Information Management Officer Lazio

Information Management Officer
Roma
Lazio, Lazio

Job Description The Information Management Officer (Office of Emergencies and Resilience) will work under the general guidance of the Team Leader of the Global Programme Support (GPS) team and under direct supervision of the Senior Emergency and Rehabilitation Officer within the Innovation and Programme Development desk.

He/she will work impartially with all members of the Global Programme Support (GPS) team and will serve the group as a whole.

Technical Focus:

The Information Management Officer (Office of Emergencies and Resilience) supports the information management team with database management and Country Office focal points through follow-up calls to support data collection for the Livestock Investments Coordination System (LICS) and other innovative databases.

The Information Management Officer (Office of Emergencies and Resilience) will support the development of information technology that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications and computers, as well as necessary software, data visualization, middleware, storage and audiovisual, that enable users to access, store, transmit, understand and manipulate data.

This included the optimal usage of SharePoint and OneDrive across numerous countries and partners and the development of decision tools to enhance programme development with sustainable behavioural change impact.

The purpose of the incumbent role is to support functional accountability, internally contribute to information technology systems and operations and externally support collaboration and capacity building; improve the delivery of results and knowledge management; enhance business relationships with digitalization and online tools and foster innovation.

The Information Management Officer (Office of Emergencies and Resilience) role includes supporting interlinked databases and Information Management (IM) function and provide technical and operational support; enhance data governance, information collaboration, support internal and external relationships and capacity; improve results delivery in developing dashboards and automated reporting system and foster innovation.

Key Functions:

Support the overall management of Information systems, inter alia, Online Databases and dashboard and provide support to the GPS staff to enable the implementation of the LICS and the GPS team priorities, solutions and services;Safeguard the physical and logical security and safety of information management environment and infrastructure; Participate in project management and programme meetings to exercise the functional accountabilities of the information management function; Represent the GPS information management in relevant fora; Stay abreast of information management trends, developments and best practices through professional development; Promote the use of collaboration tools for knowledge management, capacity building and preserving institutional memory; Promote creativity and innovative thinking to re-engineer work processes and make the best use of technology within and outside the GPS.

Specific Functions:

Minimum Requirements:

Advanced university degree in computer and data management science, software engineering, information technology management, business administration, or another relevant technical field Five years relevant professional experience in information technology management and business operations in a large international organization and/or corporation is required Working knowledge (proficient - level C) of English and limited knowledge (intermediate - level B) of another FAO official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).