OCHA's mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; advocate the rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention; and facilitate sustainable solutions. The OCHA Office of the Pacific Islands, based in Suva, supports Pacific Island countries and territories through humanitarian coordination, preparedness, response, information management, advocacy and humanitarian financing support.
OCHA Pacific supports governments and humanitarian partners with information management, mapping and analysis to improve preparedness and situational awareness in emergencies. Across a large and hazard-prone region, maintaining usable datasets and producing clear geospatial products are important for government-led humanitarian coordination. The six-month assignment will focus on practical data-preparedness and GIS outputs that can be completed within the assignment period while giving the Associate direct exposure to humanitarian information management.
Under the direct supervision of an international OCHA staff member based in Suva, the Associate will undertake the following tasks: * Support collection, cleaning, organization and maintenance of humanitarian and preparedness datasets for Pacific Island countries and territories * Assist in producing maps, dashboards, infographics and other visual information products using GIS and data-visualization tools including but not limited to ArcGIS and Adobe Suite of programs (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop). * Contribute to maintaining and improving common operational datasets (CODs), including administrative boundaries, population and key infrastructure information. * Support remote-sensing and geospatial analysis for hazard exposure, preparedness and emergency impact assessment, as appropriate. * Assist with information management during emergencies, including partner/activity mapping, data consolidation and production of situation-analysis products. * Contribute to documentation of data sources, methodologies and information-management procedures to strengthen continuity and quality assurance. * Explore appropriate uses of automation, AI and reproducible workflows to improve humanitarian data processing and visualization, under staff supervision. * Support the progressive update of the regional OCHA contact list of regional and in country humanitarian partners * Mapping and updating of Humanitarian Partners in the 14 countries under the AoR of OCHA OoP
18 - 80
1 month
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Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.
As this assignment is funded by CYVA, specific eligibility criteria apply. Candidates must be Chinese nationals affiliated with a university participating in CYVA’s programme.
No experience required
English, Level: Fluent, Required
Bachelor's degree in Remote Sensing Information Engineering; Surveying and Mapping Science and Technology; Computer Science; Artificial Intelligence; Geography; Engineering; Mathematics; or related fields
Accountability Adaptability and Flexibility Commitment and Motivation Commitment to Continuous Learning Communication Integrity Knowledge Sharing Planning and Organizing Professionalism Respect for Diversity Self-Management Technological Awareness Working in Teams
Demonstrated interest and/or experience (up to two years) in: * GIS, remote sensing, data analysis, information management or related technical work * Disaster risk, mapping, humanitarian action or related academic/project work * Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded. Skills in: * Working knowledge of GIS software such as ArcGIS (Online and Portal) or QGIS and spreadsheet/data tools * Ability to analyze and visualize spatial and non-spatial data
Emergency preparedness, crisis response
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Volunteerism is understood as a wide range of activities undertaken of free will, for the general public good, for which monetary reward is not the principal motivating factor.
The UN Volunteer will work in the OCHA Office of the Pacific Islands based on Level 2, Kaunikula House, Flagstaff, Suva. Fiji is a middle-income country with adequate basic services, and Suva is the capital and main administrative and commercial centre. Fiji is generally a safe and welcoming country; however, normal security precautions should be observed, including awareness of petty crime and residential security. Accommodation, shops, health services, banking and local transport are available in Suva. The local currency is the Fijian Dollar (FJD).
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