Information Management and Analytics Senior Analyst, Damascus

Job Category: Information Management and Analytics

Duty Station(s): Damascus

Seniority Level: Mid Level

ICS Level: ICS 09

Contract Type: ICA - LICA - Specialist - Regular

Contract Level: LICA 9

Posting Start Date: 21-Oct-2026

Posting End Date: 05-Nov-2026

Duration: Ongoing (Subject to availability of funds and satisfactory performance)

The Information Management and Analytics Senior Analyst will be designated as the Head of the Information Management Unit and serves as the lead focal point and technical IM counterpart for UNMAS Syria, national authorities, the Mine Action Area of responsibility and partners.

About the Region

The UNOPS Global Portfolios Office (GPO) brings together diverse expertise to help partners deliver impact worldwide. With hubs in New York, Geneva, and Vienna, and expert teams operating globally, GPO leads multi-regional initiatives that advance sustainable development, climate action, and peacebuilding - including in some of the world’s most challenging environments. By leveraging our collective expertise and global networks, GPO supports UNOPS’ strategic priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals across more than 130 countries. We work closely with major global partners - including governments, international financial institutions, and UN agencies - to deliver a wide range of services, such as project management, fund management, hosting services, and HR support.

About the Country/Multi-Country Office

The New York Portfolios Office (NYPO) manages UNOPS' New York-based portfolios, delivering project and programme management, procurement, HR, and financial services to global partners, from the UN Secretariat to Member States. NYPO strategically positions UNOPS with these partners, fostering collaboration to achieve growth and leveraging expertise in global portfolio design and implementation. We support the broader SDGs and 2030 Agenda, primarily assisting the UN Secretariat and other New York-based UN entities with a global reach. NYPO encompasses the Peace and Security Cluster (PSC), focusing on explosive threat management, and the Sustainable Development Cluster (SDC), providing diverse operational support to the UN system in New York.

About the Group

Background: UNMAS Syria Programme

UNMAS Syria, with its office based in Damascus, plays a central role in coordinating humanitarian mine action across Syria. UNMAS also actively supports the broader United Nations Country Team (UNCT) by enabling safe access for humanitarian and development operations. UNMAS also works closely with the Syrian Government which has designated the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management (MoEDM) as the national focal point for mine action. As part of its strategic support, UNMAS is actively coordinating advising on the establishment of a national mine action authority and mine action centre, by providing strategic and technical advice and developing a comprehensive roadmap for institutional development and technical capacity. In addition, UNMAS serves as the lead agency for the Mine Action Area of Responsibility ( MA AoR) in Syria, coordinating efforts under the broader humanitarian framework.

Job Specific Context

Background: UNMAS Syria Programme

Operating under the mandate of Security Council resolution 2165 (renewed in 2017 with SCR 2393), UNMAS deployed to Syria at the request of the Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator in August 2015 and subsequently activated the Mine Action Sub Sector under the Protection Sector to address the impact of explosive hazards within Syria. UNMAS acted as the lead agency for the Mine Action Sub sector for Syria. Established in Damascus since 2018, following the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Syrian Arab Republic, UNMAS strives to expand humanitarian mine action in Syria, with the aim of responding to high humanitarian needs. This includes humanitarian mine action activities prioritized in the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for Syria: risk education, victim assistance, survey and clearance.

The conflict in Syria has been characterized by the extensive use of explosive weapons, which resulted in large-scale explosive hazard contamination, with the presence of diversified types of ordnances. According to the Syrian Arab Republic Humanitarian Needs Response Plan(HNRP) 2026, over 14.3 million Syrians are estimated to be at risk of explosive ordnance (EO) contamination; men, women, and children are exposed to the threat of grave injuries and death on a daily basis.

Mitigating EO risks and supporting survivors are a key priority given the scale of EO contamination with 2335 civilian casualties recorded between December 2024 and June 2026.

