managers in trainings for Nutrition Cluster partners. As a result, the IM managers were able to understand the meaning, measurement and presentation of nutrition information and so were better able to support IM management for the Nutrition Cluster. Table 3.3: Key outputs and services provided by the IM manager The minimum set of predictable, The minimum services to be provided or made standardised information products to be available to Nutrition Cluster partners include: produced in collaboration with Nutrition Cluster partners and made available to all includes: Contact directories of Nutrition Maintaining the nutrition component of the Cluster partners; emergency response web portal supported by OCHA, at minimum providing access to Information for 3W/4W database and schedules, agendas and minutes of Nutrition derivative products, such as maps; Cluster coordination meetings; Inventory of relevant documents on Establishing and maintaining appropriate the nutrition situation and response, information dissemination, including Google including capacity and coping Groups and group electronic mailing lists mechanisms of the affected (“listserv”); population, if available; Facilitating identification of available data Nutrition Cluster website, including from pre-existing IM systems, if applicable, regular updating and site and gaps in information, and establishing IM management; systems to meet information needs; Meeting schedules and Providing technical IM advice on system agendas/minutes/documentation of development and maintenance; meetings; Coordinating collection and dissemination of Inventory of relevant Nutrition Nutrition Cluster information, including Cluster datasets, and the actual data assessments; where applicable; Establishing or promoting adherence to data Humanitarian funding requirements standards, e.g. data disaggregation by sex and and contributions (through FTS); age (SADD); Situation Reports, bulletins etc.; Maintaining common datasets for the Maps; Nutrition Cluster; Routine partner agency reporting and Conducting or preparing data for geospatial M&E frameworks and indicators; analysis; Relevant information from IMWG Ensuring that data is backed up and archived initiatives. regularly. 3.2 Points to consider in IM There are a number of issues to keep in mind in relation to types of data, how the information is organised and basic standards. While the IM manager will be working with the data most directly, the NCC and Nutrition Cluster partners will be able to engage in discussions around IM system needs and capacity more meaningfully – to ensure that necessary information is identified, collected, processed, analysed and used – if they too have a broad understanding of IM. 3.2.1 Overview of types of data
managers in trainings for Nutrition Cluster partners. As a result, the IM managers were able to understand the meaning, measurement and presentation of nutrition information and so were better able to support IM management for the Nutrition Cluster. Table 3.3: Key outputs and services provided by the IM manager The minimum set of predictable, standardised information products to be produced in collaboration with Nutrition Cluster partners and made available to all includes: The minimum services to be provided or made available to Nutrition Cluster partners include: Contact directories of Nutrition Cluster partners; Information for 3W/4W database and derivative products, such as maps; Inventory of relevant documents on the nutrition situation and response, including capacity and coping mechanisms of the affected population, if available; Nutrition Cluster website, including regular updating and site management; Meeting schedules and agendas/minutes/documentation of meetings; Inventory of relevant Nutrition Cluster datasets, and the actual data where applicable; Humanitarian funding requirements and contributions (through FTS); Situation Reports, bulletins etc.; Maps; Routine partner agency reporting and M&E frameworks and indicators; Relevant information from IMWG initiatives. Maintaining the nutrition component of the emergency response web portal supported by OCHA, at minimum providing access to schedules, agendas and minutes of Nutrition Cluster coordination meetings; Establishing and maintaining appropriate information dissemination, including Google Groups and group electronic mailing lists (“listserv”); Facilitating identification of available data from pre-existing IM systems, if applicable, and gaps in information, and establishing IM systems to meet information needs; Providing technical IM advice on system development and maintenance; Coordinating collection and dissemination of Nutrition Cluster information, including assessments; Establishing or promoting adherence to data standards, e.g. data disaggregation by sex and age (SADD); Maintaining common datasets for the Nutrition Cluster; Conducting or preparing data for geospatial analysis; Ensuring that data is backed up and archived regularly. 3.2 Points to consider in IM There are a number of issues to keep in mind in relation to types of data, how the information is organised and basic standards. While the IM manager will be working with the data most directly, the NCC and Nutrition Cluster partners will be able to engage in discussions around IM system needs and capacity more meaningfully – to ensure that necessary information is identified, collected, processed, analysed and used – if they too have a broad understanding of IM. 3.2.1 Overview of types of data