Deadline: 01 May, 2022
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the role of 4Mi Project Manager.
DRC provides direct assistance to conflict-affected populations including refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Responsibilities
- Oversee the operations, implementation and management of the 4Mi project in East Africa, Yemen and Egypt/Great Lakes/Southern Africa
- Ensure that all 4Mi project targets/donor deliverables are met
- Manage the 4Mi information management officers and 4Mi project officers/coordinators who coordinate a network of field monitors in different countries using digital technology to survey mixed migration
- Identify partners, key informants, contacts and other interlocutors critical to the success of this project
- Responsibly manage all 4Mi budgets and forecasts and ensure timely and regular donor reporting
- In coordination with the MMC regional manager, maintain donor relations with 4Mi donors and expand the donor base for 4Mi
- Expand 4Mi project geographically and contribute to the strategy and fundraising closely with the MMC regional manager
- Develop, in close collaboration with the MMC regional manager, appropriate internal processes and SOPs to ensure the success of MMC operations
- In coordination with the 4Mi global coordinator, lead on improving and implementing the 4Mi programme and methodology in the region (including, but not limited to, recruitment of monitors in the field, developing and refining a training manual for monitors, defining geographical position of monitors, respondent selection and survey design) and ensure the methodology of 4Mi is regularly reviewed with respect to increasing its reliability and voracity
- Oversee the work of the 4Mi information management officers and ensure that 4Mi data is cleaned, validated and formatted for analysis
- Ensure timely, regular updates of 4Mi data for the MMC website and 4Mi-related publications in collaboration with the 4Mi project officers and research officers
- Manage and organise data and be skilled at quantitative analysis and interpretation of data for use in infographics and research (for electronic and hardcopy use)
- Contribute to 4Mi snapshots and 4Mi-related publications in collaboration with the IOMs and project officers
- Keep abreast of new developments and ongoing debates on migration data and participate in brainstorming and strategy sessions on new areas of research
Requirements
- First degree with five years, minimum, of experience in an international context (with an NGO, an international organisation or a research organisation)
- Master’s degree in Development Economics, Social Statistics, Migration or a related field
- Project cycle and budget management experience
- Experience in fundraising
- Proven track record in team management
- Proven record in survey design and implementation in complex settings
- Advanced skills in quantitative analysis and well versed in a statistical package such as STATA, SPSS
- Strong ability to independently make rapid assessments and sound judgments
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Experience working as part of a regional team and in a multicultural environment
- A highly-motivated, organised self-starter who can work independently
- Reporting and drafting skills (highly desirable)
- Strong and proven interest in issues of migration and/or forced displacement
- Ability to travel (30 percent) of the time in this role (desirable)
- Strong speaking, analytical and writing skills in English
- Demonstrated understanding of current mixed migration debates and dynamics in the region is an asset
- Full professional proficiency in English
- Arabic is an asset
To apply and for more information, click here.
Photo source: Danish Refugee Council
