Information Management Specialist (Child Protection Section), Bamako, Mali

Information Management Specialist (Child Protection Section), Bamako, Mali Organization: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund Country: Mali City: Bamako Office: UNICEF Bamako Information Management Specialist (Child Protection Section), NOC, #136483 - TA - 7 months (till 31 December 2026) - Bamako - Mali Job no: 591472 Position type: Temporary Appointment Location: Mali Division/Equivalent: Dakar (WCAR), Senegal School/Unit: Mali Department/Office: Bamako, Mali Categories: Child Protection UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children's lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job - it is a calling. UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package. Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF. For every child, the right to a fair chance The Mali Country Office operates in a complex environment shaped by insecurity, inter-communal conflict, socio-political instability, climate shocks, and lingering effects of COVID-19—impacting over 12.9 million people. Despite these challenges, the office remains committed to promoting child rights and well-being through effective programs and strong partnerships. Governance is semi-presidential with ongoing decentralization efforts, though implementation is uneven. Gender disparities persist, especially affecting women and girls. However, recent infrastructure reforms and renewed climate action offer potential for sustainable development and poverty reduction. The office continues to deliver impactful results across sectors. UNICEF Mali has 6 zonal offices and a central office that ensure regular implementation and monitoring of the cooperation program. Through its offices, UNICEF ensures proximity to populations in need and fosters accountability to these populations. How can you make a difference? In Mali, children face a variety and multiple forms of abuse, violence and exploitation, including those who are on the move and affected by the crisis. The humanitarian crisis that Mali has experienced since 2012 further impacted the lives of children and their families. Families and children, including unaccompanied children, continue to move for safety reasons, or for (temporary) work opportunities or for transit purposes. As a result, children face family separation, exploitation, child labor, recruitment into armed groups, trafficking, smuggling, sexual violence, and a lack of basic services, while existing child protection concerns have further exacerbated. Children are exposed to these multiple vulnerabilities and risks in an extremely weak protective environment where basic social welfare services are weak and traditional community-based child protection mechanisms have been disrupted. Under the supervision of the Chief Child Protection, the Information Management (IM) Specialist will provide technical support to ensure that up-to-date information necessary for effective child protection programming and coordination is collected, used, stored and shared in line with relevant standards and national guidelines. The IM will support the Child Protection section to make informed, evidence based strategic and programmatic decisions based on the collected and analyzed information on the scale/scope and coverage of child protection programs at commune, zonal, regional levels and the needs of the affected people. The IM will also support other IM work deployment of MRM IMS+, and CPIMS+ in Mali. Key Functions and Accountabilities are: 1.1. Information Management for the Child Protection Section 1.2. Data Collection, Compilation and Analysis 1.3. Data Visualization 1.4. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: TOR IM for VA.pdf To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have... Minimum requirements: Education: An advanced university degree (Masters of higher) in information management, information systems, data science, statistics, GIS, or related field. Work Experience: At least 5 years of relevant work experience in information management, data science, statistics, GIS, or related field. Experience and/or training in Cluster /Area of Responsibility information management is required. Proven technical expertise managing data and information cycle: from data collection, storage, and analysis for diverse data sets, as well as presenting information in understandable, effective and visually appealing tables, charts, graphs, maps, visuals and reports (such High proficiency (advanced user) in MS Excel, especially pivot tables table formatting, key functions and formulas such as lists, drop-down menu, VlookUp, Offset validation, graphs (perfect knowledge), etc. as snapshots, dashboards, gap analysis, etc.) and data visualization tools (PowerBi, Tableau, GIS) Language Requirements: Fluency in English and French is required. Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset. Desirables: Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts. UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values The UNICEF competencies required for this post are... (1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve res

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