Sudan: Programme Officer (Displacement Tracking and Monitoring (DTM))

OPEN TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CANDIDATES

Classification : Professional Staff, Grade P2

Type of Appointment : Special short term,Six months with possibility of extension

Estimated Start Date : As soon as possible

Reference Code: SVN2015/122(P)-EXT

Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and 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.

IOM has a proactive recruitment policy to increase the representation of nationals of non- represented member states. Qualified applicants from the following countries will be favorably considered:

Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Botswana, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Czech Republic, Comoros, Djibouti, El Salvador, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guyana, Holy See, Iceland, Israel, Lesotho, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Montenegro, Micronesia, Mongolia, Namibia, Nauru, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Republic of Congo, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Somalia, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Timor Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen

Applications from qualified female candidates are especially encouraged.

Context:

Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission (CoM), the direct supervision of the Head of the Preparedness and Response Unit, and in coordination with the Coordination and Common Services Sector (CCS), the successful candidate will lead registration of internally displaced persons (IDPs), assessment missions, tracking and monitoring of population movements, site monitoring, and other activities of the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Programme in Sudan.

\*Core Functions / Responsibilities:*****

1. Review existing DTM mechanisms, including flow monitoring, site assessments, and other information gathering systems. Work in collaboration with the DTM Unit at IOM Geneva Headquarters (HQs) to develop improvements in methodologies and assessments tools in order to increase analytical capabilities and capture fluid population movement trends in line with global standards.
2. Oversee all field-based registration exercises of caseloads in complex emergency scenarios.
3. Oversee the Information Management Unit (IMU) and act as a co-lead of the CCS to compile and analyse DTM data. Prepare reports on the findings of population tracking exercises and DTM missions, including IDPs registrations, assessments, and population mobility trends. Analyse DTM data to develop useful reports for internal and external stakeholders, including IOM project coordinators, donors, and the wider humanitarian sector.
4. Ensure the provision of timely, accurate, standardized, and adequate information to all relevant stakeholders (humanitarian as well as transition/recovery actors) regarding movements, new displacements, mobility trends, and conditions in return/relocation areas paying special attention to the situation of vulnerable groups including children, elderly, and disabled persons.
5. Follow up with stakeholders on actions/responses undertaken following DTM findings.
6. Travel regularly to field locations to provide technical support to heads of sub-offices and DTM staff. Plan and organize appropriate capacity-building activities on topics related to DTM and internal displacement such as impact on receiving populations and human rights concerns.
7. Analyze information from the field and map the trends and needs within areas of displacement and potential return/resettlement.
8. Plan and coordinate assessments on the appropriateness of proposed or actual sites of return/relocation together with other sectors.
9. Organize and participate in frequent and ongoing field visits to areas of transit and return to collect information through village assessments, focus group discussions and individual interviews.
10. Ensure that to the extent possible IMU (including GIS staff) provides support to other projects in the mission and assists with tool/database development and analysis.
11. Oversee the financial management of all DTM-related projects, including budget tracking and financial reporting.
12. Ensure up-to-date donor reporting of DTM projects.
13. Maintain an organized database and narrative reports of all information collected on population mobility.
14. Ensure the integration of gender perspectives and attention to specific women/girl's and children’s rights issues (vulnerable groups) within all IDPs/returnee activities.
15. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

\*Required Competencies*****

****Behavioural****

• Takes responsibility and manages constructive criticism;
• Works effectively with all clients and stakeholders;
• Promotes continuous learning; communicates clearly;
• Takes initiative and drives high levels of performance management;
• Plans work, anticipates risks, and sets goals within area of responsibility;
• Displays mastery of subject matter;
• Contributes to a collegial team environment;
• Incorporates gender-related needs, perspectives, and concerns, and promotes equal gender participation;
• Displays awareness of relevant technological solutions;
• Works with internal and external stakeholders to meet resource needs of IOM.

****Technical****

• Delivers on set objectives in hardship situations;
• Effectively coordinates actions with other implementing partners;
• Works effectively with local authorities, stakeholders, beneficiaries, and the broader community to advance country office or regional objectives.

\*Required Qualifications and Experience*****

****Education****

• Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Information Management or a related field from an accredited academic institution with two years of relevant professional experience; or
• University degree in the above fields with four years of relevant professional experience.

****Experience****

• Experience in information management or disaster risk management;
• Experience in the development and implementation of a population database a distinct advantage;
• Experience managing a team of people
• Working experience in the region is an asset.

****Languages****

Fluency in English is required. Working Knowledge of Arabic is an advantage.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications via PRISM, IOM e-Recruitment

system, by September 25, 2015 at the latest, referring to this advertisement.

For further information, please refer to:

http://www.iom.int/how-apply

In order for an application to be considered valid, IOM only accepts online profiles duly filled in and submitted with a cover letter not more than one page specifying the motivation for

applications.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. You can track the progress of your application in your personal application page in the IOM e-recruitment system.

Posting period:

From 11.09.2015 to 25.09.2015

Requisition: SVN 2015/122 (P) - Programme Officer (Displacement Tracking and Monitoring (DTM)) (P2) - Khartoum, Sudan (54682803) Released

Posting: SVN 2015/122 (P) - Programme Officer (Displacement Tracking and Monitoring (DTM)) (P2) - Khartoum, Sudan (54682806) Released