Overview
Support information management needs for the Protection Unit, including data collection, cleaning, validation, and analysis for the MRC Information System and other protection teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Support PXU MRCIS data management needs and maintaining high standards of data quality.
- Retrieve, compile, summarize, analyze, and present information/data on specific project topics.
- Implement, monitor, and maintain database information systems.
- Assist to improve and automate data validation mechanisms.
- Perform data cleaning, analysis, visualizing, and conducting triangulation of information.
- Contextualize data collected for nontechnical audiences.
- Draft data stories and dashboards.
- Draft status reports, identify shortfalls in delivery, and suggest remedial actions.
- Draft correspondence on project issues; prepare and update reports, briefing notes, graphics, statistical tables, presentations.
- Respond to complex information requests and inquiries; set up and maintain files/records; organize meetings, workshops, and training sessions.
- Participate in meetings and conferences; assist in coordinating implementation activities with local authorities, partners, United Nation agencies, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, donors and other stakeholders.
- Train team members, implementing partners and other relevant parties on the utilization of data collection and management tools.
- Assist in monitoring work of implementing partners and report non-compliances to the supervisor.
- Any other duties as assigned.
Required Experience
- School diploma with five years of relevant experience; or, Bachelor’s degree with three years of relevant professional experience.
- Previous experience in utilizing and/or creating data collection and analysis programmes and platforms;
- Demonstrated experience with and commitment to IOM’s data collection and protection principles
- Strong statistical analysis and data management skills including trends analysis, hypothesize conclusions and summarize complex concepts based on raw data
- Demonstrated knowledge of data collection tools, applications and systems, including back-end and highly technical modification/ manipulation of these systems, if required
- Experience in liaising with governmental authorities, national/international institutions, United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations;
- Experience in working with migrants, refugees, internally displaced persons, victims of trafficking and other vulnerable groups;
- Prior work experience with international humanitarian organizations, non-government or government institutions/organization in a multi-cultural setting is an advantage.
Qualifications
School diploma or Bachelor’s degree in data science, computer science, software engineering, statistics, or related fields from an accredited academic institution.