UNMAS play a central role in reducing harm through non-technical survey, EO disposal and clearance, inclusive risk education integrated with critical services such as education, agriculture, and cash/livelihoods, and sensitive community engagement, while facilitating referrals to survey and clearance actors where feasible.

Role Purpose

Under the guidance and supervision of the Head of Operations, the incumbent is responsible for prioritisation of requests, quality control, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), alignment with International Mine Action Standards 05.10 and relevant National Mine Action Standards.

This function may be combined with other IM responsibilities depending on the specific IM skills of the incumbent.

Functions / Key Results Expected

Within delegated authority, the Information Management and Analytics Senior Analyst will report to the Head Of Operations and be responsible for the following duties:

• Contribute to the upscaling or downscaling of the IM Unit Unit structure in accordance with the development of UNMAS Syria;
• Help identify and report gaps, challenges, risks and opportunities;
• Ensure that documentation and improvement of IM processes are recorded;
• Assist in the development of IM SOPs aligned with relevant IMAS and NMAS;
• Contribute to the development of the internal IM workplan and to the monitoring of its implementation;
• Participate in the development, maintenance and review of the Unit workflows, processes and standard operating procedures;
• Prioritise requests in close coordination with the Head of Operations;
• Provide technical guidance to the IM Unit personnel in a multicultural team, ensuring a professional, ethical and well-managed IM team;
• Foster and role-model a safe, inclusive, and enabling work environment that upholds dignity and respect for all personnel, regardless of gender, nationality, background, or identity, and values perspectives from a broad range of backgrounds, lived experiences, and geographic diversity;
• Deliver the relevant mine action information to stakeholders, including UNMAS Syria operations and programme sections in a timely and easy-to-access manner in compliance with information-sharing and security policies and protocols;
• Facilitate coordination with the Mine Action Area of Responsibility;
• Facilitate the coordination with other permanent or temporary stakeholders including United Nations entities and implementing partners.
• Facilitate coordination with the Syrian National Mine Action Centre (SNMAC) with a focus on mine action oversight and the transfer of functions from UNMAS Syria to the SNMAC;
• Oversee UNMAS data migration to IMSMA Core;
• Quality assure and control the accuracy and timeliness of all information products such as dashboards, operational snapshots, factsheets, donor reporting, MA AoR products, maps and ad hoc provision of information;
• Support the development of standards for data quality in the database;
• Participate in the development and maintenance of IM training management packages;
• Support the delivery of IM training courses to stakeholders including implementing partners;
• Ensure that the database structure is properly maintained, reviewed and improved;
• Ensure that the database is properly administered and quality managed;
• Support the definition of data requirements;
• Ensure the proper implementation of data validation, cleaning, compliance, imports, backups and routine quality checks.

Skills

Data Management, Data Migration, Information Assurance, Information Governance, Information Management, Leadership, Project Coordination, Quality Management, Stakeholder Management

Education Requirements

Required:

• Advanced University Degree (Masters Degree or equivalent) preferably in the field of Information Technology, Information Management, Computer Sciences or related field is required with 2 years of relevant experience; OR
• First level University degree (Bachelors Degree or equivalent) preferably in the field of Information Technology, Information Management, Computer Sciences or related field with 4 years of relevant experience is required.

Experience Requirements

Required:

• Relevant experience is defined as experience in information management support
• Experience orking with database systems
• Data quality management
• Chairing or facilitating technical working groups or multi-stakeholder coordination mechanisms

Desired:

• Management of teams
• Working with national authorities, UN entities, and implementing partners
• Coordination and stakeholder engagement
• Data governance,
• Supporting Information Management in mine action
• Designing or overseeing technical training programmes
• Producing or quality-assuring dashboards, maps and donor/reporting products
• Working with IMSMA, SQL or Postgres
• Working with GIS tools
• Working with governmental institutions, UN, NGOs
• Working for a mine action organisation.

Language Requirements

Language: English

• Proficiency Level: Fluent
• Requirement: Required

Language: Arabic

• Proficiency Level: Fluent
• Requirement: Required