Mozambique: Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Coordinator

Jun 4, 2019 | International Organization for Migration
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Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.

Internal and external candidates will be considered for this vacancy. For the purposes of this vacancy, internal candidates are defined as staff members holding a regular, fixed-term or short-term graded or ungraded contract, including Junior Professional Officers (JPOs), staff on Special Leave Without Pay (SLWOP), and staff members on secondment/loan released by the Organization, unless otherwise specified in their contract. Staff members holding a regular, fixed-term or short-term graded contract will not retain their contract type if appointed to an ungraded position.

Context:

Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission and direct supervision of Head of Office for Beira, and in coordination with relevant Headquarters (HQ) Units, in particular with DTM Division, the successful candidate will be responsible for supporting all operational aspects of the DTM operations.

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

  • Manage the overall Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Programme in Mozambique
  • Supervise and manage the activities and the development of an affected area wide strategy of the data management and other relevant operations.
  • Lead on reporting for DTM reports and to ensure to the delivery of final products to be disseminated to the wider humanitarian community and government.
  • Establish and supervise the DTM Coordination officer and the field assessment teams with multi-layered data collection techniques to gather timely information about displacement, population mobility, movement flows, returnee assessments and any other sources of data required.
  • Responsible for the production of all the required high quality reports and information products on DTM, including, but not limited to, the analytical and statistical reports, displacement profiles, locality baseline assessments, maps and other relevant products.
  • Develop, manage, implement, fund-raise for and report on DTM-related projects and programmes.
  • In close coordination with the head of sub-office and RMO, ensure correct allocation of staffing and activities to appropriate budgets
  • Regularly monitor, propose, and implement all necessary modifications in compliance of the information management systems and infrastructure as per IOM IT policies, standards and best practice for high performance, reliability and information security.
  • Manage programme staff, prepare and organize training for staff on project activities on a regular basis.
  • Ensure that all personnel engaged for DTM activities are aware of IOM’s position on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) and the channels to report cases of PSEA
  • Supervise Information Management operational and technical aspects, and directly oversee the DTM Coordination officer and DTM GIS & IM officer
  • Implement information dissemination tools and operational frameworks for data collection and sharing among key stakeholders.
  • Present DTM to the government and humanitarian community, and actively engage with Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the inter-cluster coordination group, various clusters and wider humanitarian community
  • Liaise and represent IOM at meetings and events where these programmes are being discussed.
  • Collaborate closely with IOM Programme Units and humanitarian and transition partners to optimize the utility and impact of DTM, particularly in relation to rapid response missions, programme planning and linkages to transition programming, including integration of protection and cross- cutting indicators.
  • Facilitate the integration of gender perspectives and attention to specific women/girl's and children’s rights issues (vulnerable groups) within all DTM activities.
  • Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

Education

  • Master’s degree in Business Administration, International Relations, Political Science, Communications, Information Management, Computer Science or a related field from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience; or
  • University degree in the above fields with seven years of relevant professional experience.

Experience

  • Experience working in international organizations and the humanitarian community, including established coordination mechanisms such as the clusters;
  • Experience in project implementation in a humanitarian context;
  • Experience in data collection, research, and report writing;
  • Experience with biometric registrations a distinct advantage;
  • Experience writing technical documents, translating/planning specifications to technical briefs for data capture/analysis, and compiling diverse datasets;
  • Solid computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office package (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook);
  • Experience working on issues such as migration, displacement, and humanitarian assistance.

Languages

For this position, fluency in English is required (oral and written). Working knowledge of Portuguese and/or Spanish is an advantage.