INFORMATION MANAGER-INSO عودة إلى الفرص

Job Location: Tunis

Nationality:Tunisian or Tunisian work-permit holder

Employment Type: Full Time

Salary and benefits: According to INSO policy and salary scale

City:    Tunis

Organization: International NGO Safety Organisation

Years of Experience: 5 Years

Contract Duration: 6 months  

Close date:             10 April 2022

About the International NGO Safety Organisation:

Founded in 2011, the International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO) is an international charity that supports the safety of aid workers by establishing safety coordination platforms in complex contexts. INSO provides registered NGOs with a range of free services including real-time information, reporting, safety related information and mapping, crisis management support, staff orientations, and training.

INSO services help NGOs with their day-to-day risk management responsibilities and improve their overall situational awareness to support evidence-based humanitarian access decisions.

The Organization has grown from innovative start-up to become a globally recognized charity and a valuable component of the humanitarian safety coordination system.
Today the Organization provides daily support to more than 1,000 beneficiary organizations (NGO) in some of the world’s most insecure environments and has earned a strong reputation for performance, principles & professionalism. INSO has been registered as a charity in the Netherlands since April 2019 and its global headquarters is now based in The Hague, the international city of peace and justice.

INSO has more than 1,000 employees globally and is active in 14 countries across the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia, with further programmes planned in four additional countries this year. INSO is in the process of launching its services in Tunisia. 

Job Summary:

The primary aim of the position is to develop high quality data visualization products including maps and graphs, effectively manage INSO’s database as well as the registration process of INSO’s partners. 

The successful candidate will have a strong background in GIS and Information Management, with inquisitive and detail oriented, and have significant experience building and leading high performing teams

Major Responsibilities: 

GIS activities

• Identify map information needs and sources in collaboration with the Research & Analysis and Operations teams. 
• Collect geographical data for analysis and presentation.
• Produce high quality maps, graphs and other products to support INSO’s analysis and facilitate NGOs’ understanding of the conflict. 
• Provide GIS-relevant inputs on field missions intended to gather data for INSO outputs, including maps.

Incident Database Management 

• Ensure that information contained in the Incident Database is correctly categorized, promptly updated and of easy access to its users. 
• Monitor the accuracy and quality of data collected.

Registration 

• Monitor the registration and update of INSO-registered partners through INSO’s Partners Portal (IPP).

Management 

• Supervise and support the Information Officer.

Technical Support

• Closely work with Program, Operations and Training departments in order to understand and respond to their needs.

• • Train Information Officer, the Assistant Safety Advisor or any other position with data-entry responsibilities on Database Management. 

• Manage and regularly update SharePoint folders with relevant materials. 

• Elaborate materials for advertising INSO services under the guidance of the correspondent departments. 

Mandatory Requirements:

• Fluency in Arabic, French and English (written and spoken).
• Master’s degree or equivalent in GIS, Geography, Information Systems or relevant field. 
• 3-5 years of experience in GIS and data visualization in a similar humanitarian organization and context.
• Extensive experience with ArcGIS for data management and manipulation, strong ArcGIS technical skills including creating topologically correct shapefiles and geodatabases.
• Knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts and approaches relevant to GIS and the management of information in crises contexts.
• Strong cartographic skills, including the development of templates and adherence to cartographic standards are highly desirable.
• Extensive experience with Excel, Access and Foxpro.
• Familiarity with QGIS and online-geoservices (such as Carto.com) highly is desirable.
• Knowledge of Adobe Illustrator.

 Preferred Requirements

• Experience in security and/or political mapping.
• Knowledge of analytical software (Tableau, SPSS, PowerBI).
• Working experience with humanitarian organizations, particularly with NGOs.
• Staff management experience.

Key Personal Competencies:

• A people manager
• Quiet demeanour in stressful or crisis situations
• A good listener
• An effective communicator
• Team player
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent analytical skills

INSO’s Safeguarding Policy:

INSO is fully committed to safe recruitment, selection and vetting of all potential new staff, trustees and volunteers and we will ensure rigorous compliance with our Code of Conduct and Safeguarding policy throughout the recruitment process. As such, the following safe recruitment practices will be applied:

• All offers of employment will be conditional on receiving at least two satisfactory professional references.
• INSO will ask candidates about significant gaps in employment history or frequent changes of employer and address.
• All essential qualifications and relevant professional accreditations and memberships will be verified.
• The successful candidate will be required to provide a valid proof of identity (passport, ID card);
• All new hires will receive an orientation in INSO’s safeguarding policy and procedures and associated documents (Code of Conduct, Whistleblowing etc.);
• All new hires will be required to sign and abide by the Code of Conduct as a condition of employment.