Information Management Officer (NO-2) at UNICEF – Kano, Nigeria

Item	Details
Company	United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Location	Kano State (Kano Field Office)
Employment Type	Temporary Appointment, 364 Days, Level NO-2 (Post #00139078, Job No. 596887)
Salary	Not specified by the employer
Qualification	Degree in Nutrition, Public Health, Nutritional Epidemiology, Global or International Health and Nutrition, Information Management, Health or Nutrition Research, Or A Closely Related Field
Experience	Minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience, including field work
Application Deadline	23 November 2026 (Central Europe Standard Time)
Number of Openings	1

About This Opportunity

UNICEF Nigeria is recruiting an Information Management Officer for Data, Analytics and Evidence in Nutrition, at NO-2 level, for its Kano Field Office, on a Temporary Appointment of 364 days (Job No. 596887, Post #00139078). Reporting to the Nutrition Manager in Kano and working closely with the Nutrition Section in Abuja, the officer will strengthen nutrition information systems and data management across the sector, with government counterparts and programme partners at state level. The work covers the full data value chain: designing sound data collection, analysing routine programme and survey data, maintaining databases and dashboards, and turning evidence into products that improve policies and programme decisions. The vacancy was advertised on 9 November 2026 and closes on 23 November 2026, so apply promptly through UNICEF’s official careers portal.

Key Responsibilities

• Strengthen data systems and information management for the nutrition programme, working with government counterparts and sector partners to improve the Nutrition Information System at state level.
• Support the design and planning of nutrition assessments in line with national and international guidelines, and help monitor their implementation.
• Design quality nutrition data collection methodologies, including surveys, polling, knowledge, attitudes and practices studies, and peer data quality reviews.
• Carry out both qualitative and quantitative data analysis and share assessment reports with partners and government to support effective nutrition programming.
• Analyse routine nutrition programme data and prepare dashboards that support its use in programme planning and decision-making.
• Start, update and maintain nutrition databases, using platforms and tools such as ODK, RapidPro, other monitoring tools and smartphone inventories for programme monitoring and supportive supervision.
• Support the field team and state partners on monitoring, evaluation and supportive supervision, to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the nutrition programme.
• Generate analytics, knowledge and information products that strengthen policies, guidelines, protocols and programmes for use by UNICEF, the United Nations, and implementing and development partners.
• Work to UNICEF’s competency framework, including building partnerships, thinking and acting strategically, managing ambiguity and complexity, and driving results for children.

Requirements And Qualifications

Education:

• A degree in Nutrition, Public Health, Nutritional Epidemiology, Global or International Health and Nutrition, Information Management, Health or Nutrition Research, or a closely related discipline is required.
• Additional technical qualifications, supported with certificates, in Geographic Information Systems, Information Systems, IPC Acute Malnutrition, SMART methodology, or a related field are required.
• An advanced degree in one of the above disciplines is an added advantage.

Experience:

• A minimum of two years of relevant professional work experience, including field work, is required.
• Experience in nutrition data management, monitoring and evaluation is required.
• Experience with digital data platforms and District Health Information System 2 (DHIS-2) platforms, Multi Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and nutrition analysis is required.
• Experience in emergency and humanitarian contexts is an asset, as is relevant country-level experience in development and fragile settings.

Skills:

• Expertise in statistical analysis, database design and management, and data analysis using statistical packages, including SPSS and STATA.
• A high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and the ability to produce data summaries and visualisations and maintain basic websites; Geographic Information Systems knowledge is an advantage.

Language:

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Salary And Benefits

Not specified by the employer. The official vacancy notice publishes no salary figure; it states only the level, NO-2, National Officer category, on a Temporary Appointment of 364 days. The notice states that UNICEF offers an attractive compensation and benefits package and a wide range of staff benefits, including paid parental leave and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. Appointments are subject to medical clearance.

How To Apply

1. Read the full vacancy notice for Job No. 596887 (Information Management Officer, NO-2, TA, 364 days, #00139078, Kano) and confirm you meet the minimum requirements.
2. Prepare your application, making your nutrition data management, monitoring and evaluation, DHIS-2 and analysis experience clear.
3. Open the official vacancy page on jobs.unicef.org and complete the online application through UNICEF’s recruitment system.
4. Submit before 23 November 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
5. Note: UNICEF charges no fee at any stage of its recruitment process and never asks for bank account information.
6. Apply here: https://jobs.unicef.org/en-us/job/596887/information-management-officer-no2-ta-364-days-00139078-kano-nigeria-wcar

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Our Tips For This Role

• Make your DHIS-2, MICS and nutrition analysis experience easy to find: the advert requires experience in nutrition data management, monitoring and evaluation, DHIS-2 platforms, Multi Indicator Cluster Surveys and nutrition analysis.
• Attach the certificates behind your additional technical qualifications: qualifications in Geographic Information Systems, Information Systems, IPC Acute Malnutrition, SMART methodology, or a related field are required and must be supported with certificates.
• Show your tools, not just your titles: statistical analysis and database work using SPSS and STATA, plus ODK and RapidPro for programme monitoring, are stated parts of this role.
• Spell out your field work: the minimum is two years of relevant professional experience including field work, so name where you worked and what data systems you strengthened there.
• Submit well before the deadline: applications close on 23 November 2026 and the online application through UNICEF’s recruitment system on jobs.unicef.org is the only route stated.

About UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives and defend their rights.
It helps children fulfil their potential from early childhood through adolescence.
UNICEF Nigeria is one of the largest UNICEF Country Offices globally.
Its current Country Programme runs from 2023 to 2027 and covers health, nutrition, WASH, education, child protection and social policy.
The Kano Field Office serves states in Nigeria’s North-West zone.
UNICEF works in partnership with the Federal and State Governments, civil society and communities across Nigeria.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the deadline for this job?
23 November 2026, per the official vacancy notice (Job No. 596887). The vacancy was advertised on 9 November 2026.

What qualification do I need?
A degree in Nutrition, Public Health, Nutritional Epidemiology, Information Management, Health or Nutrition Research, or a closely related field, plus certified technical qualifications in areas such as GIS, IPC Acute Malnutrition or SMART methodology.

How much experience is required?
A minimum of two years of relevant professional experience, including field work, covering nutrition data management, monitoring and evaluation, DHIS-2, MICS and nutrition analysis.

What type of contract is this?
A Temporary Appointment of 364 days at NO-2 level, based at the Kano Field Office in Kano State.

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