Information Management Specialist (Loss and damage report submissions)
Location: Home based
Deadline: 23 November 2026, 11:59 PM (GMT+1, CET)
Contract Level: IICA 2
Duration: Short-term lumpsum assignment (February–April 2027)
This short-term assignment provides a unique opportunity to contribute to a high-profile global initiative on climate-induced loss and damage. The short-term assignment: Information Management - Loss and Damage Report Submissions will contribute directly to the foundational work to prepare the first regular report on loss and damage. Her/his work will contribute to collect and organize inputs received from diverse stakeholders including on climate risks and impacts, and responses to climate-induced loss and damage, to be made available to the entity that will develop the report, upon its selection. This assignment offers exposure to inputs and information about a wide diversity of loss and damage responses that will form the basis for the development of the global report.
The selected candidate for this short-term assignment will act as an authoritative specialist, supporting the systematic collection, organization, and management of diverse information related to loss and damage to be received from a diversity of stakeholders through a global call for inputs. S/he will contribute to the design and implementation of frameworks for content classification and tagging, to make relevant products and knowledge more accessible and inter-operable. S/he will help create and maintain a digital repository of materials that will support the analysis of all relevant materials by the OBNEs drafting the first edition of the regular report on loss and damage. Lastly, s/he will also identify key materials that the Santiago Network can use in support of its other functions, including on knowledge development and exchange across technical assistance domains, regions, and climate contexts. This assignment will support information management practices for a critical global climate initiative.
Functions / Key results expected
1. Information management strategy and implementation
Manage the analysis of existing standards and processes for the systematic collection, tagging, and classification of submissions related to loss and damage, and propose options for their enhancement and integration.
Apply relevant methodologies to ensure consistent use of proposed tagging structures and identify emerging thematic areas from submitted content.
Apply innovative approaches for categorizing diverse content, including submissions received through incomplete forms or alternative channels, ensuring comprehensive data capture and accessibility.
2. Digital repository development and interoperability
Manage the development and implementation of an interoperable digital repository for all submitted materials, ensuring effective content grouping, accessibility, and seamless integration with submission form data.
Facilitate the sharing of the repository with selected OBNEs and support access to available information by developing simple guidance and providing direct assistance to relevant counterparts.
3. Programme support and knowledge leadership
Compile lessons learned on the call for inputs and its management, covering e.g. the submission process and available options, the management of the received content, the accessibility of the relevant information management system to selected OBNEs.
Identify content that can support advocacy, engagement of members and technical counterparts, knowledge development and exchange and propose options to fully leverage selected content.
Provide advice and capacity building within the Secretariat on advanced information management techniques, options and tools that can support engagement of members and technical counterparts, knowledge development and exchange.
Skills
Analytical Skills, Climate Change, Content Management, Data Integration, Data Management, Digital Archiving, Information Management, Project Management.
Education requirements
Required
* Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in preferably Information Management, Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Knowledge Management, Environmental Science, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Sustainable Development, or a related field with 7 years of relevant experience OR
* Master’s degree (or equivalent) preferably in any of the above or related fields with 5 years of relevant experience is required
Desired
A certification in Data Management, Information Systems, or Digital Archiving is desired.
Experience requirements
Required
* 7 years of experience with a Bachelor's degree or 5 years with a Master's degree in programme management, information management, data management, or fields related to climate change, disasters, the environment.
* Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing content classification systems, tagging methodologies, and digital repositories.
* Demonstrated thematic expertise on loss and damage associated with the impacts of climate change, or other related fields, including climate change adaptation, disasters (DRR, DRM, disaster preparedness, response and recovery), environment (ecosystem management, conservation), humanitarian interventions or sustainable development.
Desired
* Understanding of climate change policy, notably loss and damage negotiations under the UNFCCC and the WIM.
* Experience providing technical assistance on loss and damage, or working with climate-vulnerable recipients in a related sector (e.g. early warning and preparedness, humanitarian interventions, reconstruction, advocacy).
* Experience working with international organizations or multi-stakeholder partnerships.
* Proven experience in managing complex data sets and ensuring data interoperability.
* Experience in developing and implementing information management strategies for large-scale projects.
Language requirements
Language
Proficiency Level
Requirement
English
Fluent
Required
French
Fluent
Desirable
Spanish
Fluent
Desirable
Arabic
Fluent
Desirable
Chinese, Mandarin
Fluent
Desirable
Russian
Fluent
Desirable
Background: The Santiago Network was established in 2019 under the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage (WIM) as a mechanism to catalyze technical assistance from relevant OBNEs to avert, minimize, and address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change at local, national, and regional levels. This support is intended for developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This call for proposals is managed by UNOPS in its capacity as a co-host of the Santiago Network Secretariat.
Apply today (https://careers.unops.org/careersmarketplace/JobDetail/Information-Management-Specialist-Loss-and-Damage-Report-Submissions-Santiago-Network/5105)
Deadline: 23 November 2026, 11:59 PM (GMT+1, CET)
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply via the UNOPS careers portal: https://careers.unops.org/careersmarketplace/JobDetail/Information-Management-Specialist-Loss-and-Damage-Report-Submissions-Santiago-Network/5105