IMSMA Officers to the MSB Field Staff Roster

Introduction

IMSMA Officer – Information Management System for Mine Action

The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) recruits committed and skilled experts for our humanitarian, resilience and peace support operations worldwide on a daily basis.
With extensive expertise, MSB collaborates directly with various organizations, including the UN and EU, to enhance their capabilities in responding to crises, conflicts or other disasters.

We are now opening our roster for ten qualified IMSMA Officers interested in working with us within Humanitarian, Resilience and peace support operations.

When deployed as an IMSMA Officer the mission length is normally six months up to one year at the time.

Upon request, MSB’s mandate is to provide support and enhance the capabilities of international aid actors by deploying skilled personnel and equipment within the Mine Action Area. MSB’s expertise focuses on mitigating the risks of mines and unexploded ammunition for the exposed population. This involves conducting activities related to risk analysis, information management, manual and mechanical clearance and offering technical management support. At present, MSB have the capacity and equipment ranging from, rapid response EOD kits, mechanical resources (armoured wheel loaders), and several expert categories, including Team Leaders, EOD Operators, specialist trained nurses, Weapons and ammunition specialists (Weapons and Ammunition Management – WAM) and IMSMA Officers.

When registered on the MSB roster you will continuously receive interesting international job opportunities and invitations to valuable trainings and exercises.

We strive to apply gender balance in terms of recruitment to our roster and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

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Duties

As an IMSMA Officer you are expected to:

• Build-up, maintain and improve the current information Management system.

• Create tools for data analysis and develop the process for easy and quick extraction of data from the system.

• Conduct regular visits to implementing partners or organizations for updating and acquisition of data available to the supervising position/organization (e.g. NMAA-National Mine Action Authority, MACC-Mine Action Coordination Centre).

• Create system for exchange of data between implementing partners for all data to be entered into the system by implementing partners and be synchronized in the supervising position/organization (e.g. NMAA, MACC).

• Install/update or manage the installation/upgrade of IMSMA and GIS on the computers of Mine Action operators.

• Be able to create, improve and maintain Quality Assurance and Control system on information management both at regional and HQ level.

• Assist and monitor the upgrade of the IMSMA system to the latest practical version in collaboration with GICHD- Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining.

• Create tools to reflect the operations achievements and progress on different data sheets and maps.

• Train IMSMA staff from implementing partners to develop the management of available information and data received from the field.

• Deliver training to field staff, Operations and Quality Assurance Officers on the information management system for mine action.

• Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications

Experience

A minimum of three years’ experience within relevant area of expertise.

• Minimum three years’ relevant professional experience within information management, information systems, web management, data management, geographic information systems & mapping, Info Graphics/data visualization, or Humanitarian Assistance and other related area is required.

• Relevant international field experience in a crisis management, disaster management, emergency management, humanitarian emergency or recovery context is required.

• Relevant experience within the UN system or an international humanitarian organisation is required.

•Experience within the mine action sector in an international organization or non-governmental organization in a complex emergency conflict or post-conflict setting is an advantage.

•Experience in mine action related data analysis, collection, and visualization systems, to include geographic information systems (GIS), within the UN common system is an advantage.

•Knowledge of mine action standards and norms, information management systems (e.g., IMSMA), and experience using Activity Info, Power BI, SharePoint ecosystem, Adobe Creative Cloud, Kobo Toolbox, ArcGIS online, Excel, R, and Power Automate applications is an advantage.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Computer Science or Journalism and Information.

EOD IMAS Level 1 certification, CMD 1, Land Release Concept is an advantage.

Languages

Well spoken and written English. A minimum of level B2 (Intermediate)

Knowledge in French, Spanish, Russian or Arabic is an asset.

Other requirements

We are looking for persons with a strong commitment towards humanitarian relief and disaster operations. It is of utmost priority that you understand, respect and act in the spirit of the mandate and core values of the MSB.

Before registration on MSB’s roster, you need to fill in a self-assessed health declaration. If you are recruited for an international mission, a medical examination must be carried out and the results must be approved by the MSB prior to employment. Certain diseases and conditions can preclude international deployment. If you have any questions regarding the MSB:s health requirements, please contact our medical coordinators, medical.coordinator@msb.se

You must inform your regular employer of your potential assignment with the MSB.

MSB operations are based on the needs of populations affected by crisis, and human equality. Through my behavior and work as MSB field staff, I actively strive to prevent discrimination and harassment based on sex, ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, political opinion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.

Profile

• You must be able to interact with sensitivity and display respect for diversity and gender in multi-cultural environments.

• A capacity for working under pressure is essential, as work is often performed under difficult and demanding conditions, where the focus frequently shifts due to changes in priority.

• You must possess a high level of professional and personal maturity together with an ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, managers and external partners, such as UN organizations, NGOs, recipient governments and host populations.

•You are expected to have excellent analytical and communicative skills, show initiative and take both a hands-on and an analytical approach to tasks and problems.

Contractual conditions

The MSB applies a policy of equal opportunities to avoid any form of discrimination.

The MSB roster contains a variety of professions and competences. A registration on our roster is initially for three years.
It is your responsibility that your information on MyPages always is up to date during this period.
After this period, your registration will be evaluated and you may be offered an extended registration.

It is mandatory to participate in MSB introduction course for field staff before you are being deployed. The course, hosted by MSB several times a year, comes with a reduced salary during its duration.

Working with MSB on international operations means that you are temporarily employed by MSB.
MSB pays salaries and other benefit packages depending on the mission, including free return travel and access to health and safety support functions from MSB 24/7 during your mission.

The basic salary for an IMSMA Officer is 65 596 SEK/month. You may receive a salary supplement if you have experience working in an international organization with very similar duties.
Those with resident abroad must pay special income tax for non-residents. The employer deduct 25 percent as tax and the employee avoids having to submit a tax return in Sweden.

How to apply:

If you wish to apply to the MSB roster you will first need to create an account on MyPages. Please note; the information that you provide on MyPages will form the basis of your CV.
When you have created your account and registered your CV-details on MyPages, submit your application by clicking “Apply” in the add and then follow the specified steps.

If you already have an account on MyPages you can go directly to “Apply”. If you find any trouble with MyPages, please contact our MyPages support; mypages@msb.se

It is your responsibility as an applicant to document your skills in a way that allows an objective and qualitative assessment.

As a government agency we are subject to the principle of public access to official records. This means that if someone requests copies of application documents, we are obliged to disclose them. If your identity is protected, you should contact the HR officer stated below before registering any information on MyPages.

Please note that your application needs to be in English.

MSB will process the applications on an ongoing basis, therefore we wish you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Welcome to apply!

Application deadline

2024-12-15

Point of contact

Ulrika Ros
ulrika.ros@msb.se
+46102405455