Data Management and Systems Integration Expert – Georgia

Aninver Development Partners SL (www.aninver.com) is looking for a Data Management and Systems Integration Expert for a gender, humanitarian, media consultancy assignment financed by UNDP in Georgia.

Aninver Development Partners SL is currently preparing a proposal for a prospective consultancy assignment funded by UNDP in Georgia. The initiative focuses on adapting and operationalizing a comprehensive Gender-Sensitive Socio-Economic Vulnerability Assessment Tool to enhance strategic disaster risk management and climate resilience planning across the country. As part of our expert team, we are seeking a qualified Data Management and Systems Integration Expert to support the integration of multi-source datasets and ensure robust data governance.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in harmonizing data standards, developing exchange protocols, and integrating complex spatial and non-spatial datasets into the national emergency management systems. This assignment involves close collaboration with national stakeholders, emergency management authorities, and inter-agency working groups in Georgia to ensure seamless institutional deployment, data interoperability, and long-term sustainability of the assessment tools.

Aninver is preparing a proposal for this assignment. The selected expert will be part of the proposed team; the engagement is conditional on the contract being awarded to Aninver. The full Terms of Reference for the position are shared with shortlisted candidates.

Objectives of the assignment

• Support the adaptation and operationalization of the Gender-Sensitive Socio-Economic Vulnerability Assessment Tool within Georgia's emergency management framework.
• Integrate multi-source datasets, including economic attribution data, social vulnerability indicators, and critical infrastructure networks.
• Establish robust data standards, exchange protocols, metadata structures, and data governance arrangements.
• Ensure seamless data interoperability and automated workflows within GIS-based decision-support systems.

Scope of work

• Review and harmonize existing data models to establish consistent data standards, metric definitions, and data quality scoring systems.
• Research, gather, and integrate multi-source spatial and non-spatial datasets from national statistics offices and government registries.
• Support the customization of GIS-based decision-support tools for automated workflows and multi-source dataset integration.
• Develop data exchange protocols and metadata structures to facilitate inter-agency data sharing.
• Assist in building institutional capacity and preparing technical documentation and operational manuals for national stakeholders.

Your role as Data Management and Systems Integration Expert

• Lead the data management and systems integration components of the assignment.
• Design and implement data interoperability frameworks and database management systems.
• Develop and enforce data standards, metadata structures, and data governance arrangements.
• Collaborate with GIS and risk modelling specialists to ensure smooth integration of spatial and non-spatial datasets.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges related to data flows, database performance, and system integration.
• Contribute to technical reports, operational manuals, and institutional capacity-building activities.

Requirements

• Education: University degree in information systems, computer science, data management, geoinformatics, or related fields
• Minimum 7 years of professional experience in information systems development, database management, data interoperability, or system integration
• Minimum 2 years of experience developing data standards, exchange protocols, metadata structures, and data governance arrangements
• Languages: Not specified

Desirable

• Previous professional experience working on UNDP or similar international donor-funded projects.
• Familiarity with disaster risk management, climate resilience, or environmental data systems in the Caucasus region.

An experienced data management professional with a strong background in systems integration, database administration, and data governance within complex institutional environments in Georgia or similar contexts.

Assignment details

• Location: Georgia
• Financed by: UNDP
• Sector: Gender, humanitarian, media
• Contract: individual consultancy (conditional on award)

About Aninver Development Partners

Aninver is an international development consulting firm headquartered in Spain. It supports governments, development banks, UN agencies and bilateral donors with feasibility studies, technical assistance, evaluations and capacity building across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Asia-Pacific, working with a network of international and national experts.

Why apply

• Join a multidisciplinary team on a UNDP-financed project in Georgia.
• Individual consultancy: flexible, output-based engagement with an experienced proposal team.
• Your CV stays in Aninver's expert network for future assignments that match your profile.

How to apply

Sign in (or create a free account) and upload your CV in English. Add your LinkedIn profile, indicative daily rate and availability to speed up the assessment. Aninver will contact the shortlisted candidates.

Frequently asked questions

Is the position confirmed? The engagement depends on the contract being awarded to Aninver. Shortlisted experts are included in the proposal with their consent.

Can I apply if I am not based in the country? Yes, unless the requirements say otherwise; relevant regional experience is an asset.

What happens with my CV? It is used to assess your fit for this and future positions and is not shared with third parties without your consent.