviser for the design of external communication documents

*Da**ta Analysis and Visualization:***

Create and submit for review to NGO Secretariat Coordinator data visualizations, website graphics and templates, and maps

Select, compile, analyse, and design information for annual report, factsheets, and other external communication documents

Ensure timely response to any design requests from NGO Secretariat staff

Your skills and experience will include:

Essential:

· Degree in Computer Science, Software development, IT, Software Engineering or related field; Masters preferable.

· Five to seven years of demonstrable experience in creating application, data analysis, data visualization.

· At least four to five years’ experience in software development in PHP Frameworks (Slim and Codeigniter, laravel), Object Oriented Java Script and Ruby and Ruby on Rails including Mocking, ORMs and RESTful APIs.

· At least four to five years demonstrable institutional experience in web development using Drupal including creating custom models and theme and Drupal 8 API structure; and Ruby including creating custom modules for a Ruby on Rails application.

· Strong, verifiable portfolio in web design and development and UI/UX design; with experience in designing for non-profit organizations or similar applications; including static site web development and state site generators.

· A minimum 3 yers of experience managing cloud Linux technologies and their use in delivering secure, highly available, mission critical enterprise-class solutions, preferably on Linode, Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure.

· A minimum of 3 years’ experience of developing, deploying and maintaining production web applications using docker, kubernetes.

· A minimum of 3 years’ experience on 1 or more of the following Log Management Platforms (Elastic, Kibana or Logstash)

· Experience with automation software GIT and Ansible or Red Hat Satellite

· Experience in both desktop and web mapping, including verifiable experience in developing and designing mapping dashboards.

· Significant understanding of complex relationships between NGO’s, governments and UN agencies.

Desirable:

· Demonstrated skills in MS Office, Google apps, Adobe Creative Suite, ArcGIS/ QGIS, etc.

· Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multicultural and multiethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.

· Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and maintain flexibility in working hours.

· Demonstrated leadership and management skills and strong analytical skills.

· Experience from South Sudan desirable.

· Arabic

We would also like:

· Strong sense of integrity; able to handle sensitive information with professionalism and confidentiality.

· Self-starter, able to champion new initiatives and influence decision-makers.

· Thinks strategically and is action-oriented

· Strong analysis and problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment.

· Communicates effectively with a diverse set of governmental and non-governmental stakeholders.

· Great sense of social ease, good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and the community

· Demonstrates cultural sensitivity and ability to work with diverse population

· Promotes inclusivity, diversity and equality

· Reflects gender sensitivity and awareness of the impact of gender and power on safeguarding risks

· Willing and able to work in remote field location with minimal amenities

· Attention to details, accuracy timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities.