Information Technology Officer (Data Management Solutions and Visualizations)

• Information Technology Officer (Data Management Solutions and Visualizations)

Information Technology Officer (Data Management Solutions and Visualizations)

06 Sep 2023

FAO

The post is located in the Knowledge Management, Monitoring, and Planning Team of the Office of Evaluation (OED) at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. The incumbent will actively support the development of information and communication technology (ICT) solutions and processes to assist in the management and communications of evaluations and to include project management cycle, data management, quality assurance reviews, communications and visualizations.

Reporting Lines
The Information Technology Officer (Data Management Solutions and Visualizations) reports to the Director, OED. He/she work closely with and actively supports other OED teams, such as Knowledge Management, Communication, Administration, Finance and Budget, and Senior Staff.

Technical Focus
• Acts as product owner, manager and technical support for the OED evaluation information systems and data visualization development.
• Supports evaluation teams' coordination and data management efforts.
• Supports process automation.
• Updates and harmonizes data/databases.
• Supports business and evaluation analyses.

Key Results
Supports and contributes to a dependable supply of reliable, timely, cost effective and scalable data monitoring systems and visualization products/solutions that meet the Organization's requirements for informatics and digital transformation.

Key Functions
• Develops and maintains live monitoring data system(s) (linked to other FAO systems as needed to retrieve or verify data) in support of collection and analysis of data to (a) monitor FAO's and OED's portfolio of work, (b) support planning and work, such as research and evaluation activities, and (c) contribute to OED reporting efforts.
• Develops interactive dashboards for the visualization of OED evaluations' portfolio for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Responds to requests for information, delivering data estimates, data sets or visual displays of quantitative and qualitative data (such as maps, charts and graphs).
• Participates in developing improved work methods and processes such as e-templates, e-library, and workflow systems to suggest innovative uses of technology to enhance these processes.
• Ensures compliance with FAO's data policy and OED's data governance, including data protection, storage and destruction.
• Serves as the Field Programme Management Information System (FPMIS) focal point at OED for data and information, including retrieving and downloading metadata and information to support evaluation planning and monitoring of FAO and OED portfolio.
• Performs other duties as required.

Full details available on the FAO website . Application deadline 19th September.

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